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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-02-28

While the Voice was inclined to give
the state job holders the benefit OF
the doubt, as to deliberate and know
ing violation of the state law pro-
hibiting such job holders from mem
bership in political organizations, it
appears now that there is little ques-
ton that they intend to continue to
violate the law, as only one resigna-
ton from active participation in po-
litical organization has been made pub
lie by a state appointive officer. Lee
Metcalf, who had been secretary-treas-
urer of the Montana Roosevelt for
President Club while holding office as
assistant to the attorney general is
found to have resigned from the po-
litical organization before the appear
ance of the first story in the Voice
on January "a.
The check of state job holders who
at the same time are holding down
Jobs in partisan political organizations
or in organizations for the purpose
of aiding or defeating candidate for
political office, has not been com
pleted by the Voice, and it appears
probable that the completed check will
cause the publication of the names
of many more than have been pub
lished in the five issues.
In view of the rapidly growing cir
culation of the Voice, review of the
stories published in the last five issues
and publication again of the names of
those who have been found apparent
ly ignorant of the provisions of the
law or deliberately ignoring them is
in order.
The law being openly violated is as
follows, Sec. 1926 R. G. M. 1895:
mo holder of public position other
than an office filled by the voters,
shall be delegate to convention for
the election district that elects the
officer or board under whom he direct
ly or indirectly holds such position,
nor shall he be member of polit-
ical committee for such district"
The term political committee" is
defined in the statutes as follows:
Section 10775 R. G. M. 1885:
political Committee" shall apply to
every combination of two or more per-
sons who shall aid or promote the
success or defeat of a candidate, or
a political party or principle, and the
provisions of law relating thereto shall
apply to any firm or partnership, or
any corporation, and to any club, or
SANITATION or association or other COM
bination of persons whether incor-
porated or not, with similar purposes,
whether primary or incidental"
In the issue of January "a, the story
featured the two state officials most
prominent in the public eye and prob
ably most brazen in their political &C.
tivities in contravention of the state
law quoted above. These two office
holders are J. Burke Clements and
Barclay Craighead. Each of these are
officers in the Wheeler for President
Club, Clements being president and
Craighead, secretary-treasurer. Glenn
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-02-28
lAMEY ANNOUNCES
HE is CANDIDATE
FOR GOVERNOR

Announcement has been made that
Arthur F. Lamey will be in the race
for the governorship this year.
Mr.. Lamey has always been active
ly interested in the Havre Chamber
of Commerce and has wide fraternal
affiliations. He is an Elk and a men,
Der of the Knights of Columbus and
of the American Legion having served
that organization as department COM
mander and as member of the Lee
gions Americanization committee.
He has also been president of the
Havre Building and Loan Association
which he organized, and is member
of the board of directors of the Mon
tana National Bank in Havre.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-02-28
DECISION OF BOARD
OF EDUCATION is
STILL A MYSTERY

Up to the time Of going to press
with this issue of the Voice, the de
cision of the board of education on
the University dispute is still a mys-
terry The board adjourned from Hell
ena to Missoula yesterday.
All Of the sessions of the board
have been executive and while rumors
of the possible decisions have been
flying thick and fast, there has been
nothing up to today "wednesday to
indicate that any of the rumors were
authentic. The full story will be car
Tried in the next issue of the Voice.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-02-28
BONNER FILES
FOR ATTY. GEN.

John W. Bonner of Helena, a native
of Montana and present attorney for
the state board of railroad commits
sioners, announces that he will be a
democratic candidate for the office of
Montana attorney general
In statement he issued he said,
"Since | have lived in Montana all
of my life and attended its schools
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-02-28
GOVERNORS BOAST OF A
BAL ANCED BUDGET SHOWN
TO BIZ: WRONG BY RECORDS

Official Records in State Auditor Holmes
Office Proves That the General Fund Has
Been in the RED" Every Month But Three
of the Present Governors Administration,
and That On Those Months the BLACK"
Was Undoubtedly Questionable
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-02-28

In an effort to appease opponents
of the Fair Labor Standard (wage-
hour) act, a number of administrative
orders may soon be put through de-
signed to meet the wishes of those
who are demanding changes in the
act.
THIS COLUMN is RELIABLY IN
FORMED THAT COL. PHILIP
FLEMING, ADMINISTRATOR, IS
GIVING SERIOUS CONSIDERATION
TO ISSUANCE OF SUCH ADMINS
TRATIVE ORDERS.
The proposed administrative orders
would:
/. Exempt from the act white col
lar workers earning over $3.50 a
month
2. Redefine the term "area of pro-
duction" to remove from the act can
merry and packing workers and work
ers in allied industries.
8. Exempt from the act all whole
sale workers
We're these changes to be brought
about through administrative order
the benefits of the Fair Labor Stand
ards act would be withdrawn from
millions of workers now covered by it's
provision. 1t then would be not much
more than an act covering only the
lowest-paid retail and manufacturing
workers. The effect would be yir-
tually the same as though the changes
were brought about by congressional
action.
There is no section of organized
labor demanding the changes The de-
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-02-28
LABOR PAYING PRICE
FOR PRESENT -DlSUNlTY

