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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-09-10
CAMPUS C0.0PS
SCHEDULE INSTITUTE

A Student Coop Institute designed
for the membership, board members
managers and others interested in
campus co-operat1yes in the Central
States area will be held at Circle Pines
Center, Vaudeville, Mich, September
TIA.
The program will be centered
around the general problems of edu-
cational techniques, business manage
ment and organization and general
problems of administration of college
Co-ops. David Sonquist, director of
Circle Pines Center, Gilman Calkins,
editor of The Ohio Co-operator, Elmer
son Kemsies, executive secretary of
the Northern Ohio Coop Assn, and
William lorna, field man, Central
States Co-operatives, will speak dur
ing the week long conference.
The meeting will be attended by
representatives of student co-Cpera-
tives in the Midwest Federation of
Campus Co-ops, a federation of stud
ent Co-ops on Ia campuses in Mich
igan, Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin, Indi-
ana and Minnesota.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-09-10
PREPAREDNE SS
COMMISSION
REPORTS
Many Projects Important tc
Defense Under Way With
Several Approaching Com
pletion; County Organiza-
tions Completed.

Working with very limited funds
tho Montana Preparedness and Ad
visory Commission. with clerical as
sistance provided by the WPA and
NYA, have accomplished a great deal
according to summary of activities
released by Tom d. Caverly, co-ordi-
nator of the agency.
Among the projects undertaken by
the agency, the following are listed
in the report:
A complete mineral survey of the
state is being made to find possible
strategic minerals and their quantity.
Already a large deposit of chrome
has been blocked out in Sweet Grass
county and the government is now
spending over a million dollars for
roads and needed equipment to get
it out. A force of men are working
chrome deposits there are of CONNER
cial quantity. Nickel and several
other strategic minerals have also
been found but as yet no call has been
received for development beyond that
mentioned above.
An oil and gas survey to determine
the quantity of crude oil that is being
produced and the potential production
of both crude and gasoline in case of
an emergency is being made. Gov
eminent agencies have called on us
on several occasions for information
from statistics gathered, that we were
able to either furnish at once or get
within short time
Over $4,000 names with a complete
QUESTIONABLE of their background and
ability has been compiled by the I'm
employment Commission and is now
being checked and the MPAC is bring
ing up the loose ends by getting the
same data on persons not already
listed This list is to be indexed so
that when call comes for mechanics,
radiomen, tinshop workers, etc, they
can be located within a few minutes
time This registration is now being
carried on throughout the state and
with WPA clerical assistance we hope
to wind it up within a few weeks.
Twenty thousand blanks have been
Continued on Page Three)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-09-10
MILK C0-0PS
START SUIT
AGAINST 0LE0
Two Minnesota Co-ops Ask
For Review of Rulings by
McNutt Which Allows Oleo
Manufacturers to Use
Artificial Flavorings.

WASHINGTON. - Climaxing a ma
tion-wide protest by dairy farmers
against the oleomargarine standards
of ingredients issued by Federal Sc
cuirty Administrator Paul V. McNutt
to take effect September 6, two strong
dairy co-opefatives have filed suit
petitioning a review of the case. This
suit is in the Sth federal circuit court
of appeals at st. Louis and the petit
tioning organizations are The Twin
City Milk Producers of st. Paul and
Land O'Lakes Creameries, Inc, of
Minneapolis together representing
about $4,000 northeastern farm fam
lilies.
Buttressing the suit, the National
Cooperative Milk Producers Fedora
ton is planning to ask the court to
grant it the right to intervene, &C
cording to an announcement made to-
day by Secretary Charles w. Holman.
The petitioning organizations as
serted that the Federal Security Ad-
ministrator had no authority to pro-
mu1gate food standards under the
Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.
They alleged that this power was
vested by congress solely in the Sec
rotary of Agriculture.
They claimed that when Admins
traitor McNutt sanctioned the use of
artificial flavoring such as diacetyl
which imparts to oleomargarine but
ter taste, and other flavoring sub
stances, he opened the road to fraud
and deception Such action, they al
legged, was contrary to the purpose
of the Food and Drug Act which au-
thorizes PRONUNCIATION of standards
only when 1t will promote honesty
and fair dealing in the interest of con-
sumers.
The petitioning co-operatives also
attacked the legality of the new order
on the ground that it does not require
oleomargarine manufacturers to label
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-09-10
LAST week
WETTEST OF
THE Year
Wet Weather Mixed Bless
ing With Some Damage to
Beans, Hay, and Ripe Grain
Crops and Flowing and
Seeding Delayed.
ISSUED Jointly by Agricultural
Marketing Service and Weather
Bureau.)

