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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-04-02
FARmER-LAB0R
ASSN. GIRDS FOR
PRICE FIGHT

With farmers facing shortage OF
tractors and other implements as a
result of strikes now in progress at
International Harvester and Allis.
Chalmers plants, leaders of farm or
CARNATIONS sought this week to fore
stall possible price increases in farm
machinery. Following a conference
in Minneapolis, leaders of the Farm
ers Union and the Farmer-Labor AS
sociation announced the opening of a
campaign ito head off profiteering by
the farm implement trust"
Charles Egley, district Farmers Un-
ion Live Stock Commission manager,
stated that farmers must prepare now
to ward off any further increase in
the price of farm implements. "The
International Harvester Corporation
has announced profits for the year
1910 of s23,0O0,000, which is triple the
profits made the previous year." Egley
declared
"Such profits and not the wages of
the workers in the farm implement
shops are the real cause for high
prices of equipment. Both the farm
er and the worker are equally at the
mercy of the farm implement monop-
oily which has been exposed by the
Federal Trade Commission"
The Farmer-Labor Association quot
ed figures to show that workers in
the farm implement industry are paid
low wages in relation to comparative
work in other industries such as the
Continued on Page Three)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-04-02
PROPOSED FEC
Investigation
SCARES PRESS
Newspaper Owners Fright
ene5 by Proposal by FEC to
Investigate Radio Stations;
One-Third Identified With
Newspaper Ownership.

Observation-Disclosures
owners haven't said much about 1t yet
in the columns of their papers but
they are scared stiff over the pro-
posal of the Federal Communications
Commission to investigate newspaper
ownership of radio stations.
The commissions order for an in
vestigation of the tie between radio
stations and newspapers was adopted
March 10 and was prompted, 1t ap-
'peared, by the large number of ap-
plications for frequency meditation
permits coming from newspapers.
Frequency meditation is a new
ing threatening to upset present
broadcast stations and methods.
Commission records showed that
about one-fourth of all commercial
applications for frequency meditation
were filed on behalf of newspaper
interests.
In the standard field, 1t was pointed
out, more than one-third of the radio
stations are identified with newspaper
ownership.
OF these approximately 100 are
owned by publishers with more than
one radio station and more than one
while another 100 cases
show the only newspaper and only
radio station in the area is owned by
the same person.
Investigation of the newspaper-radio
it was believed, will show
the degree to which there is a mon
opoly In the field of communication
of news in some localities.
The FEC order was directed to find
ing out what policy should be applied
by the commission in handling APP
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-04-02


to achieve the goal to the fact that
the President never allowed them a
big enough spending program. Reac-
tionaries alternately laughed and tore
their hair, but the New Deal theory
could not simply be laughed away
This year the defense program has
provided the New Dealers with what
looked at first like a chance to spend
their way to full production and en-
ployment. Faced by an appeal to
their patriotism and the prospect of
fat government ORDERS even the most
reactionary of the conservative old
guard could be expected to back
spending program.
However, in the defense program,
the New Deal theoreticians are faced
with something that wasn't there in
1888 and 1884. In strict economic
sense, ornaments are dead econom-
ic loss. Armaments are capable only
of destruction; you can eat butter
but you can't eat 155-mm gum (The
only thing comparable to an arma
ment economy in the old New Deal
days was raking leaves-which was a
good enough stop-gap and didn't cost
much money! AS result, Ameri-
cans face a disagreeable situation.
For however much the total capacity
of U. S. industry to produce might
be increased over a period of two or
three years, it is of little moment
when virtually overnight an armament
economy is imposed on top of a peace
time economy which has definite
limits. Raw materials and factories
must be diverted to war production
at the expense of their civilian func-
tions. This means priorities, ration
ing lowered civilian consumption and,
therefore, lower standards of living
and perhaps initiation. Moreover, the |
arms program may not obsorb in
creased unemployment in the consum-
or industries. Adding the British pro-
gram to our own has increased the |
dangers.
Remedy
There is one way to minimize these
economic consequences and there is
no reason to believe that the New
Dealers who are backing the arms
program are not well aware of it. But
they apparently are unable to bring
their influence to bear so that the
national policy can be shaped accord
ingly To avoid initiation and lowered
consumption, and to maintain living
standards, it would be necessary to
expand consumer industries in pace
with armament production and the
purchasing power it creates. The U.
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-04-02
KRUSE TAKES
ON JOB AS
Commissioner
Former Garfield County
Representative Replaces J.
T. Kelly as Commissioner of
Agriculture; Is Well and
Favorably Known.

