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Evening star., 1940-01-07
Business Privilege Tax
Collections $233,515

Collector of Taxes c. M. Towers
yesterday reported he had collected
$233,515 in business privilege taxes
since July l. This amount in
cluded $l0,500 in penalties for de-
linquent payments.
Tax Assessor Edward A. Dent said
the District still is owed about
$160,000, and warned that delin-
quents face heavy penalties. The
business privilege tax was not re-
enacted In the 1910 tax bill and died
at the end Of the fiscal year 1880.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Schultz Urges Six
Pedestrian 5ubways
Al Congested Corners
subcommittee Head
Does Not Agree With
Police Objections

Construction of pedestrian under
passes at six points in the congested
business section-three under F
street and three under Pennsylvania
avenue-was urged yesterday by
Representative Schultz, Democrat,
of Indiana, chairman of the Streets
and Traffic Subcommittee OF the
House District Committee.
He suggested that the passageways
be built at Eleventh, Thirteenth and
Fifteenth streets on Pennsylvania
avenue and at Ninth, Twelfth and
Fourteenth streets on F street.
Pedestrian traffic at these particu-
lar intersections, Mr.. Schultz said,
is heavy both day and night, sub
jecting it to the hazards of equally
heavy vehicular traffic.
Pedestrian underpasses in the
business section were first advocated
by Mr.. Schultz when he took over
craftsmanship of the Streets and
Traffic Subcommittee several years
ago. The plan met opposition from
police officials, who claimed passage
ways could not be kept sanitary and
that at night they might be used as
a hideout for criminals.
Mr.. Schultz, however. said he
could not share those views after
observing conditions for six years in
the subway connecting the Capitol
with the old and new House ONCE
Buildings.
"The policeman on the beat would
have to patrol the pedestrian sub
ways the same as he does the streets
on his beat" he declared. land I
don't believe criminals would use
them as hideout to attack a pedes-
trian. And neither do believe such
places would become public con-
venience stations as the police off,
cials fear"
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Navy Band Concerts
Shifted 10 Barracks

Navy Band concerts st the Sail
Loft at the Navy Yard will be heard
this year at the auditorium at the
Marine Barracks, Eighth and I
streets Sc, because of the ofI1cial
order closing all navy yards to the
public.
The concerts have been given at
the Sail Loft for 20 years. The first
concert of the season will be held at
BIS pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Amateur Astronomers
Hear Robert R. Coles

Robert r. Coles, lecturer of the
Hayden Planitarium in New York
City, last night discussed Para
doxes in Astronomy" before men,
bers of the National Capital ANA
teur Astronomers Association at the
National Museum.
Plans were begun for an exhibit
of astronomical photographs and
telescopes-many Of them made by
the association members at the
museum within the next two
months. Stephen Macy, president of
the group, was In charge Of the
meeting.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Wuchters Mark 64th
Wedding Anniversary

Mr.. anu Mrs. William H. Wach-
ter of Gaithersburg, Md, celebrated
their 64th wedding anniversary
Thursday at the home of their son,
L. c. Wachter.
Mr.. Wachter, SO, and Mrs. Wach-
ter, 50, have resided in Montgom-
cry County 81 years. They both were
born in Frederick County.
They are the parents of six sons
and five daughters, all living in
Maryland, and they have IS grand
children and great-grandchildren.
For more than 48 years Mr.. and
Mrs. Wachter have been active
members Of the Mount Carmel
Church.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Convict Going to Lorton
FIees From Penal Wharf

Swanson L. Gunter, "a, en- route
to Lorton Reformatory to serve from
two to four years for grand larceny.
escaped last night by scaling the
wall at the penal wharf, Ninth street
and Maine avenue S.W.
Policeman H. L. Robinson on duty
at the wharf fell in the icy yard
while looking for footprints of the
convict and was treated at Provi-
dence Hospital for slight arm in
turies and body bruises.
Gunter was wearing green lum-
Der jacket and blue trousers, police
reported, and was described as be-
ing five feet, 10 inches tall and
weighing about ITO pounds.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Glass Insulation
To Be Discussed