ioui
With an average of 1.24 inches OF
moisture the week ending September
9th was the wettest of the present
growing season. The previous wettest
week was that ending July LIST when
III inches was recorded. Mixed ben
Gifts and losses accompanied the
weeks heavy rains Small streams,
reservoirs, water holes, cropland and
range lands benefited by the addi-
tional moisture storage. On the other
hand, considerable damage has UNI
doubtedly resulted to beans which
were unthreshed, while some loss and
damage was sustained by hay and
ripe grain crops. All farming opera
tions, including some blowing and
seeding, were delayed. Snow fell in
the higher mountains.
Harvesting and threshing of grains
has been continuously delayed for
the state. While the bulk of the
grain has been harvested there is still
q considerable amount remaining to
be threshed where in shocks or
stacked. and some ripe uncut grain
which has been damaged by shatter-
ing Third cuttings of unstacked al
falfa and some late crops of other
hays likewise were damaged in some
counties. In Yellowstone and Carbon
counties where most of the bean crop
has not yet been threshed the wet
weather has already caused consid-
cradle damage by bleaching, together
with some loss of yields. Other late
harvests, including late peas, some
mustard, sweet corn, and irrigated
grains have been delayed by the cool,
wet weather
Sugar beets and potatoes are in
generally good condition. Range and
pasture grass will benefit from the
rains Alfalfa seed on the other
hand is ripening too slowly and runs
an increasing hazard of damage by
September frosts. The rains will gen-
orally improve soils for seeding of
winter wheat and rye, and while early
seeding has been delayed, there is
still ample time for this work to be
completed.
All livestock continue in excellent
condition. Some cattle and sheep are
beginning to move down from summer
ranges preparatory to shipment to
market. Contracting of lambs has
been heavy. Glacier reports practi-
cally all lambs contracted or sold and
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-09-10

The law chapter referred to recites
Relating to the Piecemeal Redemp-
ton of Real Property Sold for Taxes
and the attorney general states that
eff said real estate Cor an interest IN
such real estate) shall have been as
sessed and sold, with other real
estate, or if the tax assessed against
any other property shall be a Lien
thereon, then the county treasurer
shall compute and apportion the tax
that should have properly been as
sessed against the said real estate
Cor interest in said real estate) sought
to be redeemed, and upon which the
taxes are sought to be paid the case
as if said property had been separ-
ately assessed"
The opinion recites rulings by vari-
GUS courts that "Taxes are levied
against the person, not against prop
erty; property serving only as basis
for computing each persons measure
of liability and as security for the
discharge of the lien which the tax
imposes"
Rules on lib No. 10
In a ruling requested by the state
board of examiners on the provisions
of lib No. 10 which placed all fees
collected by the various governmental
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-09-10
BRIDGES SEEKS
ARREST OF TWO
FBI AGENTS
Charging Wire Tapping ane
Other Unlawful Activities
We're Carried On Against
Him by the Agents; Labor
Demands Investigation.

Full congressional investigation of
the Illegal overlapping engaged in
by the FBI against California CLIO Di-
rector Harry Bridges in New York
is being demanded by labor spokes-
men and defense attorneys.
At the same time, defense attorneys
have filed an application for hear
ing to investigate the extent to which
illegal overlapping ando Their law vio-
lations were used in obtaining the
alleged evidence against Bridges in
the recent hearing in San Francisco.
Bridges telephone was tapped by
two FBI agents for several days at
the Hotel Edison in New York, it
was charged by the newspaper PM
and by Bridges. The agents also had
special microphone installed in
Bridges room in order to listen in on
any conversations in the room
Bridges was in New York for sew
eral weeks engaged in official affairs
of the International Longshoremen's
and Warehousemens Union, CLIO, of
which he is president.
Among those he talked to by phone
were CLIO President Philip Murray,
United Mine Workers President John
L. Lewis and Kathryn Lewis, daugh-
ter of the miners president
Bridges has also filed complaint
with New York United States district
attorneys office calling for the ar
rest of two FBI agents = Evelle ].
Younger and an agent who registered
Continued ON Page Four
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-09-10

