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lenges the governor to prove that it
was not for the personal use of Mrs.
Ayers and thus a personal charge
which he was petty enough and dis
honest enough, to switch to a charge
against public funds. We challenge
him to show that any state officer
called to Great Falls by him or COM
ing to Great Falls on state business
which made it necessary for him to
have a room, did not take room per-
sonally at state expense; that such
state officer was not careful to make
a claim to the state for any and all
expenses legitimately incurred by him.
including expense of room and stem
ographic assistance if required.
Common sense indicates that this
claim for a room while the governor
was confined to the hospital is not a
legitimate charge against the state
and is merely an example of petty
chiseling. PERHAPS 1T is AN Elk
AMPLE OF THE GOVERNORS CON-
CEPTION OF THE TYPE OF ECO
NOMICAL, EFFICIENT BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION ON WHICH HE
BASES HIS ARGUMENT FOR RE
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-03-13
HEALTH COOP
WINS ROUND In
ANA Battle

WASHINGTON. Up - Denying
the contention of the American Medi
cal Association that the practice OF
medicine is not subject to the anti
trust laws, the U. s. circuit court OF
appeals here ruled valid an indict
ment obtained by the department OF
justice against the ANA and two local
affiliated medical societies.
The indictment charged the associa-
ton with attempting to impair or de-
stroy the business of the Group Health
Association, health cooperative COM
posed of low-paid government en-
ployes.
1t was charged that the local doctors
brought pressure to bear on hospitals
and members of the ANA to refuse
the use of their facilities or hospitals
to members of the Group Health Asso-
citation.
Previously the district court upheld
the contention of the ANA that the
practice of medicine was not trade"
and therefore the association could not
operate "in restraint of trade" under
the terms of the antitrust laws.
In reversing the lower court, the
court of appeals ruled that g. we
must hold that a restraint imposed
upon the lawful practice of medicine
and the operation Of hospitals and
Of lawful organization for the fl
nancing of medical services to it's
members is just as much a restraint
Of trade as if it were directed against
any other occupation or employment
DR. business"
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1888 and 1899 are still being made
and tabulated.
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. was
the largest beneficiary of the govern
ment's crop reduction program 1t
got $257,095. In order of payments
the other 10 beneficiaries receiving
more than 100000 were:
Prudential Insurance s231,15S, Equi-
table Life $208,962, Travellers Insur-
ance $211,521, Union Central Life
$166,28 Mutual Benefit Life $161,110,
Northwestern Mutual $156,444, John
Hancock S147,6 Federal Land Bank
Of Omaha $134,139, King ranch of Tex
as 1922, 40 and Federal Land Bank
of ST. Paul $103,925.
OF the II enterprises, the King
ranch was the only concern which
obtained the land on which benefit
payments were made by some method
other than foreclosure.
The report further disclosed that of
the 3,750,000 farmers participating In
the program 272 farmers and corpora
lions received more than $4,000 and
594 received more than $4,000. More
than 10000 received $1,000 or more
while II received between $4,000 and
$1,000
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-03-13