There is no denying the fact, I'M
pleasant though it may be, that labor
haters. both in and out of congress,
are becoming progressively holder in
defiance of labor and of labors rights.
The reason isn't hard to find. AS
one of the labor-haters put 1t, We're
not afraid of labor like we used to be.
They're fighting among themselves,
and they aren't so strong"
It's no longer a question OF getting
more laws on our statute books to
give labor additional needed protec-
tion. That would be almost as diff
cult of achievement in the present
congress as moving the stars from
their heavenly courses. Labor will in
deed be lucky if it succeeds for the
present in holding onto legislative ad-
vances attained to date.
An evidence of this increasingly
omen anti-labor manifestation is the
current attempt of the Smith NLRB
investigating committee to make 1t ap-
pear that efforts to compel employers
TO obey labor laws-laws on the stat
ute books, mind you-constitute
"blackjacking employers"
The truth, sometimes, is most Bit
ter pill to take, but unless labor
comes to realization that its fratrl-
cidal struggle is benefiting only its
enemies, it will awake some day to
find gains which have taken decades
of effort and sacrifice wiped out over
night.
when so-called emergency legisla-
ton strikes at this famous document
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-02-28
DELIBERATE intent 20
Violate Law APPEARS
DECISION OF J0BH0LDERS

Calling Attention to Violations Of the Law
by State Job Holders Holding Political Or
ganization Jobs at the Same Time Has
Brought to Light That Apparently Only
One of All Named Has Resigned From Po-
Htical Organization.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-02-28
TRESPASSINC AT THE CAPITAL
By A. l. HARRIS

It's an even money bet in Washing
ton that Brackets Buster" Dewey will
make the grade as vice-president ON
the Republican ticket. That's because
the COP feels the need for glamour
in the coming campaign.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-02-28

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, 1940-02-28

(the Bill of Rights)," said the late
Senator Borah in his last speech in
the senate, sit should be stricken down
without hesitancy."
Sweeping Wage Hour Changes
Through Administrative Orders
Considered bv Col EIeminu
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-02-28

Democracy Cannot Endure Un-
der Economic Systems Which
Cause Hunger, Cold. Poor
Housing and Unemployment to
Millions.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-30

other side OF the Atlantic ocean,
another younger and more yigor-
Gus experiment In self-govern-
ment was beginning TO come into
its own.
The rebellion of the people OF
the Is American colonies against
the mother country had not orig
inally been inspired by any par
ticular love for democracy at
least not on the part of its leaders.
But all OF them--to greater or
less extent--had come under the
influence Of Jean Jacques Rous-
seau's ideas about the natural
rights OF man. Chief among those
was Thomas Jefferson. who put
his faith in the ultimate common
sense Of the average citizen, just
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-30
Decreases in Industrial
Activity During February
Report Of Federal Reserve Bonk
Shows Reduction In Employment Also

SAN FRANCISCO - Decreases
In industrial activity as a whole
were accompanied by small reduc-
tons in employment throughout
the Pac<ic coast area during Feb
ruary, and total payrolls declined
slightly from the January peak,
the federal reserve bank reported
today.
The bank noted value Of resi-
dental building permits was be-
low the high December and Janu-
airy levels, but remained consider
ably larger than during the fall
and summer months Of 1889. Pre-
liminary figures for March point
to less than the usual seasonal ex-
pansion in that month.
Lumber Effected
Lumber was the major industry
In which operations were reduced
in February, seasonal influences
considered, the reserve bank said
Production of shingles in the Pa
cific Northwest remained at rela-
lively depressed levels, but most
plants in the plywood industry
seemed to have operated practical
ly at capacity and to have SUBJ
stantial untitled orders on hand.
Among other industries in which
activity declined in February, as
semblies OF automobiles were re-
duced and production OF tires was
curtailed.
At the other extreme, activity
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-30