Appointed by the Governor as COM
missioner of agriculture and the APP
pointment confirmed by the state sem
ate, Albert H. Kruse of Brusette in
Garfield county assumed the duties
of the office on April l. The ap-
pointment is for four years.
Mr.. Kruse served several sessions
as a representative in the legislature
from Garfield county, and was recog-
nized as an independent liberal, sup
porting farm and labor legislation.
He has been engaged in farming
for many years in Garfield county and
is thoroughly conversant with the
problems of the small farmer and
stockman.
No changes in the personnel of his
office have been announced by Mr..
Kruse, except for eliminating the Of
flee of accountant for his department,
his duties having been taken over by
the state accountants office.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-04-02
May 11-17
.ANTI-P0LL
TAX Week
Organized Effort to Elimi-
nate Poll Tax Payments as
Requisite for Privilege of
Voting Is Inaugurated in
Alabama.

Alabama.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, March 26. =
Three Southern organizations this
week took the drive to abolish the
poll tax to the whole nation by mi
tiating a campaign to have the week
of May lily observed as National
Anti-Poll Tax Week" from Maine to
California
The three initiating organizations,
the Southern Negro Youth Congress,
the Southern Conference for Human
Welfare and the League of Young
Southerners, issued a Proclamation
to the American People" calling upon
"all liberty-loving Americans to join
with us in the observance of National
Anti-Poll Tax Week to the end that
democracy in our country may be
strengthened by restoring majority
rule in the South"
Compaign headquarters to popular
ize observances of the week have been
set up at 622 Masonic Temple Build
ing, Birmingham, Alabama.
National Problem
Taxation without representation in
eight Southern states is tyranny for
ALL" declares the proclamation "In
our national Congress the representa-
tives of this poll-tax oligarchy have
used their high offices
against the interests of the whole
American people Through block pur-
chase and distribution Of poll tax re-
ceipts by corrupt political machines
these representatives are returned to
office year after year. Under the
rule of seniority, they have secured
control of all important Congressional
Although the campaign has just
been launched, endorsements OF Ma
tional Anti-Poll Tax Week have al
ready come in from number of large
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-04-02
TRESPASSINC AT THE CAPITAL
BY A. 1. HARRIS

bargaining in the Scandinavian and
other advanced European countries
Graham's administration as president
of the University of Carolina has
stamped him as one of the outstand-
| ing educators in the country of pro-
gressive leanings. He has been in
terested in lettering the condition of
the southern worker, and was head
of the Southern Conference for HUI
man Welfare, which, to be sure, fell
short of it's mark, but through no fault
of his.
There is every indication that the
labor representatives on the board
George Harrison, president of the
Brotherhood of Railway and Steam
ship Clerks; George Meany, A. F. L..
secretary; c. l. o. chief Philip Muir,
ray, and Thomas Kennedy, secretary
treasurer of the United Mine Workers
will be able to work together on all
matters effecting the general welfare
of labor. But they have one hard nut
to crack-the question of Jurisdiction
al strikes. It will be up to them to
solve this problem, since If they do
not, it is admitted, even by labor men,
that Iabor's position will be a most
difficult one.
AND, IF THESE FOUR MEN sue
CEED IN SOLVING THIS KNOTTY
PROBLEM, WHO KNOWS BUT
WHAT THIS SOLUTION MAY LEAD
TO SOMETHING EVEN MORE I'M
PORTANT - THE UNITY OF La
BOR! It's certain that this question
will come up for more than one in
formal discussion-and in an atmos-
phere when they can talk their
thoughts with no record being taken.
Government Concerned
Over Rising Prices
There are evidences that some pee-
pie in the government are becoming
more than little concerned with &C
tual and threatened increases in liv-
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war ECONOMY RESTRICTS
CONSUMER PRgII )UCTI0N,
RAISES UNEM|ST 0YMENT
n RFGdq;5ien and R Trad eons%s' Goods
Production of Armament; Will Probably
Result in Increase Of Unemployment by
Curtailment of Consumer Business.
BY "UNCENSORED"

theory New Dealers has always been that
huge government expenditures would Immediately
purchasing power and therefore, effective
goods The natural result of this would
of production of all kinds of goods which
they hoped eventually would reach stage undream in
the twenties Full employment would automatically
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-04-02

The appointment of the seven-member committee to study
the possibilities of reorganization of the state with
the effectng possible economies eliminating
duplication of functions and to generally simplify and stream
the government seup the governor
day The commission expected to organization and
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-04-02
GOVERNOR APPOINTS
REORGANIZATION
Committee OF seven

Commission Authorized by Act of the Re-
cent Legislative Session Appointed Today
By Ford; Has Broad Powers; Must Make
Detailed Report to the Next Legislative
Assembly in 1913.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-04-02

Eeonornic Justics and Equality
Il the Real Safeguard Of De-
mocracy. Lack of These Il a
Challenge to the Intelligence
and Sincerity of All.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-04-02
Government Concerned
Over Rising Prices

