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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-23
INDIANS BLOT our sWABT1F8

Tama, Ia. OPl-The Ms11u1I|1 Indians have paintde out lt1 swastika ennblems. The Indian swastiza = identical to the Mad emblem but developed much earl'sl had been painted 0n pottery. woven in beadWork and carved on hatchets for centuries in North South and Central America.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-23

Court vrrfi. F1rs1tsI1 rg 1rz'z.| and chairman ok the 1tsi'EH 1|N committee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-23

The squandering of taxpayers funds becomes increasingly popu-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-23

Choose your style suite and and then select genuine Bigelow rug to match Here's what you get comfortable sofa and club chair to match har- monizing occasional chair 9x12 it. Bigeow rug .. end table !. .. coffee table and two lamps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-23

This wise young husband car ried his lucky bride over the threshold of a Metropolitan furnished home. This fortu- nate brides good luck started when they first crossed the threshold of Metropolitan. Thanks to that wise step and to Metropolitan's fair, low prices, she now begins her married life in the beautiful home of her dreams. You, too, will find it to your advantage to buy Lifetime Furniture now at low August Sale Prices.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-11
PERKINS SEES
JOB GAIN

WASHINGTON.-(FP)- Continued
increase of employment and payrolls
during the coming months was pre-
dicted by Secretary of Labor Frances
Perkins September 8.
She estimated that more than L.
100000 additional persons had been
given non-agricultural employment
during the past year and that factory
payrolls increased s22,000,0O0 weekly.
Present employment, Miss Perkins
claimed, is 100000 greater than it
was seven years ago exclusive of
nearly 100000 persons employed on
WPA.
Employment and payrolIs," she
said, will continue to rise In the COM
ing months as industries expand I'M
der the comprehensive defense pro-
gram"
She did not indicate what proper
ton of those receiving employment
came from relief or WPA rolls.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-11
Banks Scent

Continued from Page One)
penny from defense contracts, NUM-
lions makers say they are dubious
about borrowing money on company
credit.
These guarantees are contained in
the excess profits tax bills, the lifting
of profit limitations, and the provision
for amortization of plant expansion
With nfive years instead of the us
ual Is or 20.
Only recently, it was said, repre-
sentatives of leading aircraft manu-
facturer went to their bankers in New
York to discuss loan for building
new plants.
The bankers replied that they were
willing to loan the money on the gen.
eral credit of the company but the
aircraft representatives contended that
this would be IAN unfair risk" for
the stockholders to take.
The bank said it would not risk
its depositors' funds unless such a
guarantee was given. 1t would be
willing, however, to consider some ar
rangements whereby the defense con-
tracts would be made transferable
and therefore eligible for use as bank
security.
1t was contended here that allow
ing defense contracts to become bank
collateral would put such contracts
into speculative category, that 1t
would be tantamount to permitting
gambling, as practiced under another
name in Wall Street, with the nation
al defense.
There were others, who preferred
to remain anonymous, who contended
that the demand of the banks and
munitions companies for assignable
contracts was merely another angle
of the squeeze play that has worked
with such conspicuous success thus
far.
The excess profits tax bill is still
in the senate and it is likely to ex-
perience considerable rewriting. There
is concern lest 1t be materially altered
fro mthe form in which 1t passed
the house.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-11
FOOD NEEDED
lin FRENCH CAMPS
PAGE HOOVER

NEW YORK.-(FP)-An urgent ap-
peal for funds to save thousands OF
German, Italian and Spanish anti-fas
cist refugees in French concentration
camps has been made by the Ameri
can Committee to Save Refugees, 156
Fifth Ave, New York.
The immediate menace Of repatri-
alton to a fascist state was removed
for the Spanish refugees when the
Mexican government recently ex-
tended diplomatic protection to them.
The United American Spanish Aid
Committee hailed Mexico's action and
renewed its appeal for funds to trans
port the refugees across the Atlantic
The A.C.S.R. is also seeking funds
to bring refugees to the western hem
isphere, but more urgent still is the
need for food and medical supplies
to keep these persons alive until pas
sage can be arranged
DR.. Francois Jaeggy, European del
egate of the American Committee,
cabled: Food situation refugees Yer
net and Rieucros more and more hor-
rible. Many cases pellagra, dysentry,
typhoid threatening. We are organic
ing sending funds for shipments of
food, individual packages and supplies
through Init. Red Cross. Help us.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-11
MONTANA firm
is ENJ0INED
BY WAGE-H0UR

