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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-09
A Banker Member of the Supreme Court

Six years ago. Claude Morris for the office OF Asso
ate Justice Montana Supreme Court and was elected
His slogan wealth protects the rch courts must
protect the rights of the forgotten man.
He is candidate for reelection this year On the record
that he has established member of the court ne should De
entitled his slogan this must be protec
ed; keep a banker on the court to do it.
The forgotten man. to whom Morris referred In ms slogan
of the campaign years apparently an individual
whose interests completely ignored by exbanker Morr
except as useful whom he hopeful OF influencing oy
demagogic appeal Otherwise why is he so whoy elegteu
TO th forgoten status by Norris he is elected
We challenge Morris to show by the comparatively lew
opinions written others have written that ne mas
dlSSented tna ne mas hau Ihis mon
mind. ,
There are two sayings that might be said to apply to the
character of Mr. One The leopard cannot change
it's Spots and other "You cannot teach an old dog new
tricks"
For 21 years. from until 1924 Mr. Morris engaged
in banking From until 1880 he engaged IN some
what large scale rancng The Voice would like to know how
much gave the forgotten man. during those Il
years engaged in banking When as an officer
of one the served he brought suit against some
poor chap to the pound of flesh due the bank did
Mr. Morris then hope that the court would protect the forgot
ten man. sometimes perhaps predatory interests OF the
bank? Mr. Morris show by action of his during his
banking career that he different than the mine run
of bankers?
This background of Mr. goes long way of course
to explain his attitude toward the people indicated
by his opinions involving their interests IN opposition
to the interests of large commercial industrial banking
CARNATIONS The leopard cannot change his spots and You
cannot teach old dog new tricks.
While criticism has directed Morris because he has
written comparatively during his term the
supreme inclined to the opinion that the common
people would been better served he had written still
These critics have computed that each opinion written
by Mr. Morris during the five full OF his service has cost
taxpayers 1858 while the opinions of the other justices have
cost 1886 1928 During the current he has low
cred his former average opinions written having written
only the opinions rendered by the court from January
/ up to the time the court adjourned in July.
Mr. should and undoubtedly will be retired this year
He has shown that he apparently lacks judicial ability IS pre
so in his opinions AS member of the high court
he would probably remain good banker
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-09
Editors Should Read

With Warden of the Great Falls Tribune chanting turgies
of praise for Ayers and his administration and Tom Stout of
the Lewistown DemocraNews responding with anphonies
of homage and panegyrcs of the implication
that neither of these distinguished editors bother about reading
of the findings of investigating committees appointed
legislative assemblies Another possibility Of course that
neither of them whoop charges corruption
msmanagement and possible graft laid the door of Ayers
and his administration by the reports of committees which
appointed during the last session of the legislature
vestigate the various state boards.
We might suggest Tom the report the com
mtee investigating the liquor board makes interesting
reading His fellow townsmen Butch Johnson careessly
displayed committee on it's request various made
out to cash which notatons IT'S The
found this interesting evidence but when Johnson and his
checks later subpoenaed had these
suggestive notatons and new marks initiated the checks
The committee notes in its report T opinion that por
ton of the proceeds of this $4425 paid others than
or Butch Johnson"
Neither of these can claim that their pet Cover
Ayers not responsible for conditions liquor control
board which the investigating committee called racket
Warden in his recently spoke highly of the tler law
which places dctatora powers the hands of the
and which also has the effect placing responsibility
his perhaps has been suggested neither
Stout nave read these they should
and read them carefully Then if they condone direct
implications of corruption and the states
affairs the tone of their editorial expressions might undergo
a decided change.
We reading reports by Mr. Warden and
Mr. Stout really believe that editors should read study
public documents OF this character Before will
be made available this read and study
With them will be the testimony of reputable professional
in the state that charges Mr. Ayers with amounts to
larceny from the stae testimony given legislative
investigating committee and Ayers and no
hearing these charges made by him to clear
his reputation for ordinary, decent honesty.
Mr. Warden has charged Judge Ford with mudsinging in
his campaign against Ayers We have read most of Mr. Ford
with reference Mr. Ayers have nothing
IN them that not true and which is not ubsanated by
petent vdence nothing that people the state should
not know if they to their franchise inteigeny
And how Mr.. Warden know that is snudslng
ing if he has not read analysed records of the
Ayers administration he surely has could not
tenance the Ayers performance unless he is himself
with the same brush
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-09
Freedom of the Press-To Suppress New
CA Guest Editorial)
By J. C. KEENAN,