dates Tor the position inter-
viewed by the board.
Three candidates for the office were
interviewed at some length by the
board The names of the ones inter-
viewed were not made public, but it
is said that one was from Washing
ton, one from Iowa and one from Iii
nois. The office of president is being
temporarily filled by Dean Leaphart
of the Montana law school.
The board denied the application of
DIR. Paul c. Phillips former vice presi-
dent and head of the history depart
ment of the state university for rein
statement DR.. N. J. Lennes of the
faculty who appeared before the
board as a representative of Dr. Phil
lips. claimed that Phillips had been
prosecuted and that Sin all the smoke
there was no fire" His ardent plea,
supported by letters and affidavits,
and he insisted that g. unless DR..
Phillips is reinstated there will con-
tinue the same attitude of censure
toward US by the AMERICAN ASeocid-
ton of College Professors"
Dean Leaphart when questioned d.
rectly by Governor Ford il he would
recommend Phillips for reinstatement,
evaded a direct answer to the ques-
tion by saying, 81 feel it is matter
for the board. l feel you know he
has been wronged."
In brief executive session held
by the board after hearing DIR. Lennes
and questioning DR.. Leaphart, the
board voted to against reinstate-
ment and announcedthe closing of the
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-09-10
Something Unhealthy About This

Something Unhealthy About This
A subcommittee of Senator Wheel
ers interstate commerce committee
four of five of whose members are
isolationists-were this week to nave
begun hearings in an investigation to
determine whether the motion picture
industry is engaged in producing anti
Hitler propaganda films to prejudice
the American people against Der
Fuehrer and his works, and thus Gre
ate a war atmosphere.
Fortunately for the motion picture
people, there can be no better anti
Hitler propaganda than an honest eff
fort to portray the truth. Those who
have been through the nazi hell tell
us that it is well nigh impossible to
even approximate, either on the screen
or by the written word the vileness
and the degradation of this bestial re-
gime.
OF course, the isolationists VINO are
taking part in this attempt to squelch
anti-IIitler motion picture films, are
not doing it at the behest OF Adolf
Hitler or his agents here. But were
Herr Geobbels clever enough to put
over such an investigation, his boss
would cover him with medals from
head to foot-enough to make Herr
Goering green with envy.
But there is something decidedly
unhealthy and unsavory about this
procedure of the isolationists There
is a very serious question whether
committee of this kind has a legal
right to undertake an investigation
such as this without specific senate
approval, and particularly on matter
upon which congress cannot legislate,
freedom of the screen being OF KIN
with freedom of the press Also, 1t
has other disturbing implications.
Most Americans who disagree with
the isolationists point of view, at least
give the isolationists credit for honor
case. And even though it may be
true that the isolationists are in ERECT
Carrying the ball for Adolf Hitler IN
his country, it is felt that they are
doing it unwittingly. But on the basis
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-09-10

Loans averaging $1.70 bushel on
the farm will be made on the 1871
flaxseed crop under the department
of agriculture's commodity loan pro-
gram, Chairman r. ]. McKenna of
the Montana Triple-A committee an
nounces.
General provisions of the loans,
which will be made by the Commod-
ity Credit Corporation and admins
tered by county agricultural conser-
walton association committees, are
similar to those now in effect for
barley and rye" McKenna explains
"The program is planned to stabilize
flaxseed prices and aid producers in
marketing their 1914 crop"
"The local loan rate is based on
terminal market rates of s185 bush
ell for No. 1 flaxseed and 5 cents
bushel less for the No 2 grade. No
other grades will be eligible for loan.
Transportation and 4 cents bushel
handling costs are deducted from ter
minal market loan figures to deter
mine the local loan rate" he con-
tinued
mo storage allowance is made for
f1axseed held on the farm" he said.
Loans secured by warehouse re-
ceipts will be discounted cents
bushel unless they carry an endorse
ment that storage charges have been
paid through April 30. 1912. This de-
duction represents the estimated av-
erage storage charge the corporation
would have to pay if the producer
failed to redeem his note. Loans will
be made through December 81, 1871,
and notes will mature ON demand on
April 80, 1912"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-09-10