Nominated by both the Democrats and
for the second term. In his race for
the railroad commission he was given
the largest vote ever given a candi-
date in his home county.
During the Is months Smith has
served on the commission, records
show, reductions amounting to a saw
ing of over 100000 annually to the
people of the state have been made
in rates for gas, electricity and tele-
phone service
Representing the state board, Smith
appeared before the Interstate Com
merce Commission at hearing at
Washington, ID. c., for the purpose of
procuring feeder rates beneficial to
the stockmen of Montana. In hear
ings where the board has sat as q
Fair Trade Commission, Smith has
consistently administered the law for
the protection of the people and the
Independent merchants of the state.
Since January, 1889, Smith has
neafd more imam 20O cases Tor the
commission, with his total expense ac-
count totaling only $265.75. His slo-
gan, "A Plain Man for the Plain Peo-
pie" was heard throughout the state
in 1888 and his record as Railroad
Commissioner shows he has lived up
to that slogan.
Born on ranch in Boulder valley
in Jefferson county of pioneer parents,
Smith was educated in Montana
schools and later worked for two years
in the Butte mines. He is a member
Of the Montana Stockgrowers Asso-
,iation the Fraternal Order of Eagles
md the Sons and Daughters of Mon
ana Pioneers. He is married and |
ives in Helena.
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have to invest in him, they'll probably
vote to protect their investment. If
this city boss is doing this, he might
be smart enough to fill the present
governors place at that. Personally,
I'll have to look into his qualifications
for succeeding the governor as presi-
dent of the AABF though before
go for him. OF course if he can quail
ify as a bottle a day man, he might
do
But a fellow told me about another
mayor who has it all over this one;
a mayor who really has the guys feed
ing him heavy sugar. This one is
mayor of a big place where there are
coolies of gamblers and guys like that
and they are supposed to be paying
this mayor $4,000 every month. Pref
! ty soon that mayor ought to be quail
flied to run for the job of sheriff or
county attorney or something like that
in his county, where he could really
collect some dough. But figure what
he could collect if he was governor.
ttlltl ut DCCll lAidl III a NhtiS ~
ought to be able to sling figures like
Tatonka Dewey does, and really have
them in shape where he could put
them in his pocket. And just think
what a president of the AABF guy
like that would make.
While l think about it, I'm going
to appeal to my public even if | get
canned by that editor of yours. Here
go and dig up a story to help the
governor, because he might be elected
president of the AABF, to show that
he is as good business man as he
claims he is, and then the editor turns
it over to another guy to write for |
this paper, and | just know he can't
do justice to it. So I've got to appeal
to my public for protection.
One Of the big shots quit his job
in the state-house last week and one
Of the guys who had been just work
ng in that department got promoted
o the big job The fellow that quit
brew some dirty slams at the gov
srnor in polite language. It's too bad,
md I'm going to try to get the mem
)ers of the AABF to pass resolutions
II coincidence or something for the
governor. Personally | think this guy
hat got promoted will make a good
member of the AABF, and I'm going (
o have some of the fellows | know (
proposition him. Now when he's ]
rawing down this heavy dough he /,
night make a good treasurer. Worth s
linking about. l
I've reached the limit of my dis 7
curse for this week. I'll tell you s
lore next week. q
If | don't get fired. JAKE. g
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Projects Provide
$5O,OOO,OOO Monthly
In Materials, WPA

| WASHINGUON.E dFP) r. Federal,
state and local governments have been
doing more than s50,000,O00 worth OF
business a month with concerns and
individuals providing materials, sup
plies and equipment for WPA projects,
according to an analysis of non-labor
costs made public by F. G. Harring-
ton, commissioner of work projects.
These funds flow in nearly every
channel of the durable goods indus
tries, stimulating production and pro-
viding private employment in fac
tories, mines, forests and transporta-
ton, Harrington said. He pointed out
that an average of s12O,OO0,O0O addi-
tional-the wages paid by the federal
government to project workers-is be-
ing spent each month for consumers
goods and services.
About one-fourth of the current non
labor costs is borne by WPA under a
limitation of Sc month per project
worker for such expenditures. The
rest is provided by state, county, city
and other local government units,
which have been paying an increased
of the non-labor costs. The
funds expended for materials, supplies
and purchases are estimated to aver
age $50, 100000 month from January
March of this year.
The principal class of purchases is
stone, clay and glass products, total
ing an estimated $11,000,000 month,
or about one-fifth of all non-labor ex-
penditures. Orders aggregating about
S4,800,000 are being placed for iron
and steel products each month. Lum-
Der and lumber products industries re-
eeive approximately $2,600,000, deal
srs in bituminous mixtures, used prin-
,ipally in paving, about $3,600,OO0, and
he textile industry $2,200,000. Ma
:hinery and equipment amount to ST.
100000.
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LA Toilette
FINISHES A. F.
Investigation
Hearings Reveal That Large
California Industrial Inter
ests Have Been Chief Back
ers of Associated Farmers.