A Judgment permanently enjoining
Nash-Finch Company from further VIC
lations of the Fair Labor Standards
Act of 1888, was signed today by U.
S. District Court Judge Robert G. Bell
Of st. Paul The order affects not
only the main office at 430 Oak Grove,
Wholesale Supply at 404 North Wash
ington avenue and Nash Coffee at
1880 Quincy street northeast, all To-
So branches Of this company located
in ten states throughout the central
and northwestern parts of the United
States.
The complaint filed by Donald M.
Murtha, attorney for Region XII of
the Wage and Hour Division, U. S.
department of labor, alleged that the
company had violated the overtime
and record-keeping provisions of the
act in that it had failed to pay time
and one-half for overtime hours and
to keep hourly records as required
by the act for many Of it's employees.
The complaint also alleged that the
company is engaged in receiving,
handling, selling and distributing at
wholesale fresh fruits, vegetables and
dry groceries" The order requires
restitution Of back pay for overtime
to $50 employees in the amount Of ap-
proximately $4,000.
This company, one of the largest
wholesale grocery firms in the coun-
try, has 10 branches in Minnesota, IL
in North Dakota, z in South Dakota,
s in Nebraska, in Montana, 4 in
Iowa, in Oklahoma, 8 in Kansas,
2 in Wyoming, l in Colorado and 1
in Washington. Although some of
the branches ship goods to points out
side the state in which they are To-
Gated, Mr.. Murtha pointed out that
many of the branches confine all of
their sales to the state in which they
are located.
The company operates in Montana
eight branches located at Bozeman,
Livingston, Glasgow, Great Falls,
Havre, Helena, Kalispell and Lewis
ton under the name of Nash-Finch
Company.
This action followed the filing last
week of judgment against the Gam
ble-Robinson Company Of Minneapolis,
also wholesalers of fruits, vegetables
and dry groceries in several north
western states.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-11
RAINS NEEDED
FOR SEEDING

Temperatures averaged above nor.
NAL and there was no precipitation of
importance during the week ending
Tuesday, September 3rd, until moder-
ate showers occurred on the last day
in few western districts. Threshing
made good progress and has been
completed in some localities. Despite
damage from heat and drouth which
resulted in lower than average yield
in some areas west of the Divide and
in few central districts, average
yield of spring grain for the state as
wheel has been above the last 10
year average. Yield or spring grain
has been good in the eastern part of
the state, especially in the northeast
ern districts. Quality of spring grain
has been mostly good.
Flowing also progressed and further
wedding of following ground was done
preparatory to fall seeding. Rains
are badly needed for seeding of win
ter wheat. Topsoils are mostly very
dry causing many farmers to post
pone seeding until moisture conditions
are favorable for termination. A lit
tie early seeded wheat is up but needs
rain. Several northern areas plan
considerable increase in winter wheat
acreage this season. There Is still
little cutting of late spring grain,
alfalfa and meadow hay to be done.
Alfalfa seed harvest is beginning but
the main crop needs about another
week or ten days to mature as also
does corn. Cutting of corn for fodder
is progressing in dryland sections.
Sugar beets and potatoes under ir-
rigation are reported in good condi-
ton and making satisfactory growth.
Bean harvest is well along with fair
to good yield. Pea yield has been
poor to fair Dryland gardens are
poor to fair; irrigated gardens are
good. Fruit has withstood drouth
conditions fairly well and crops have
been harvested generally with the ex-
ception of apples which are ripening
fast. Early apple yield in Lake Coun-
ty has been below average.
Ranges and pastures are very dry
and continue in need of good rains.
Grass is largely cured and is furnish
ing mostly adequate forage. Water is
short in some localities with streams
in the northwest reported at record
low stages. There has been some de-
cline in the condition of lambs and
a little loss in the southeast but other
livestock have withstood heat and
drouth well and are generally in good
condition. Marketing has increased
to some extent but continues mostly
light Lack of water is forcing some
movement
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-11
PRESIDENT TO
make SPEECH AT
Transfers MEET