as enthusiastically AZ Hamilton
lwho represented the other ex.
treme) placed his confidence In
those rich and well-born" who
were TO be the backbone of this
new nation.
In the end, the many" won out
over the few" and the United
States became the first large-scale
democracy. This result was due
to circumstances which no one had
been able to foresee in the year
the Declaration of Independence
informed a politely surprised world
that another nation, having found
Its master 10 be neglectful shep-
herd, had decided to get rid Of him
and to entrust the safety OF the
flock to leader of its own choos-
ing.
At that time, the colonies
were pre-eminently an agricul-
tural community. There was n
vast hiBteriand, but IL was out
Of reach for the average set
tier. The introduction OF the
railroad and the steamboat
opened up these millions Of
square miles Of practically un-
Inhabited territory 10 all hardy
pioneers.
That newly arisen class of In
dependent landowners, untram-
meled by precedent or tradition
courageous men and women, con-
scious of being masters OF their
own fate --- bestowed upon our
country that essentially demo-
cratic aspect. which II has man
aged to maintain in spite OF all
those forces which In a wealthy
country win invariably place the
balance of power into the hands
of the rich.
These fronticrsmen were not
deeply interested In political
theory. They did not really
care whether their country
was supposed 10 be n repre-
sentative form of government
or q republic or n true demo-
cracy.
They were willing to fight at
the drop OF hat II any one dared
TO challenge their right to run
their own affairs as best pleased
them or most fully suited their in
terests. BY and large, and in spite
Of endless difficulties, they sue
oeeded in making a going concern
OF what no one In Europe had ever
deemed possible-a government of
the people, by the people, and for
the people.
NEXT; After 5000 years Il IL
finally realized that democracy
ends In Dictatorship unless close
~ watched.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-30
. Tho (fnyvy ~ BY Hendrix
~ N@1OAZ VI DSii0>ioSZ hesushor
Eroniiersmen Of America Establish
The Right to Run Their Own Affairs

In case Of the French revolution
the law Of Plato again funcuoned
with startling accuracy. The I'M
besrable tyranny Of king had led
70 q revolution. which had placed
all the power in the hands OF the
people.
The people. totally unframed
for the job that awaited them.
had. a. always. followed the east
est way out-they allowed them
selves to be swayed by breast
beating orators Of the Cieon type
and INDUCED in an orgy of vio-
hence and hlocdkhed.
In the end, the ever-present but
quiet majority Of decent people
were carried to a point OF exas-
peration. where they were willing
10 follow the leadership OF any one
1T all who would promise them
return to peace. order and public
safety.
This explains the rise of
Napoleon Bonaparte, who was
made dictator Of the French
nation because conditions un-
! der which the French had been
forced TO live during the pro-
longcd dictatorship Of the peo-
pie had become absolutely UNI
bearable.
The great French experiment in
self-Eovernment started under the
best Of auspices In the year 1883.
when the representatives OF the
people were called together by the
king. II came to an end in the
year 1904, when. by vote Of 3.572.-
s2s to 1859. the French people
ratified the decision Of their par
tiamcnt 10 proclaim Napoleon
'Bonaparte hereditary emperor Of |
che French.
At that precise moment, at the |
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-30
To Show Pictures
AT Community House

A technicolor motion picture.
The Middleton Family Goes TO the
Fair" will be shown groups Of the
Tacoma Community house Thurs
day evening at 7:S0 o'clock.
The picture, using the New York
Worlds fair as its local. will be
shown by c. II. Rolfe, under aus
plces Of the Western Electric Co.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-30
Soengerbund Party
On Saturday Night

A meeting OF members and
friends OF Tacoma saengerbund
will be held Saturday evening in
Fraternity hall. A program of en-
tertRinment, arranged by Hans
Esks, president. will start at $50
o'clock. and will be followed by
dancing.
Those taking part in the pro-
gram are the Otto family, Hugh
Acwhirter, Mrs. L. 3, Heflinger,
Art Maesner. John Udovieh, Alss
+ s. Miller and Won Tanner.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-30


Headed by Miss Florence Craig.
editor, the staff OF the "Secoma"
10 hard at work on the second
year book OF Federal Way high
school located midway between
Seattle and Tacoma.
Theme OF this years edition Is
school life" 1t will be off the
press ready for issuance May 20.
Others on the editorial staff of
the Secoma are: Nancy CARRIER,
assistant editor; Helen Twiss,
photographs; Jack Seymour, art;
John Moe, circulation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-30
Will Confer
liz Degrees
G. p. S. Graduates
In June Numed