WASHINGTON. = (FR) = Carrying
voluminous documents, the La Toilette
committee returned to Washington,
after completing its San Francisco
hearings, to write up its report to
the senate on activities of the Asso-
ciated Farmers, Inc. The Committee S
investigation showed that Embarrassing
for the Associated Farmers was under.
taken by Leonard Wood president OF
the California Packing Corp, Earl
Fisher of the Pacific Gas and Electric
Co, and Colbert Coldwell, San Fran
cisco real estate broker.
Testimony revealed that the State
Chamber of Commerce launched the
Associated organization after six
months work of preparing the ground
in 1884. The purpose of the organi-
cation was to rouse the farmers of
California against city labor, thereby
weakening the labor unions and max
ing possible the passage of anti-labor
legislation
The La Toilette committee learned
that less than one-fourth of the money
received by the Associated Farmers,
Inc, came from county units of the
organization. An examination of its
books showed that large and sudden
contributions were received whenever
it's cash balance got low. On one oc-
casion, for example, the treasury was
down to $50, but the next it was
$10050-the $4,000 being from the
San Francisco Industrial Association,
an employers association.
In the face of the evidence pre-
scented. the Associated admitted for
the first time that 1t has been heavily
financed by California industry, say
ing that 1--WE are proud of the coop
Grafton we have received from other
California groups in industry"
The representative of the California
Packing Corp. replying to a question
on the high proportion of urban con-
commented that certainly
those who did the contributing have
never had any reason to regret their
The Associated Farm
ers insisted that it did not even know
how many farmer members are in its
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SHARP UPTURN REPORTED
IN PACKING PROFITS

CHICAGO (FR) - Though both
companies reported losses in 1888,
Armour and Swift reported combined
net profits totaling nearly 10 million
dollars for the fiscal year 1889. The
first quarter of 1910, according to
George A. Eastwood, president OF
Armour & Co. of Illinois, is the best
in years and Charles H. Swift, chair
man of Swift's board, told the stock
holders that its first quarter was
satisfactory"
1888 1899
Swift & Co. s3,493, OOO* $10,321, 522
Armour of III. 1,5O5,OS 100000
Reported deficit
Mr.. Eastwood stated that "as a gen.
eral rule" the first quarter is sluggish
in the industry but that "the last quar-
ter of the year will be the best first
quarter we have had for long time"
Neither Armour nor Swift gave out
figures on its profits for the first
quarter,
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ing class are insisting that the work
ers must pay for the war. capitalists
are making handsome profits. This is
particularly true in airplane, chemical
and similar industries closely con
nected with the supply of war mate
rails
1t is no less true in other more re-
mote fields. The tin market is good
example. The British Empire controls
the worlds tin. Malaga alone pro-
duces 28gS of the world supply.
With costs of production ranging
from $50 to $500 ton, the price of
tin has been controlled and allowed
to go above $1,400 a ton. The price
of tin shares on the Stock Exchange
has scared. The controller of tin is
a director on % corporations and
chairman of the London Tin Corp
This is the old story v sacrifices
from the workers; profits for the
bosses.
Efforts are being made to have
French and British unions cooperate
and to persuade the British fedora
tions to accept, for their constituency,
the same cuts that have already been
imposed on their French fellow work
ers
II the latest public utterances of
Bevin, Marchbanks, Fred Smith and
other union spokesman are to be taken
seriously, it seems likely that the
British unions will make a stand
against further labor sacrifices until
equal sacrifices are exacted from the
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engineers, accountants, and organizers
are at work.
The Chinese Industrial Cooperative
plays the role of the guerrilla in the
economic sphere. Co-operatives pro.
duce daily necessities in order to de
prive Japan of the fruits of the China
market. Co-operatives produce mill
tary essentials in order to arm the
soldier.
Co-operatives absorb the wounded
the refugee, and the unemployed and
thereby strengthen civilian morale.
Moreover, through education in coop
erative organization and the introduce
ton of improved techniques, the move
ment has facilitated Chinas transit
ton from a primitive agriculture and
handicraft economy to one employing
more advanced scientific means of
production.
The movement has faced many OBJ
stacles. 1t has lacked trained person
picious and reticent to accept new
idea. Productive equipment has been
insufficient Raw materials frequent
ly have been lacking. None of these
difficulties. however, has seriously
blocked expansion of this pioneer
movement.
Textile co-operatives producing
goods for civilian and military con-
sumption have been preponderant.
However, others have been formed to
manufacture machines, to mine coal
and iron, to wash gold, to print school
books and other literature, to pro-
duce alcohol, to make shoes, to refine
sugar, to make boats, to produce Gig
arets, to make land mines and hand
grenades, to make radio equipment,
to produce thermos bottles, and so on
The Chinese Industrial Cooperative
has already shown impress
sive results. But it is unlikely that |
the co-operatiyes will become the back |
bone of Chinese economic life, either |
in war or peace time. They can be- |
come. however, an increasingly import
ant contributor to China's needs.
Moreover, their byproducts, strength
ened morale through self-help, and in
creased lf-confidence through exper-
in new modes of produc-
ion and organization, have already |
made permanent contribution to
Jhina's future. u
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DEMAND THE UNION LABEL
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HOLMES FILES
FOR REELECTION