The Associated Press today wall of Arthur Krock
Washington correspondent of the New York Times published
in the Missoua Sentinel Mssoula Montana this evening
Fear that the New Deal administration working toward
suppression freedom the to have brought
attack of the filters to Mr. Krock
what will be outlined below herein, it would ap
near that the freedom of the press about which Mr. Krock
worrying the freedom of the to the
which want its readers to know and thus dsort
the readers whose views attempts to mould by
of misleading editorials
On Friday last the United States district court
Angeles Calf unsealed two indictments returned by its
grand jury charging associations 168 corporations and
So individuals 900 West Coast lumber indus
try with conspng together beginning about July L. 1885, to-
L. Curai and restrict the production of western pine
lumber;
Raise and maintain and stabilize prices for such
Promote, maintain and enforce arbitrary and
able policies for Standardization and distribution of
the lumber
These indictments the result of the work of busting
Assistant United States Attorney General Thurman Arnold
The of all the defendants involved printed in
the Los Angeles Times of October 5.
And the Seattle Times of October through its eup with
the Associated Press printed those Montana
defendants.
On October this writer read short indict
in the Daily Muscular of Msoua in which the
of defendants mentioned The account
of that issue.
Other papers state Great Falls Tribune
have passed and the Tribune mentioned
good authority that all in the state
Montana having Associated Press service received the
dispatch did the Seattle Times.
Times and in the Seattle Times the following:
Anaconda Copper Mining Company, Montana;
e. w. Findell Lumber Company, Montana; and
F. H. Stoltz Land and Lumber Company, Montana
Among individual defendants in those papers
the following:
W. " Lubrecht, Bonner, Mont member of the board of
directors of the Western Pine Association and
E. N McDevitt Somers, Mont, member of the board
associations executive
mittee
Lubrecht is the manager of the lumber department of
the Copper Mining Company Bonner Mont about
six miles east of Missoula
goes without saying that there thousands
Missoula Montana large who would much inter
ested knowing that the Anaconda Copper Mining Company
particular and other Montana companies individuals
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-09
DRAFT BOARDS
LOADED AGAINST
LABOR. IS CHARGE

WASHINGTON.-( - State and
local draft boards are being loaded"
with business men at the expense Of
labor, the American Peace Mobiliza-
ton charged here following a survey
of state organizations.
In Michigan, from where reports are
most complete, the organization said
the present personnel Of the draft
boards includes:
Two hundred fifty-two business men,
106 attorneys, A public officials, "a
farmers, "a bankers, IA newspaper
executives, 10 educators, 7 physicians,
5 clergymen, dentists, and or less
social workers, YMCA secretaries,
clerks and shop workers
The organization charged that con
certed efforts are being made to over
balance the selective boards with busi-
ness men while discriminating to the
against representatives OF Ia
Dor and the people as whole"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-09
FROM EDITORIAL COLUMNS
Is War Coming?