tional advantages,
Therefore, Be 1t Resolved, That we
as an organization most heartily en-
dorse the Referendum measure pro
vided for in House Bill No. 391 and
that we do everything within our
power to inform the people of the en-
tire state concerning the needs of this
institution and the Unreasonable adj
vantage to so many of the youth of
Montana through construction of this
building.
To the officers and delegates of the
44th Annual Convention of the Mon
atna State Federation Of Labor, Kali
SPELL Mont, August 26-29, 1941.
Whereas, The Montana Federation
Continued on Page Two)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-09-10
Workers Lose 100000
Man-Days Annually; or
Eight Days Per Worker
According to Magazine for
Management.
BY KINGSLEY ROBERTS and
MARTIN w. BROWN

MARTIN w. BROWN
From Quarterly Management, Journal
of the Society of Advancement of
Management
Absenteeism due to illness is cost
ing industry more than $50 per en-
ploye every year. 1t is costing the
employe more. On any given day,
among every thousand employees, 20
are, productivity speaking, non-effec-
tive; many more are only partially
effective. Strikes in 1910 resulted in
a loss of about two hours per worker
per year Absenteeism due to illness,
which never makes the headlines, re-
suited in loss of approximately eight
days per worker. The toll of illness
has been estimated as 100000 man
days per year Absenteeism due to
illness, in effect, has closed more than
a thousand factories, each employing
a thousand workers.
Sickness levies an indirect tax on
industry. The cost to industry of alb
senteeism due to illness runs into bill
lions of dollars annually.
The race for production is on and
industry is dragging an anchor. Few
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-09-10

un{ p 1912 Triple-A program for
the ime since 1898, R. j. McKen.
ma, chairman of the Montana Triple-A
committee, announces.
Preliminary listing sheets of pro-
duction and acreage for the past sew
eral years are now being compiled
in county agricultural conservation
association offices for use in deter
mining farm allotments and normal
Yields" he says. In 1888, the only
year potato allotments have been OPP
erative in Montana, a 4,700-acre allot-
ment was divided among SIS produc-
ers in 16 counties. The average pro-
duction was 1876 bushels an acre and
diversion payments under the pro-
gram totaled s12,S55."
Allotment provisions under the
1912 program will not affect the ma
jority of potato growers" McKenna
explains, "as no allotment of less than
three acres will be established To
qualify as a commercial producing
farm, an average of three or more
acres of potatoes must have been har-
vested in the years 1899 to 1941 or
plans made to harvest three or more
acres in 1912. This acreage har-
vested is exclusive of potatoes grown
in home gardens for use on the farm"
after national and state allotments
and rates of pay for compliance have
been announced" he continues, "the
Montana acreage will be apportioned
among commercial growing farms on
which potatoes were harvested in
1889, 1910 and 1941 on the basis of
the farms history and past produc-
ton. Normal yields will be deter
mined on the basis of yields harvested
in the five years 1896 to 194O.'
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-09-10
.SELECIIQK0F STATE
UNIVERSITY President
TO Be MADE SATURDAY
Board of Education Adjourns After Two
Day Session But Postpones Decision on
New President for the State University
Until Saturday When a Special Meeting
Has Been Called; Three interviewed.

Adjoining after being in session all day Monday and
Tuesday, the state board of education will again
Saturday when it is expected that final decision will be
made the appointment of president for the Montana
university at Mssoua 1t reported that members
of the board wished make further investigation concerning
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-09-10
PART OWNER OF PROPERTY
May PAY PR0P0RT|0NATE
AMOUNT OF TAX IS RULING
Attorney General Rules That Anyone
Having An Interest in Real Estate Sold by
County for Taxes, May Redeem His Inter
est by Paying the Proportionate Amount
OF Taxes Assessed Against the Land.

decision rendered last week. the attorney general
problem county officials by ruling that the
duty of the to allow per-
firm corporation association having interest in
any real estate sold such real estate
any therein paying the proporonate share of tax
as nrouided in Chapter II. Laws of 1871
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-09-10
GOVT. LOAN
rate fixed
ON FLAX