There are evidences that some pee-
pie in the government are becoming
more than a little concerned with &C
tual and threatened increases in liv-
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-28
HARRISON LEADS
BEAUMONT GOLF

BEAUMONT, Tex. Dec 27. up
Z. J. Dutch Harrison of Lltrl
Rock. Ark, attempts on the cCuntr"
club course today to match his
opening round four-under- 81
ald get firm grip on the lead
in the $4,000 Beaumont Golf open
Only eight othC"S Of the 223 en-
trants in the u hole tournament
Hcrc able to better par in the cp-
cning round yesterday. Rieht be-
aind HarrisCl was Herman Ki2cr,
Akron, O.. with a Go. Tony Pcnua
Of Dayton, O.. had a 81, and Jimmy
Gaunt, LongVicW, Tex, Chuck Har-
bert, Detroit. Lloyd Mangrum, Pcb-
bic Beach, Calf PAID R,myau.
White Plains. NJ Y, JIM Tumc-a.
Elm Ford N Y, and Ray Hill, Ma
marOncck. " p had 70s
Henry Pickard, Oklahoma City.
winner of the recent Rio Grand,
valley open at Harlingen. and BY
ron Nielsen Of JOledO, winner Of the
Miami OH earlier this month,
shot par lis.
Harrison, his drives Strai2nt down
the middle his seconds on the green
and his puts dead to the cup, gath
cred five brides and y pars on
the l8 hole rount, He shot Il hu2I
five on the 10TH
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-28
PLAYERS Eli CIBLE IN
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

Any high school boy who
plays on the Redbirds base
ball team may do so until
January 9 without fear of
losing eligibility for high
school sports. announced Jack Tao ,
kett, manager Of the El Centro base
ball team Saturday.
There had been some question re-
garding the playing of several hign
school youths on Tackett's team and
coaches Of the FL Centre high
school were petitioned for . rulio 2
on the case.
In clearing the matter. rules of
the California Interscholastic Fed
Grafton, authority on high school
athletics, were consulted. Regula-
tions read: In order to compete
in interscholastic athletics. a pupil
must not compete on any outside
team in the same or any other
sport during the school season Of
any sport" Further clarifying, an
other section reads: The season
Of sport for football, basketball,
baseball. tennis, golf and water
polo is that period of time which
elapses between the first league
contest and final league contest
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-28
L. A. STOCKS

Los ANGELES. Dec. - Up
The trend was sughl, aaWr,v ward
On the l.. A. Stock Exchange today.
six issues 0e.e uu. Is aoWn and
81 unchanged
The list included:
Barker Bros. 100 shares AT 81.
down l; Bdwy Dept. 100 at S.. up
Il Blue Diamond zoo at 1.So. un-
changed; Pacific Finance loo at g..
down y Security CO units 50 At
- down Trausamortea 100
II =. unchanged: Pacific Ca. loo
Al l>4- Ar -. Ellison common lOo
1t - u@.haaeed. Southern Pali-
II l.. at IT,. up b. southern cal
ca \. l'o AZ -. down !: Bandiui
petre., um -.e - -co. UNCHANGED:
Haasash loy - -. down /. stan
aaH. .,' at H., down =. signal
Ca a 81" IL - up =: Union
lea At lc-- da~.n s.: Aircraft Ac-
eessor.e> loo Al l.5u. unchanged;
Lane Wells 5oa At down =. Men
asee -'o AZ -. unchanged.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-28
REISER. CAMIllI
LEAD SLUGGERS
By JACK CVDDY

NEW YORK. Urc. y eup,
Achievements q tMa Doughty Dod-
ser DUO. pete Uris,r. md Doph
Camiih feature the NauoNa,
League slaegn- records released
today
Eeisor tie .9sty rookie outcldcr
who copped the circuits batting
championship with H43. addot uu-
ther pluma - his bcnn"t with ,
percentage cl 558
This Wi ealq Ho pomts ado,
IL 500 rec .necd by ms matc. lir,t
sacker CumlIa vino battcd IN tn"
most runs, ne, and incidentally
struck out the most tim -.
CaMilliH alueeiN2 percentage /,
probably the most important figure
III tUuSNs sheet Ur fccords because
that 900 is a powerful explanation
ct why the baseball Writers as
sociatlon uameG him the lca2uch
most valuable player such an cX-
planation certainly is not found il
Dolph's .295 batting average. which
was tar down the line from Rel
ser'S top .343
There Is an c}er-qroWing school
of thought IN baseball that tn"
siugging percentage always is a
more accurate barometer of =
players value than the batting aver
age.
johnny Mi2e. betting for the Car
dinals. was third in slugging, with
555, followed by another Dodger,
Joe MeCWiCk.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-28
I. 4. PRODTCE