Pyrex glass and other hard glass
insulators and fibrous glass insula-
ton will be discussed at pm.
Tuesday in the auditorium of the
Potomac Electric Power Co. at the
January meeting of the American
Institute of Electrical Engineers.
c. j. Phillips, of the Corning
Glass Works, will be the main speak
er and exhibit motion pictures on
the subject. A fellowship dinner
in honor of Mr.. Phillips will bs
held at $50 pm. In the Ha1ins.
ton Hotel.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
BY RUDOLPH KAUFFMANN, III,
Star Stan Correspondent

AKRON, Ohio (By MaiD Here
in the city that rubber built, parks
could not be called elaborate, but
they have great beauty and are
made to serve purpose. They
were bought and developed and are
being maintained expressly for those
who pay for them.
Maybe it's because Akron was too
busy making rubber for many years,
or maybe the value of parks didn't
occur to Akron residents early
enough, but the parks within the
city limits are meager in acreage
compared to Washington's. The
rubber city realized what was hap
pening, however, and has acquired
parks just outside the city as the
next best thing.
These are the parks administered
by H. S. Wagner, director secretary
of the Akron metropolitan park
district, and one of those who made
the recent survey of Washington S
National Capital parks at the in
stigation of Interior Secretary
Ickes.
Containing 2,OO0-odd acres, Ak
ron's principal parks lie within Is
miles of the heart of the city. They
serve Akron's population of approx
imately 250,000 and an additional
25o,00O in the metropolitan area.
Like Rock Creek Park.
They are of the Rock Greek Park
variety. In relation to Washing
ton, it's as if six parks of meadow,
stream, lagoon and wooded areas
were situated where Rockville, Great
Falls, Potomac, Kensington, Glen
Echo and Silver Spring now stand.
AS yet far from complete, Akron's
county park system plan provides
for an eventual system roughly sur
rounding the city.
Mr.. Wagner, a secretary and an
Office assistant provide the only
inside" personnel for the system.
All the rest of the park employees
are in the field doing maintenance
work and supervising new construc-
ton and development work. Mr..
Wagner is responsible to an unpaid
three-man board of public-spirited
citizens appointed by the probate
Judge of Summit County, who in
turn is elected.
It can be seen that Mr.. Wagner
does not have to worry over the city
parks, the numerous memorials and
formal developments, a plethora Of
superiors or red tape which burden
the ONCE of National Capital Parks
in Washington. Supported by spe-
cial tax levy and, in one case, by an
endowment fund, his worries over
maintenance funds are minimized.
Much of the land he administers
was donated by philanthropist-in-
dustrialists.
No Funds for Development.
No provision has been made, how
ever, for funds with which Mr..
Wagner can turn farm and wood
land into parks for the benefit of
thousands. Nevertheless, it is ex-
actly in this respect that Akron's
county parks make Washington's 8
Rock Greek Park look pale by COM
parison.
Any comparison between these
parks and Washington's must nee
essarily relate to the same type Of
park and further to that certain
phase Of Rock Greek type park work
Evening star., 1940-01-07
BACKGROUND-

BACKGROUND
Recent surrey Of parks BY er-
perts H. S. Wagner and Charles
G. Sauers reuealed Washington
parks beautiful but relatively
inadequate for public use. The
Star has sent a reporter to fue
comparable cities to study their
park and recreation achieue-
mentS. His findings will be re-
uealed in series OF articles OF
Which this is the first.
Evening star., 1940-01-07

(See PARKS, Page B-6.0
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-03
THE MACHINE ACE