No Farm Mortgage Loans
To Be Made and Warehouse
Receipts Will Be Discounted
Unless Storage Charges Are
Paid to Maturity of Loan.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-09-10

Economic Justice and Equality
Is the Real Safeguard of De-
mocracy. Lack Of These Is =
Challenge to the Intelligence
and Sincerity of All.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-09-10
ST. S UNDER
49, TRIPLE-A
ri : ram

cial potato acreage allot-
| be established in Montana
1912 Triple-A program for
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-09-10

Democracy Cannot Endure I'm
der Economic Systems Which
Cause Hunger, Cold, Poor
Housing and Unemployment to
Millions.
Evening star., 1941-03-28

Spain might oppose any invasion
which had for its objective control
of the Straits of Gibraltar; Spain
might offer no resistance; Spain
might enter the list of active bel
ligerents on the side of the invader.
To learn at first hand the views
Of the Spanish government, I went
to consult Senor Don Ramon Ser
rano Suner at the foreign Office in
Madrid. It is a massive walled build
ing designed by the same architect
who built the Escorial for Phillip
II, pantheon of Spanish kings. Up
an enormously wide grand stairway,
I crossed over a stone arcaded bal
cony and entered an anteroom
filled with famboyant furniture of
fantastic scrolls and figures. At a
narrow entryway guards on both
sides threw up their hands in
Falangist salute. A door opened and
I shook hands with the foreign min
lister, a small man with gray hair
and q very frail physique. He told
me he had suffered grievously from
stomach trouble for years, and
added, with feeling, that the present
state of Europe was enough to give
any one acute Indigestion.
Turning to Spain, he replied in
answer. to my questions that the
!t6se OuDAAY, Page A-22J
Evening star., 1941-03-28
By the Associated Press.


MILWAUKEE,. March 28-The
Allis Chalmers Manufacturing Co.,
closed by a c. I. o. strike since jan
uary %, reopened today in compli-
ance with the Governments de-
mand and announced -approXimat tely
one-third of the normal day shift
of production men reported for
work.
Striking members of the United
Automobile Workers Union made
no effort to stop those who entered
the plant. Many were jeered. how
ever, and union cameramen photo
graphed them.
The company said 1862 production
men had entered the plant by 9
am. Harold Christoffel, union
president, said union clockers at the
several gates said there were only 46
The union reiterated its warning
that those who returned before the
union voted its sanction would lose
their jobs when the strike ends.
Knox and Knudsen Notified.
AT mldmOrnlng Max w. Babp
company president, wired Secretary
of the Navy Knox and William S
Knudsen, o. P. M. director, that
the factory had re-opened.
Despite the union leaders de-
fiance of the Governments call for
an immediate return to work and
mass picketing that blocked our
main gate during the hour most
employees on the first shift report tc
work, 1862 Allis- Chalmers produc-
ton workers had answered the Gov
ernment's appeal to their patriotism
by returning to work on vitally
needed orders before 9 O'Clock this
morning" Mr.. Babb telegraphed.
In addition, 1,700 management
Evening star., 1941-03-28
City Heads Offer -Four Plans
To Raise Million for Schools
Methods Are Suggested to House Group;
Overton Formula One of Proposals

the District of Public Works Ad-
ministration loans and for expendi-
lures made under the Capper-
Cramton Act by which 1890 900
might be released.
AS last resort, postponement of
construction of the new central
library already authorized and part
ly appropriated for.
This last procedure" wrote the
Commissioners, has the disadvan-
tage of postponing an improvement
already found necessary and appro-
priated for by the Congress and
should be followed only as a last
resort. BY this means, $1,000, 900
might be released for other pur-
poses"
The Commissioners action today
was predicated on an independent
study based on 1910 census reports,
building permits issued since Janu-
ary l, 1910, and upon their knowl-
edge of low-cost housing operations
contemplated by various Federal
agencies in connection with the de-
fense program.
They believe that while the full
program recommended by the Board
OF Education probably will be re-
Quired if extraordinary increases in
population continues that minimum
immediate requirements for addi-
tional school facilities over and
(See SCHOOLS, Page A-5)