When commencement time rolls
around next June at the College
OF Puget Sound, III degrees vii
be conferred on seniors and grad
uate students.
Upon this group the honor Of
magma cum laude will he presented
to ten. while six will receive cum
laude.
The degrees 10 be conferred are:
Master Of Arts-James William
Deacon.
Bachelor of Arts 49, Cyrus Gene
Albertson, Cora Adele Atkinson,
Lloyd Gene Baker. Virginia Ann
Boon, James Lynn Busy, (magna
cum laude), Frances Adeline Cruz
er (cum laudel, BeuIsh Ann
Eskildsen, Maxine Adele Fawcett,
Helen Rowfna Gessaman fmagna
cum laude), Charles Conrad Gleis-
er, Doris Arlene Granlund, Wayne
Donald Griffen, Chester Hanley
Grimstead, Paul Deane Hill, Floyd
Herbert Hite, Grace Rankin How
ard, Ruth Elizabeth Jensen. Clar-
ence Walter johnson, Irma Juel-
ing, Lois Meredith kuhl (magna
cum lsudel, Dewane Edwin LAM
ka, Paul Christian Lsntz, yir-
ginia Rose Leonard, Carl Theo-
dore Lindgren, Barbara Jean
Longstreth, Mary Luella McKenny.
Earl L. Cakes, June Lorraine
Peele, Suzanne Pinkham, Carol
May Pratsch, Ruth Evelyn Ray
mond, Mary Lucille Reitzel. Oak
ley Rhay, II. Nell Richardson,
Marion Rounds (magna cum
lauds). Shirley Fay Scott, Richard
Oral sloat, Oliver John stuen,
Anne May Sullivan, Frances Cox
Tsrr, George Richard Tuttle,
Kathleen Westwood, Leo Albert
Yuckert.
Bachelor of Arts In Business
Administration - Phyllis Eleanor
Anderson magma cum laude),
Bradley Bride Bannon, Bernsdine
Marie Claes, Harry Coleman, Jr..
Judd Crandall Day, Garth Dick
ems, Jon Frederick Harrington,
Barbara Harriet Healy, William
Hopper (magna cum laude), Rob-
ert George Ingersoll, Cecil Guy
kenney, Charles Joseph McNary,
Robert John Milligan, Harold Lee
Nelson, Richard Purtich, Donald
Herbert Raleigh, Joan Roberts.
Bachelor Of Arts In Education
Frances Claretts Andrews, Eva
Marie Cook, Marcus George Brock
way, Berenlee Petrie Buttorff,
Gladys Katherine Carlson. Thelma
Daniels, Clara Theodore
Fjermedal, Elma K. Hardy, Helen
Mary Leonard. Clarence Phillip
Lund, Mildred Boyes Mcconnell,
Howard wilbert Nyman, Frank
Piper, Lawrence Richard
Raglan, Robert Louis Ramsey.
Janet Eileen Runbeck. Arthur
Eliot silvertson. Barbara Rogers
Bachelor Of Fine Arts--Evelyn
Lors Hopkins, Walter Hopkins,
June Catherine Ogden, Dixie Jean
Thompson.
Bachelor OF Science - Moody
Bacon, Jr., Roy Howard Carlson
magma cum laude), Jesse Gustaye
Denzler, Margaret Elma Gilstrap
tmagna cum laudel, Marie Ann
Gilstrap (magna cum laude), Mas
aye Jinguji, John Bartlett Nc
Donald (cum laudel, Richard
George Mcknight, A. George Mace,
Jr., William Elliot Reynolds teum
laude), Hubert Leslie Rushfeldt,
John Wesley slipp magma cum
laude), Robert Dean sprenger,
Robert John Spring, Katherine
Louise Sutherland. Hitoshi Ia
maxi (eum laude), Con Franklen
Troxell, Harry George Venn (cum
laudel, Richard Wagner.
Bachelor of Education - Mary
Louise Erickson, William Alan
Gellermann. Margaret Husman,
Frank McHush Kellogg, Norman
william Mayer. Eleanor Newman,
Earl l.. Oakes. Dean Maynard
Tuell, Barbara Rogers Wilson.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-30
Costly Diamond Found
After Many Years
PHILADELPHIA

PHILADELPHIA Police are
seeking the owner Of an SIS 600
diamond ring lost at a midcIty
street corner IS years ago.
The ring turned up in a pawn
shop when a Negro presented It
for SIS loan. The manager. ap-
prsising its true value, notified
police.
The Negro said he found il IS
years ago.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-30
-FOUR MAYORS RULE

There are four mayors in CO.
penhsgen, Denmark. Each has his
own responsibilities and duties
and the chief municipal officer Is
known AS president.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-30

at aircraft plants continued at
forced levels and pulp and paper
production continued at practical
capacity.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-13
kET(HIkAN MAIL PROHIBITION I5 HIT
 BY GOV. GRUENING
Civil Aeronduties Author : fly Urged 10 Change
 Certificate