Dear Folks
War hystera is increasing in this country in leaps and
bounds War being made today with apparent obec
on would have created demands impeachment days
ago. appears the administration war; capital
war; industry wants All want but the who will
do the bleeding and dying Congress has refused enact eg
aton that will take the profit out of The
flock of miionares. There
anything you and can do about it.
1t but marveed about Hitler being able
to make his Germans enter will probably be year
before this administration has boys marching off
We will still be wondering how it done.
The American Legion, meeting in national convention
Boston, reversed its 20year against and for
ay The delegates at the convention touched with
the hyseria This would appear the
that holds back the engines of
In the face of all this still believe positive neutrality would
be best for this nation and the world in general
good will of efforts help England than
of efforts to help France We profit from
with Japan. Our apparent friendship with will
again mock and double burn
believe what write here of avail The amend
men which would permit the people entrance
into foreign twice killed in congress- The
been denied the right to vote the Congress
been denied the right treaties with foreign nations The
senate has been utterly ignored.
Today with the nation at operate
taorshp Tomorrow at the dictatorship will be absolute
Can anyone deny it?-Doherty Mssoula Co. Times.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-09

served in the station at that time, II
there was, l did not know it.
Very truly yours,
(S) J. A. Weaver.
j. A. Weaver, State Game Warden
THOS. o. PEASLEY.
P. S.-Informant states that the re-
ferred to doctors" consisted OF one
as osteopath, or chiropractor, or per-
bone cracker sometimes referred to
haps chiropodist, and the other a
HOSS DOCTOR. Perhaps members OF
the above referred to Mccarthy
family? TOP.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-09
GOOD PRICES ARE
REPORTED BY GROUPS

The Montana Stock Growers and the
Montana Wool Growers associations
report prices for feeder cattle and
calves continued high in the state dur
ing the past week although replace
ment markets were sluggish and lamb
sales few despite good prices.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-09

Roman, Montana,
October 7, 1910.
Editor, Peoples Voice,
Dear Sir:
| have read with a great deal oil
interest the Voice of October 2 and
with reference to the article editorial
column "Bear Truth About Bear Meat
this is only one of number of acts
or perhaps special privileges" upon
which the public should be informed
The Fish and Game Commission ap-
parently have a "panacea" that cures
all their ills and when their acts are
questioned they refer to section 1858
lR.C.M. and say: "The commission has
rather broad powers under this sec
ton" It is quite apparent that in the
opinion of the chairman of the COM
mission, B. L. Price Of Laurel this
citation answers all questions. Have
we on the statutes more than one
Hitler" act? II so, it's about time the
sportsmen awaken and go into the
coming legislative session with de-
termination to place the control Of
wildlife in the legislative body, and
remove political machine control. To
those that are Of the opinion that Ed
gar Bergen has the only Charlie Nc
Carthy suggest they pay visit to
the state capitol.
Some time ago I was informed that
in 1887 ]. A. Weaver, state game war
den; J. C. Urquhart, supervisor of
Flathead national forest, and numer-
oug others made a so-called game sur
yey in the South Fork of the Flathead
area and upon reaching Big Prairie
ranger station Gas the story goes)
someone of the party suggested they
get an elk (at this time the season was
by statute closed to the killing of elk
they hunted the first evening with no
success, but the following evening at
salt lick (section 1894 ROM. prohibits
shooting at salt licks) on Cayuse
creek a spike bull elk was killed and
that a party known as Paddy, gov
eminent packer, brought the elk into
Big Prairie ranger station and the
"war dance" was held. / do not cite
the above as facts, just repeating the
story as 1t was told to me.
Under date of May 10, 1910, / wrote
to ]. A. Weaver in an endeavor to
verify the statements made to me.
The following is my letter and Mr..
Viewers reply. Draw your own con-
clusions as to what happened on this |
so-called game survey trip.
Roman, Mont.
May Is, 1910.
Mr.. ]. A. Weaver,
State Game Warden,
State of Montana.
Montana.
Dear Mr.. Weaver:
| desire information relative de-
ceased elk In 1887 so-called game
survey was made Of the South Fork Of
he Flathead Informant states that
vou were a member of the survey
,arty. This survey was made during
he closed season for the killing of
Tx. While you were at the Big Prairie
anger station did the government
,acker or any other person bring to
he said station a deceased elk (spike
ulD, was elk meat served at the sta
ion during the time you were there?
Your immediate personal attention
nd reply will be greatly appreciated.
Very truly yours,
Thomas o. Peasley.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-09
Benevolent
and
BeneGcent