This characterized the machine Not only
is the machine industry but it also the machine
in Montana politics has BEEN in its political history
largely exempt the type of machine politics which have
characterized the politics of states This election will
determine whether join the ranks of the discredted states
communities whose officials elected by of what
i is known as the political machine
The voters Montana will years ago Roy E.
Ayers campagned platform which he Governor
Holt of building machine of state employees for the pur
of elecng him to the office of governor On the radio
and from the public platform he stated that Holt had
liquor vendor his political representative in the vendors
town He stated repeatedly that Holt had hired of
additional employees the months preceding the primary
duty around the state lining up
votes for Holt Ayers stated occasions that Holt had
LIQUOR Inspector for every liquor and that he had
three times many every
stated then that the issue Montana politics simply the
question shall Montana be governed by political machine
by the free choice the voters Ayers then pledged that if he
elected governor that the days of the machine
ended employees
cerned only with their duties to the state provided by
and that epoye would be expected to spend state time
campaigning for especially the
and that state epoye that did that would be removed
pay ROLL Largely that issue and that platform
Ayers elected The people stated by their vote that
wanted government by machine.
The question is do people of Montana still think on this
question as they did doubts that
the governor pledged himself to abolish the political
chine in Montana has violated that pledge from the outset
person Montana who has reached the
doesn't that the most tremendous
that has built American politics operating in
his observation in his own community BY means of the
Hitler bill which to the dcatora powers
employees departments there five employees
that machine to that Holt might nave put IN his machine
charges been If there
defeating Holt because of his machine there five times
many why Ayers should be defeated is the
the active leaders of the present can deliver
hryve thousand The leaders of that machine point
the liquor vendors the liquor inspectors the highway
ooye examiners the board of equalization employees
md the thousands Of other payroes of them added
payroll with the number
represented by the individual employees and their families alone
will twenty thousand votes They point the fact
Continued Page Four =
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-03
What Is Your Answer,
Mr.. Lamey?

know what his job is; and like Butch
Johnson and many others including
Jack Heavlin, Shelby Sweet and John
Mountjoy.
We wanted to know what you
thought of the machine built up by
the present Governor with the men
just named and others like them or
worse at the head of that machine;
we wanted to know what you thought
of the slow starvation of Montana's
pioneers-the aged-by the cut in
| their pensions because the Governor
represented to the legislature that
the appropriation he asked for would
be sufficient to maintain the pay
ments at the rate then existing when
he knew at the time that within
few weeks after adjournment of the
Legislature he was going to instruct
his servile Welfare Commission to
arbitrarily make the reductions so
that now many of our aged are living
on $3.50 month or less; we wanted
to know what you thought of the way
the investigation of the University
situation was carried on and Presi-
dent Simmons whitewashed in spite
of the testimony of men like Quincy
Moss, Red Morrison, and one of the
republican candidates for Governor,
John Leuthold; we wanted to know
what your theories on equalizing the |
burden of taxation were, especially |
since we knew you were the attorney |
at Havre for the Great Northern rail-
road and also the attorney for the
Montana Dakota Power company, and
that you were the director of a bank;
we wanted to know what your stand
was on specific labor legislation like
he eight hour collar to collar bill and
he silicosis bill; we wanted to know
what you thought of encouraging
arm cooperatives and about your
,wn participation in promoting them
n the past. These are just few of
he things we wanted to hear you
make a statement on.
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-03
MONTANA TYPOS
URGES SUPPORT
FOR CANDIDA

Urging unity by labor leadership
in recommending support for candi-
dates for political office, and that only
such candidates be supported as are
able to show by their records that
they merit support from organized
labor, the Montana Typographical
Conference at its meeting in Anacon-
da, last Sunday adopted the following
resolution:
Whereas, The Montana Typograph-
ical Conference, now assembled in an
nuaI convention in Anaconda, Mont,
June 80, 1910, has for its purpose the
discussion of problems affecting labor
and the Typographical union mem
bers in general, and
Whereas, 1t is necessary and desir-
GUS for labor and the farmer to join
hands in a general program for their
mutual welfare, and
Whereas, 1t is also necessary and
DESTROYS that labor and the farmer
cooperate in the support of those
for public office, who have
in the past and who now work for the
benefit of both labor and the farmer,
and
Whereas, 1t is often that labor
leadership finds itself divided on the
relative merits of political candidates
for the same office, on some occasions
Continued on Page Eighty
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-03