| WASHINGTON (FP) = Presider
Roosevelt will address the conventio
OF the init. Bro. of Transfers, Chau
feurs, Stablemen and Helpers (AFL
here on September IL, it was al
nounced by Pres. Daniel ]. Tobin Q
the union.
The speech, which will be broadcas
will mark the first time that a Presi
dent of the U. S. has spoken to
union convention. it was believed.
According to a letter to the radi,
stations from Stephen T. Early, presi
Dental secretary, "It is impossible
therefore, either for the President o.
for me at this time to say whether
the address will be political or non
political in character"
1t was indicated, however, that the
speech will be political as Early's let
ter, made public by Tobin, stressed
the fact that the letter was merely 9
matter of information and not a re
quest for radio time.
Tobin said he had assured the
White House that the union would
stand the cost of the broadcast IL any
cost is involved.
The convention will open here Sep
TENDER 9, according to Tobin, and will
be attended by 1,500 delegates and L.
900 visitors. Representatives of the
press will be admitted for the first
time in the history of the union.
Tobin said that the convention
would be addressed on the opening
day by AFL Pres. VIM. Green, AFL
secretary-treasurer George Meany, and
possibly New Yorks Mayor Fiorello
He added that no international Of
ficials would be asked to speak as
"the time of the convention is too
He added, I'm sorry
can't invite the CLOS because I've
been in conference with them"
Asked about the conferences Tobin
ney Hillman, a president of the
CLIO and a member of the National
Defense Advisory Commission.
The last convention of the team
5ters' union, the largest in the AFL
and second in size only to the CLOS
United Mine Workers, was held in
Portland, Ore, in 1885.
Twenty years ago, said Tobin, the
lnion decided to have conventions
avery five years in order to avoid the
expense. He estimated that this
vears gathering will cost 100000 of
which the international will spend
$4,000
Labor circles evidenced an immedi-
tie curiosity about the Presidents
peech and there was considerable
peculation as to whether he would
Use the occasion to reply to Clio Pres.
ohm L. Lewis who has been bitterly
ritical of the President lately.
The convention will be held in Con-
titution Hall, owned by the Daugh-
ers of the American Revolution Use
# the hall was refused to the United
Zine Workers (CIO) in 1888.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-11
EXCESS PROFITS TAX
HELD INADEQUATE

WASHINGTON - (FR) - Though
the arms program is expected to total
more than $4,000, 100000, the excess
profits tax is estimated by the Treas
ury Department as unlikely to yield
more than $190,000,000 in the next
tax year. This is less than half of
what Congressional committees had
earlier estimated as the probable
yield they had estimated the return
at $400,000,OO0 to $500, 100000
To prevent any attempt to increase
the excess profits tax, however, the
House Ways and Means Committee re-
Gently prohibited the separation of the
three titles in the current tax meas
ure when it comes on the floor for
passage.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-11
CHINESE sTYMIE
JAPAN after
Three YEARS
Written for Federated Press
BY LAWRENCE X. ROSINGER
American Council, Institute of
Pacific Relations

American Council, Institute OF
Pacific Relations
1t is now the fourth year of Japa
nese invasion, but the leaders ant
people OF China show no signs O
yielding. On the contrary, they are
offering vigorous opposition to every
Japanese move against them and are
making plans for additional years Of
resistance This is striking proof Of
their staying-power in resisting ag
gression.
China's chief problem in recent
months has been the loss Of its two
main supply routes. First, the de-
feated French government agreed
with Japan to close the railway from
French IndoChina to southern China.
Then, under Japanese threats, Britain
did essentially the same on the Bur
ma road.
Furthermore, the U. S. showed few
signs Of really helping China and at
times even seemed to be thinking Of
many persons 1t appeared as If China
had suffered a blow from which she
could not recover.
In fact, however, China's resistance
continued to meet all attacks. The
government simply stated that 1t
would not consider peace until every
Japanese soldier had been withdrawn
from Chinese territory. Protests were
made to Britain and France over their
yielding to Japan.
The head of the Chinese govern
ment, Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek
warned the British that they could
not force China to yield and that their
actions were only helping to lengthen
the Far Eastern war. GAS long as
China has not attained the object for
which she has been fighting and suf-
fering. -. she will not lay down her
arms" he said
The Chinese at the same time
turned down an unofficial Japanese
peace" offer They were not inter-
ested in any terms that did not bring
their country real independence.
Besides, they are confident that
they can continue to fight. They have |
large stocks of military supplies In
reserve = enough, according to one |
source, for year or more Of warfare |
on the present scale. They still have
the supply route to the Soviet Union |
open and they expect increasing guam
titles of goods by this road. They
also know that the good earth" of
free China has produced large crops
and that they need not fear short
age of food
The Chinese also realize that 1t will
be very difficult, If not impossible, for
Japan to secure major military vic
tories in the future. Recently, the
most important Japanese action has
consisted of air raids on the Chinese
capital at Chungking. These raids,
though more extensive than before,
are having no effect on Chinese NOR
ale, while improved protection has les
sened the number of casualties.
The Japanese are really getting no
where They are not making money
)ut of the areas they have entered;
Chinese guerrilla forces are constant
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-11