State Auditor John j. Holmes, who
has filed for denomination on the
Democratic ticket. has pledged himself
to a continued honest and conscien-
tious administration of the state audi
tors office.
Auditor Holmes said, in a brief
statement, IF | am nominated and
elected, l will, during my term of of
flee, dedicate and pledge myself to a
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-03-13
SMITH TO RUN FOR
End Term OF R. R.
Commissioner

Paul T. Smith of Boulder has an
nounced he will be candidate on the
Democratic ticket for reelection to the
State Railroad and Public Service
Commission for the ssix-year term be-
ginning January l. In 1888 Smith was
elected to the commission, to fill an
unexpired two-year, term, by a major
ity of more than $4,000 votes.
Smith previously served two terms
as treasurer of Jefferson county, being
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continued honest and conscientious ad
ministration of all laws of which
have jurisdiction, and firmly subscribe
to the fundamental doctrine of "Spe-
cial favors to none-justice and equal
ity to all"
Auditor Holmes asked that the fol-
lowing slogan be printed after his
name on the ballot: Fair, just, I'M
biased and efficient public office adj
ministration."
Mr.. Holmes has been a resident of
Great Falls for over 30 years During
the World war, Mr.. Holmes served
with the American Expeditionary
Force in France, and after the war
returned to the state of Montana and
re established himself in business in
the city of Great Falls.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-03-13

Deductions from pay checks in Mon
tana are for old age insurance-not
for unemployment compensation.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-03-13

You cannot control what you do not
own!
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turn out printing for the department
quoted above.
The undetermined methods of the
highway department employed in the
procurement of this equipment adds
another reason among many others
for a thorough investigation of the
administration of this department.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-02
Lillian Harrison
In Repeat Recital

The splendid debut recital of Lii
liam Harrison, soprano, given at
Peoples Baptist Church, November 16,
when the pastors club presented the
artist before large and enthusiastic
audience, was repeated by request on
Feb. 10 at st. Cyprian's Parish Hall
by the Monserret Progressive Society.
The hall was packed in spite of the
weather and the program was even
better than at the debut recital, ac-
cording to the report of some who
attended both offairs. Beautiful
flowers were presented the singer by
the sponsoring club. Ada Barco
assisted with readings and the accom-
PIANIST was Marion Collins who re-
placed Bernice Bonner Mrs. Harri-
son sang selections by the following
composers: Handel, Mozart, Shumann,
Franz, Scott, Ronald, Tsechaikowsky,
Korsakoff and Horn A group of
spirituals by Richardson, Frey, and
Dawson was also on the program.
The singers voice is a pleasing So
prano, resonant and smooth and light
in it's attack. The audience applauded
most heartily and request for an
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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-02
TRADE ASSN.
MASS. Meeting
MON. AT PEOPLES