Hcause OF the unequ1yOcaf, clear-cuf
stand on all public questions, cfarac-
teristically taken by him
Mr.. Kathans campaign has set q
new tempo and new departure from
the traditional efforts of one making 2
political campaign predicated ON the
theory that the political aspirant runst
try to please everybody. Those who
know Mr.. Kathan at all, understand
that typical campaign would be an
impossibility for him; his principles
dominate his character, and his entire
record in public life, for that reason,
contains no shadowy places 1t is
honest and consistent and dynamic.
in keeping with his character.
People Convinced
The unquestioned sincerity OF Nj
Kathan, his grasp of the remedial, 90
litical and economic requirements for
the state as whole, and his presenta-
ton of a workable program to secure
greater benefits for the people as a.
whole instead of using much OF the
states income to maintain useless Dob
holders whose only work is to main
tain political contacts, has conyineedL
the voters of the state that a change
in the administration of the state is
imperative, and that Kathan viii do
the job that has to be done,
In radio address this week, Mr.
Kathan called attention to the fact
that the present, extravagant state be-
lies the claim of economy made for H.
ho
taxes or pay pensions; that real econ
omy is not achieved by the sIashing
of old age pensions and funds for
water conservation. He maintained. !
that real economy can be attained by
doing away with useless boards and
CONTINUED on Page FourD
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-03

Dear Mr.. Lamey:
This spring you announced your in
tention to file for the democratic
nomination for governor of the State
of Montana. Subsequently you filed
for that office In your first announce
ment you were silent as to why you
were seeking the office. You did
not in that announcement state the
platform on which you intended to
stand nor the reasons why you, the
chairman of the democratic party,
thought it was necessary to oppose
the member of your party holding the
highest office in the state.
The people of Montana knew of a
great many reasons why the present
governor should not be returned to
office and we all looked forward to
the time when you would file so that
we could learn what your criticism OF
the present administration was. We
wanted to know what you thought of
the governors paper economy, and to
hear your views on his establishment
of a dictatorship in Montana through
the use of the so-called Hitler Bill"
We wondered what you thought of
the facts disclosed by the Liquor in
vestigation in the last session of the
legislature, and wished to know If
you approved of the taking of the
supplies from the State Hospital for
the Insane for use in the Governors
mansion as testified to by Doctor
Dunn
We thought you should tell us what
you thought of a Governor whose |
closest friends and advisors are men
of the type of the ex-convict, Jack |
Ayres; like Ray O'Connell who draws |
a tremendous salary from the Wei |
fare Department but who was unable |
to tell the legislative committee what /
his job was; like Jack Ballard, who
was fired by a previous liquor board
for many Irregularities in his ac-
like Punk Sshofield who is
drawing salary and expenses from
two departments and who doesn't
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-03
Capitol Corridor
Chatter