ly harassing them; and the Chinese
government is beyond their reach.
Sometimes it seems difficult to ex-
plain China's effective resistance, but
there is a reason. China has obtained
the unity of her people by develop
ing along the road to democracy. In
the midst of war, she has given to
her citizens instead Of taking away
In the guerrilla areas great democratic
reforms have been carried through.
In free China economic development
is going on The position of peasants
and workers has improved somewhat.
Now preparations are being made
for the Peoples Congress that will
meet this coming November to adopt
new constitution. OF course, only
beginning has been made and some
times there are setbacks and conflicts
of opinion. But it is clear that
China's millions intend to continue to
resist and that Japan is as far as
ever from victory.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-11
Labor Scores
Continued from Page one)

CONTINUED from rage One)
United Mine Workers (CIO) because
of his attacks on the coal stabiliza-
ton bill and CLIO Pres. John L. Lewis
while Burke was opposed by all of
Nebraska labor because of his fight
against the national labor relations
act and his warm-hearted espousal of
the cause of the Natl. Assn. of Manu-
facturers.
Burke is the senate sponsor of the
currently debated CONSUMPTION bill.
No estimate of the effect of Muir
docks success on the CONSUMPTION
fight in the house was Immediately
possible but 1t was apparent that
some thought was given to the fact
that his support came almost entirely
from labor. All three major labor or
CARNATIONS have announced their OPP
position to the CONSUMPTION measure.
Murdoch is one OF Labor's Non
Partisan Leagues few hundred per-
centers" while Kings record shows
that he either failed to vote or voted
against every important piece Of So
cial and labor legislation with the ex-
ception Of the final passage Of the So
cial security act.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-11

WASHINGTON. - (FP) = Present
prospects are for a total cash farm
income, including government pay
ments, of about $4,000, 100000 in 1910,
the bureau Of agricultural economics
reported in its monthly analysis OF
the farm income situation. This is
about $3.50, 100000, or $50 higher than
in 1899, and will be the second highest
for any year since 1880. In 1897 cash
farm income, including government
payments, totaled $9,111, 100000.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-11

NEW RK.-(FP)-Plans for es-
Establishment of a city-wide trade union
committee for the reelection of Pres
ident Roosevelt were made at a meet
ing of 81 locals of the Amalgamated
Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen
(AFL). Louis Waldman, labor attor-
ney, will head the committee.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-11

You cannot control what you do not
oWni
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
Over 400 Will Swim
For Boys Titles in
Playground Finals

Georgetown and Rosedale SWIM
mers are expected to provide the
leading competition In the finals of
the boys swimming championships
to be held at Mckinley Pool tomor-
row starting at 2 pm.
More than 400 boys who placed
FIRST, second or third in preliminary
meets throughout the city last week
will vie for the gold, silver and
bronze medals.
The meet will bring to close the
widespread program started earlier
In the summer by Max harrington
superintendent of swimming pools
and the District Recreation De.
partment.
The program included variou:
forms of competition, free lesson.
and life-saving tests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
A Veteran Manager Picks the Tigers

mighty Bombers of 1885, 1887 1888
rich rewards They began to believe
of ALL old
Sekrk
Crosetti aren't what they used to be.
the finish
eight baseball
hardly the pitchers make lost AS for the White
baseball
much out of little AS of yesterday the fouh-place Chsox
behind the eagueeading Indians which
poxmatey which Dodgers trailing
the Cincinnati Reds in the National League
the Indians cassed solid choices There internal
danger Any somebody drop match into the
whole club smoke.
talked with baseball the other He
I'll take the Tigers" he
working manWalter Briggswho
with them know they have definite shortcomings Pete
S
hanging ha-baked kids. doing
things they haven't license to do
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27