An array of speakers seldom collect
ed at one time on a South End rostrum
will be presented Monday night when
the Greater Boston Trade Association
holds its "AIilestone of Progress" mass
meeting at Peoples Baptist Church.
The meeting is an annual event, and
this year will commemorate year
during which large number Of bene-
fits for the race have been won in the
South End and RoXbury areas.
Heading the list of speakers will be
Lt-Gov. Horace Cahill, who is speaking
instead of the previously-scheduled
Governor L. G. Saltonstall The gov
ernor agreed earlier to come to the
meeting, only to learn that several
months ago he had promised to be
present at another affair outside Of
Boston. When the trade body learned
Confined on Page 81
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-02
CHICAGO DEFENDER" EDITOR DEAD
State> City Heads TO Be at Massacre Rites
Dorothy Maynor Gets Big Ovation At Symphony Concert
DOROTHY NIAYNOR THRILLS
AT SYMPHONY HALL

ence had been moved by the beauty of
voice and singing.
Miss Maynor's voice is exceptionally
pure and smooth, considerable in range,
predominantly of lyric caliber at the
present time, but giving promise of
becoming a strong dramatic soprano"
WINS PRIZE
1t was learned at the concert that
Miss Maynor was chosen as the winner
of the 1910 Town Hall Endowment
Series Award by the New York Town
Hall music committee. The award is
made every season the artist under
80 years whom the New York music
critics and the committee consider to
have given the outstanding perform
ance Of the year at Town Hall.
Miss Maynor will be granted an APP
pearance in recital on the Town Hall
New York; Endowment Series next
season. 1t happens that she is appear
ing in the seasons series because of the
illness of a celebrated Rumanian vio-
Iinist who had to cancel his American
tour on account of i'll heath.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-02

Dorothy Maynor, soprano received
an ovation that shook the rafters Sun
day afternoon when she sang before a
capacity audience in Symphony Hall.
Her appearance here, the first since
she was recently acclaimed an artist
of the first rank, was as soloist for a
special Symphony Orchestra Pension
Fund Concert Miss Maynor sang four
arias: "Oh Sleep Why Dost Thou
Leave Me?" from "Semele", Handel
Ach Ich FuehIs from "The Magic
Flute, Mozart; Elsa's Tram from
"Dohengrin", Wagner; Depuis lie jour
from Louise, Charpentier.
Said the Boston Globe: "The hand
clapping, cheers and stamping, to-
gether with recalls to the stage, yester-
day amounted to an ovation the like of
which musical Boston has not expert
enced for a number of years. The last
one comparable was Kristen Flagstad's
local debut, five seasons ago. Yester-
days was a spontaneous demonstra-
ton that testified how deeply the audi
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-02
Last Call for NAACP
Banquet Tickets

The NAACP Banquet Committee, of
which Bertha Pasco Young is the ener-
getic Chairman, is making fine progress
with the affair to be held in Horticul-
tural Hall, March 7. Mrs. Young re-
ports that she and her Committee have
put into circulation five hundred tick
cts and that the requests for them are
still pouring in. This looks like the
banquet ought to be complete sell
out. The caterer is Fitzgerald Brothers.
Colored walters will serve hot turkey
dinners with all the trimmings.
Tickets should be purchased now to
avoid disappointment because of the
excess demand.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-02
Widow of Late
Caterer Ross Passes
NOTED CAMBRIDGE RESIDENT
DIES IN NEW HAVEN

Mrs. Martha E. Ross, for many
years resident of Cambridge passed
away on February IL, 1910 at the
New Haven Hospital, New Haven,
Conn.,, after brief illness. The illness
followed a shock which occurred on
the train as Mrs. Ross was returning
home from New York where she had
gone to spend the Christmas holidays
with her son. She was taken off the
train at New Haven and rushed to
the New Haven Hospital. For three
weeks she seemed to be rallying to the
extent that her family was making
plans to bring her to her home, when
sudden heart attack claimed her life
She was born in Charlottesville
Continued on Page 81
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OH NnHtnntattn
by Mary E. Moore

1888 PHYLLIS WHEATLEY 1884
1t becomes increasingly fitting that
we pause, lift the curtain, and try to
discover the many contributions the
"Old Bostonians" made to what is
known as american Culture. When
we digest what we read, many pleas
ant surprises await us. When we take
a casual glance at the picture of Phyl-
lis Nheatley, (the subject of my arti-
this week. we at once become con-
sclous Of the fact that we Afro-Ameri-
cans have a very decided cultural
background. When we read the
poems written by this little slave girl,
we perceive a refinement so delicate
mat 1t seems almost matchless. We
ma a protest against the treatment
Of her people; even though it is