If it wasn't for getting tangled up
with cops and lawyers and guys like
that I'd sue bunch of these gimmicks
and that would include this governor.
Imagine the nerve of that guy, cadg-
ing the membership insignia of the
Amalgamated Association of Bar Flies
to use in trick campaign picture of
himself and his cabinet, printed on the
second page of this family journal.
I'm pretty sure that it is infringement
of the copyright law or something.
But guess these big shots don't have
to, pay much attention to the law any
how.
1t just amounts to the governor and
these cabinet members of his hooking
our membership insignia and probably
they've already organized a society
to compete with the Amalgamated
Association of Bar Flies. Well, let
'em. A while back when this buddy
OF mine who claims he is an old pal
of the governor offered him the presi-
dents job of the AABF, the governor
wouldn't grab 1t. / guess he thought
that the members weren't in his class,
and / guess maybe we haven't got
many three bottle guys in our out
fit. But the reason we haven't isn't
lack of capacity but lack of the mopus.
At that time we thought if we could
get the governor to maybe be presi-
dent, he might split some of those
cases of bonus blue ruin that comes
with every carload. But he probably
is part Scotch and objects to divvying
except with his cabinet. And that |
gang can take care of their share iii /
bet.
This guy, the governor is pretty |
handy at keeping everything in the |
family anyhow. I don't know what
salary Arthur Baker, the secretary of |
he State Ayers for-Governor Club
Travis, but he's Butch Johnsons neph-
ew and being related to one of the
main guys of the cabinet, he's proba-
ply got pretty cushy job. Well,
hats fair enough maybe, but it burns
,ou when you think of these guys
,eing in on all this smooth take of
rec samples.
was just looking at this campaign !
'icture on page two, and | got to
linking that maybe everybody didn't :
now who all these cabinet members j
re. The editor hasn't thought about !
hat | guess. So maybe I'd better tell 5
on something about them. OF course {
won't tell everything, because then J
hey might get peeved at me. /
This guy Clements is a sort of con-
uctor of the political mill in the state, j
nd he's real big shot. A guy tried F
, get him pinched while back for n
,mething that this guy claimed Glenn A
ats had done that was against the N
w, but he didn't have any luck with j
lie county attorney or the justice of
e peace court either; at least he j
ISN'T up to now. 1t just shows you A
ese cabinet guys are big shots, and S,
Continued on Page Eight) n
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by the more or less curSOry 1nVeSt1-
cations made.
The special committee of fifteen, in
vestigating the state welfare board
after the hearing of evidence recon-
mended a change in the administers
ton: of both administrator and board !;
charged that this Ayers appointee
lacked the necessary administrative
and executive" ability; that the office
of public relations representative be
abolished; thatadministrative salaries
be reduced and "closer check be had
on travelling expenses" All of these
recommendations have been disre-
garded by Ayers and his appointee.
The investigation of the highway
department showed rapidly mounting
increases in administrative expenses,
with salaries paid to administrative
heads out of proportion to the salaries
of other state officials with compare
bly, responsible positions. Particular
attention was called to the office of a
so-called tabor co-ordinator" who was
drawing 5000 a month from the high
way commission and the same amount
from the water conservation board
and that his employment costs the
state of Montana approximately $3.50
a month He was unable to furnish
the committee with any detailed and
definite information of his past activ-
tiles"
1t also found that special assistant
attorney general was employed and
that this attorney was drawing $500
a year more than the Assistant Attor-
ney General 1t also found that in
addition to this regular salaried at
torney, thousands of dollars had been
CONTINUED on Page Eighty
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-03
1000 MEN Wanted

Last week we advertised for 1000
men and women who would volun-
teer to spend one day and talk to
at least 20 voters each about
kathan and our request met with
enthusiastic response. Now we
want 1000 more volunteers for this
week and next. Let's go out and
get the votes. You will be working
for the good of your state and for
your own interests. Let's hear you
o!-kathan-for-G overnor Club, p.
J.. GiIfeather, Pres, Great Falls.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-03

The plea by Ayers for reelection the
has balanced the budget conducted the
pay go" basis claims by
ords and the failure of Arthur Lamey his other opponent
the nomination the democratic ticket clearly define
and using nothing but trte political generaes In
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-03
IS THIS A
BALANCED
BUDGET?

Is it Evidence of PAY as you CO.
policy?
Status of the State General Fund
as of the following dates:
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-03
FAULTS IN ADMIN train
FOUND BY COMMITTEES IN
LAsTLEGISL AT|vESESSI0N
Despite Lack of Time and Facilities for Ex-
haustive Investigation, the Committees in
the Last Legislative Session Found Much
Room for Improvement.

With their regular dutie legislators requiring most OF
attention. the members of the investigating committees
of the legislature could devote time
these special duties than usual except for the members
of the investigating the sgracefu condition of the
states liquor traffic However, things which mered
careful scrutiny of other state departments disclosed
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-03
ent Governor Makes Change in Office Mandatory
SWING OF SUPPORT FOR
|kATHAN'S CANDIDACY HAS
LANDSLIDE APPEARANCES

Pledged Support of Farmers, Labor and
Small Business Men Promises to Drown the
Voting Strength of the Corrupt Political
Machine Which Is Frantically Seeking New
Ways of Rounding Up Votes.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-03

Economic Justice and Equality
Is the Real Safeguard of De-
mocracy. Lack of These Is a
Challenge to the Intelligence
and Sincerity of All.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-03

Democracy Cannot Endure Ur-
der Economic Systems Which
Cause Hunger, Cold, Poor
Housing and Unemployment to
Millions.