These big words to apply to the members of the
Farmers Union and to their business and marketing
agency, the Farmers Union Grain Terminal Association
and their affiliated local coop elevator associations
They may be big words but like many big things and
men-they simple
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-09
PRISON BOARD
HOLDS MEETING

The state prison board has approved
the parole of II first-termers who have
completed one-half sentence periods.
and the discharge of six others, effec-
tive in October
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-09

Helena, Montana,
May II, 1910.
Mr. Thomas o. Peasley,
Roman, Montana.
Dear Tom:
This will acknowledge your letter
of May 10 in which you requested in
formation about an elk being killed
at Big Prairie.
There was small spike bull elk
killed about mile or mile and one
half from the ranger station and the
wholeg roup or most of them, went
out and watched couple of doctors
dissect this animal for being diseased,
which must have taken two or two
and one-half hours.
However, as far as any meat being
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-09

In many cases the Ford-Lincoln
below the minimum at the Chrysler
and Briggs plants in Detroit, where
the UAW-CIO has contracts.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-09
OPINIONS OF READERS

Publication of communications under this
effectively
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-09
We Must Have Both

wishes WE'LL" Benef
cent is the equivalent saying e does WELL The Tanner whether
his Union both If he Is
we'll his
fellow He must enjoy the Man Main Street the
weIwishng the with who have
will mutual
merchant anything
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-09
F0RD-LINc0LN
WAGE RATES
Are LOWER

DETROIT.-FP)-The Ford high
wage myth got another dent when
union members employed at the Lin
coin plant of the Ford Motor company
in Detroit gave information to the
Ford organizing committee OF the
United Auto Workers (CIO) on wage
rates at the plant.
On that basis the union made the
following comparisons
Minimum wage per hour, Chrysler.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-18
Tropical Disturbance
Strikes Nopa Scotia

HALIFAX, Sept. 17.-R-A trop-
lc-oorn gale rushed Oft to the north.
east of the maritime provinces to.
day. leaving a wide swath destrue-
ton from the south shore Of Nova
Scotia through New Brunswick.
Damage ran into hundreds Of thou.
sands Of dollars.
Prince Edward Island escaped the
full brunt of the wind, but the other
two provinces suffered heavily.
Coastal shipping was pounded
Several small vessels were sunk OF
grounded. Ashore, communication
and power services were disrupted
in many areas.
A few persons were injured, but
none seriously.
The wind roared over Nova SEQ.
tia and New Brunswick at an aver
age Of 40 miles an hour, but it fire.
quently reached 60. Meteorological,
here said a maximum Of 70 miles
an hour was reported from Mono
ton, N. B.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-18
Few Exempted From Army Draft
Nearly All Men Must Register

suls and consular agents of foreign
countries, residing in the United
States, who are not citizens OF the
United States and who have not
declared their intention to become
citizens of the United States.
In the list of ''deferment of serv-
ice" sections are 1.-The Vice Presi-
dent of the United States, the gov
errors of the several states and
territories, members of the legs
lative bodies of the United States
and of the several states and ter
ritories, judges of the courts OF
record of the United States and OF
the several states and territories
and the District of Columbia, (while
holding office). =
In North Carolina this will put
off for at least two years liability
for service for such members Of
the 1871 General Assembly who
are under sc years of age, as well
as judges of the supreme court,
the superior coursts, and all re
corders' courts over the state. The
last-named are declared courts o:
record" in the general statute pro
viding for their organization, anc
in all the special statutes which
set up particular courts.
Justices of the peace under sc
would not. be in the deferred class
inasmuch as the magistrate courts
are not courts of record"
Also exempt from service" are
regular or duly ordained minis
tiers of religion, and students who
are preparing for the ministry II
theological schools recognized as
such for more than one year prior
to the date of enactment of this
act" This class, however, mus
register.
Collegians whose service is de
ferred" are those who, during thu
year 1910, entered upon attend
ance for the academic year 1910
Al at any college or universit!
which grants a degree in arts OF
science" either in pursuit of such
degree or who take a course fol
which such a degree is a pre-req
uisite.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-18
TRUST IS CHARGED
TO OPTICAL FIRMS
s. individuals, 20 Corpo.
rations Charged In Anti
Trust Actions