Emphatic protest against the rul- ing forbidding the Pan American Airways planes from carrying mail and passengers b etween Ketchi- kan and Juneau was sent to Wash ington today by Gov. Ernest Gruening.
 The certificate granted PAA all lows the company to carry mail and passengers between Seattle and Ketchikan. or Seattle and Juneau, but not between Ketchikan and Ju- neau.
 A telegram from the Governor to Robert H. Hinckley, Chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Authority, was as follows:
 T desire to make emphatic pro- test against prohibition in certifi- cate granted to PAA against carry ing mail and passengers between Ketchikan and Juneau This seems to me wholly needless restriction and one not justified by local con- ditions. I request that this certifi- cate be amended to permit carrying of mail and passengers between AL aska point touched by Clipper. Apart from this I am grateful and pleased that service will be inau- gurated shortly. Regards"
 Additional matter in telegram from the Governor to Delegate An thony J. Dimond was as follows:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-13
MEETING I5 HELD
 BY ASSOCIATION
 OF WOMEN VOTERS
Vote on By-Idws-Nomin. dting Committee
 Selected

The Alaska Association of Wo- men Voters met yesterday at the Methodist Church for the purpose of voting on bylaws presented by committee consisting of Mrs, Frank Metcalf, acting chairman for the group, Mrs. G. Edward Knight, Mrs. A. E. Glover and Mrs. Will liam A. Holzheimer.
 Object of the association is to promote political ation of women and to encourage active participation in government. Their policy will be to refrain from ally ing with any political party, but to indorse measures and policies if desired.
 A nominating committee, con- posed of Mrs. John A. Chase, Mrs. Thomas Haigh and Mrs. William A. Holzheimer, was selected by the acting chairman to make report at the meeting on June 25.
 All women on Gastineau Chan nel who are interested in the pro- mitigation of good government may become members and are invited to be present at the next meeting.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-13
NORWEST CORN NORWEST STRING BEANS 10 cans $I

Prince George, and Whitehorse, was 14 hours.
 When he awoke from an ll-hour nap, the Fairbanks pilot announc- ed he could have brought 30 pas sengers with him from Seattle, had there been space in his new ship. The eight he brought, how ever were James s. Robbins oi the Arctic Exploration Company of Candle; Miss Mary Preston, daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs. George Pres ton of Fairbanks; Mrs. D. L.. Chestnut, mother of Mrs. Bill Lav- cry; c. " Hopkins, new mechanic for Lavery Airways; Howard Wit ner, brother Of Cullen and Paul Witner, Fairbanks barbers Wood bury Abbey, Nome miner; Mike Ka- putka. affiliate of the Lomen Brothers company in Nome; and Latimer, niece of Mrs. Marshia Lavery of Fairbanks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-13
Silver Wedding Anniversary for
 Olaf Bookings

To mark the tWenty-fifth wedding anniversary of MT. and Mrs. Olaf Bedding, surprise party was given the well known Juneau couple last evening at the Fred Newman sum- mer home at Lena Beach. Hostess es were Mrs Newman, Mrs. Hans Berg and Mrs. Oscar Oberg.
 Cards, dancing and a bonfire on the beach provided entertainment for the occasion and highlight of the evening was a mock wedding performance.
 Gifts Of silver were presented the honorees by their many friends, some of whom remembered when in 1915 young lady eloped to Doug las with young man.
 Now the parents of three lovely daughters and a son, MT. and Mrs. Bedding have their own home and business establishment in .,lis city.
 Asked for the affair last evening were the Rev and Mrs. John l.. 
 Cauble, MT. and Mrs. Al Bloomquist, MT. and Mrs. John Satire, MT. and Mrs. John Wintner, Mir and Mrs. George Osborne, Mir and Mrs. Ralph Reischl, MT. and Mrs. Andrew Ros- ness, MT. and Mrs. Alfred zenger, MT. and Mrs. H. w. Anderson, MT. and Mrs. Gunnar Ingman, MT. and Mrs. Joseph Fors, MT. and Mrs. Fred Newman, Mir and Mrs. Matt War den, MT. and Mrs. Oscar Oberg, MT. and Mrs. Hans Berg, Mrs. Alice Elison, Mrs. Alma Hendrickson, Mrs. John Torvinen, Mrs. Charles Fox, Mrs. w. C. Jensen, Mrs. A. Lager gren, Mrs Kate Jarman, Don Bell, George and Albert Troychek, J. C.. Oberg, Don Graham, L. Drydahl and Misses Thelma and Lynn Bedding.