Two men come down to the finals
Sunday.
Capital Pros Far Back.
Gene Larkin's opening round 30
probably has showed him out of a
chance to qualify for the cham
pionship, while Lewis Worsham's
starter of rs leaves him on the
ragged edge, where he needs better
round today to insure himself a
match play spot.
The two Washington pros Garkin
is located at Woodmont Country
Club and Worsham is at Burning
Tree) were well down the list today
as the star field prepared to elect
63 match play contestants.
Bobby Cruickshank and Erie
Ball, Virginia qualifers, had iden-
teal 76s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
Tough 10 Bulge
Leaders, Held
Ripe for Fall
indians Gain, Cincy
Maintains Edge as
Ruin Curbs RivuIs
BY JUDSON BAILEY.
Associated Press Sportx Writer.

It's tough task to shake base
balls league leaders out of the tree
tops in August, even when they look
ripe for fall.
The Cleveland Indians, who once
this season gained the American
League lead by losing four straight,
seemed in danger of dropping off
their precarious perch in the throes
of another four-game losing streak
last week end.
But they stopped it yesterday by
edging out Washington, AS, while
both the second-place Detroit
Tigers and third-place New York
Yankees were kept idle by rain.
AS the result of this opportune
triumph the Indians increased their
advantage over the Tigers to three
games and over the Yanks to six
Meanwhile the Cincinnati Reds
split a double bill with the Phila-
delphia Phillies without harming
their 7l2-game advantage in the
National League because the Brook
Ign Dodgers also we're rained out.
Walters Hitting Helps.
All of which goes to show that 1t
isn't the short winning or losing
streaks, it's the long haul that
counts.
Bucky Walters pitched and batted
the Reds to 80 victory in their
first game, which incidentally gave
the senior circuit champions a four
game winning string temporarily.
He held. the tailenders to five hits
and batted in two of Cincinnati's
runs with a homer. 1t was Bucky's
18th win.
Sylvester Johnson, the 39-year-old
combination coach and pitcher for
the Phils. then retaliated in the
nightcap with three-hit perform
ance that left the Reds gasping.
They had made only eight blows off
the Phillies' Smoll-Frye pitching
duo in the first game.
Carl Hubbell, who at 81 is work
ing harder than lot of baseball
youngsters, made his third appear
ance in four days and saved the
New York Giants a 1915 verdict over
the Chicago Cubs.
Hub Pulls Game Out of Fire.
The fourth-place New Workers
manufactured Is hits and clustered
enough of them in the early in
nings to give Harry Gumbert an
81 lead in the first four frames.
But he faltered and Hub" pulled
the Terrymen out, pitching five
shutout innings and getting credit
for his 18th victory.
Another fine relief showing was
that of Boston's Jim Bagby in help
ing the Red SoX to a 7-6 decision
over the st. Louis Browns. He al
lowed only two hits in the last 625
innings. Manager Joe Cronin pro-
duced three runs with a double and
a single.
The Boston Bees threw more
water on the st. Louis Cardinals
conflagration by winning a night
game, 81, with Rookie Mic Strince-
vich hurting five-hit ball. That's all
the Bees obtained, too. but the Cards
contributed three errors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27

day carnival Of champions back IN
1892, when all this happened:
September s: Jack M'Auline,
worlds lightweight champion, kay
oed Billy Myer in is rounds.
September 6: George Dixon
knocked out Jack Sicily in eight
rounds to defend his featherweight
title.
September 7: James j. Corbett
knocked out John L. Sullivan in Il
rounds to win the heavyweight
title.
Carl Voyles would feel lot better
about his highly publicized William
and Mary football team If he was
a bit stronger on the TANKS. Larry
French of the Cubs probably will be
the next National League pitcher
to crash the 200-victory circle, but
not this season. And Old Nose
Grove needs only eight more wins
to make it 300 in the American
League.
Another for National-The Ma
tional League, which has beer