NEW YORK, Sept. 17.-LR-
sixty.eight individuals and 20 cor
porations engaged in the optical bus
mess today were charged with VIC
lation of the antitrust laws in four
civil suits filed in United States
district court.
The suits, filed by Assistant U. S.
Attorney General Thurman Arnold
and Special Assistant Samuel S
Isseks, alleged the defendants en-
gagged in a. conspiracy to fix unreas-
onably high and non-competitive
prices for spectacles and other OPP
tical supplies.
In the first of the suits, the at
torney generals office said, substan-
TALLY all of the important companies
in the industry are alleged to have
entered into a general combination
and conspiracy to fix prices on prac-
tically all of the spectacles sold in
the United States.
Two of the country's largest manu-
ldCLu1Cl d11u W1lOlVoo1S1S VI oPSASSA
products are named in the COM
plaints-the American Optical COM
pany of Stu'hbridge, Mass, and
the Bausch & Lomb Optical COM
pany of Rochester, N. Y.
The government contends that
these two firms were able to domi-
nate the entire industry because of
their control of 60 per cent of the
manufacturing business and 70 per
cent Of the wholesale business.
The complaints also accuse the
defendants Of "blacklisting" and
boycotting individual wholesalers
and retailers who refused to partici-
pate in the alleged conspiracy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-18

vention, starting September %, KEEL
ly told the advertising club of Bos-
ton in a prepared address:
I'm my opinion there is no more
important mission for thinking Anne
ricans than to give their best efforts
to the job Of reducing and if pos
sible eliminating the type Of war
hysteria and fear which in the end
most likely may lead us into con-
flict."
1.-THE sound policy for country
is to strengthen our national de-
lenses to the utmost, and as eff
GENTLY and expeditiously as pos
sible," Kelly said, but these armed
forces must be to defend America
first, last and always"
Declaring "our one chance to re
main at peace is for the nation tc
re.appraise the national perspective
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-18
sCREWY NEWS

rHARLOTTE. Sept. l7.-R-
confv news to take your mind OF
the war:
that it does not pay to be too
tr;endlv with the law. Their CHEEKY
ereeting as they motored p a S t
caused officers Horace tanford
and W. Martin to become sus-
ncious. They searched the
negroes car, found four gallons
Of illicit whiskey.
A spartanburg photographer,
taking a cemetery picture for a
Friday the 18th feature, was near
" scared out of his wits when a
jog brushed behind him while he
was swapping the photo.
At a field day meeting Of farm
women a contest was held to see
who carried the most articles in
her purse. Mrs. S. P. Jones of
near Rocky Mount walked away
with first prize when she emptied
s. different articles.
Rocky Mount officers were start
led when a voice doomed over
their patrol car radios: Police
Department." But desk Sergeant
Z0nie Wheeless merely had gotten
his telephone and radio sending
apparatus mixed up.
Arthur Schulken of Rocky Mount
applied to the National Guard for
admission. His application, dated
Friday the 18th, stated he wanted
10 become a trumpet player in the
18th field Artillery Band and that
he had been a member of Black
Cat Boy Scout Troop No. 10.
s. B. Nash, Franklin county mer-
chant, opened a feed bag and
found cash orders on the Bunnville
farmers alliance of Bum, nearby,
dated 1888 and 1890. Officials of
the feed mill could not account
Nf the presence of the orders. 3