Los ANGELES Dec. 26 J.PI -
Demand and trading moderate 10
low
punched vegetable: beet S5-Sl;
carrot SI-l.25s celery root 81 dixon
soc; green onion 3.20-8.5o; leek
30 mutard 6o-75c; parley 1890;
radihe $l-1. .25: pinsch sl-I.25; Tr-
nip 1890 kohl rabi and water
ere 3o-S5c. minte S5c ovter plant
35-4oc.
Cucumber. san Dioro 2so: I'm
perial WY So. V 5o-S1 f3t Sl-l.25
Lettuce. Imperial w 275-3.
Pea. san Diego pole 10. huh
To local bah 1880. Imperial Wy
1e-l2c.
squah: white nmmcr Imperiai Wy
S2-2-5: local and san pirEo l.75-
"a. Italian Imperial Wy l.5e-. loo
cal and san Diego 75-SI. yellow
crookneck Imperial Wy l.ao-S. lo-
al and cSan piogo $50 banana lo-
al pink l'4c ID. hubbard &c
Tomatoe, inland stop . 25-@s So:
Us 9-2.25; lis l7I-S2-~ eos gt-
1.5o57. Glt'p> l.1.25; stems S.l;a
Barbara 5x6s IN ms 2.5a-3s rN-~
and ~ l.75-2.25.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-28
SLIPPERY CANVAS
nets RIGGS WIN

NEW YORK Doc = up -
n6bDy WlG Faak Koyacs hit the
ra9G u. - j" lir-' professional
juukct today two triumphS up on
tst sanr e.a s1.aru. and a slip
cpe " >n1. - canvas which sent
world ,uaMO.oa Fred Perry to the
Ae5Rta' Wits d praincd elbow was
oi9cn credit .cs AN assist
Stretching I'll for low shot
last uieu whlle trailing Riggs 5-4,
in the third and deciding set after
Koya", had ncal.y upset Don
, Budec.. Perry Lilo several feet. fail
ed 10 regain his balance and fell
heavily ON hls right arm. X-rayS
taken at Polytechnic hospital dis
closed ne had suffered a severe
confusion of the radial nerve" Hs
was expected De back ON the cOu'
in Two days
MOST SUCCESSFUL y
That che mlshap marred what
probably was the most successful
professional venture launched in
Madison Squ.re Garden in years.
Although Perry will be replaced I )
substitute Wucn the troupe ap-
pears in Trenton, NJ j., tonight,
all other plans were carried through
With extreme satisfaction To all
concerned.
The tecniS itself was excellent
and the gaze eXceeaed the mosJ rosy
predictions. Some 1927 asserted
celebrities, dignitaries and plain
felix paid SIT, ,404.75 to watch the
begirling of the expedition which
will trek through 85 towns and
cities in the next three months.
The first surprise was handed out
by KOVacS. While the spectators
cheered loudly and applaunded his
most feeble witticisms, the gang
ling California boy out blasted
Bulge in s.-.asl-baAg battle, GA,
2-6. Ga
Riggs. the 1871 amateur king,
wen his match by default when
Perry was unable to continue, but
was only two points away from
genuine victory when his opponent
took the tumble. The stocky Db !
veteran was leading, 6-3, 4-G, "a
with the point score at l5-15 when
he slapped over the shot which led
to Perry'S Scmersault-One Perry
couldn't have reached anyway.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-28
UCLA BOWS TO u.
OF LOYOLA, 53-45

LCS ANGELES. Dec. 7-CUP1-
Loyola University Of Chicago, using
a fast and deceptive attack, de-
teated University Of California at
Los Angeles basketball team. SO
70 45 last night. The Loyolans led
from start % finish holding a
29 70 u advantage at halftIme
L,yola guard Mckee Rottner sank
five goals in the second hal. and
had came Jo,a. Of II points. fol
hI-A scorer Forward Ernie Haldc-
MAJ led UCLA's SCORING with nne
point
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-28

It's not very often that a major
league representative comes to q
town with the expressed purpose
CT signing up young ball players,
but that's just the situation at
the school. Fourteen players are
being sought by the staff to fill
vacancies in the Fresno Cardinals
and the Pocatello club, both cogs in
the large St Lolhs iarm system.
All players are asked TO bring
their own gloves and uniforms, if
thpy have them. There is no charge
fer entering the school, and if a
boy 10 signed 10 a contract. all ex-
Dens"s incurred in reporting and
staying from 1000 am. to 2:30 in
the afternoon will be refunded.
Uu sunday an even greater num-
Der OF boys is expected at the stad-
um. Tie school will recess q lit4r
caflr to allow a game between o
RI Centre Redbirds and the Heber
town team to be played
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-28
Three-Man Labor
Board Proposed

WASHINGTON, Dec. 81 up -
Administration labor experts are
prepared TO recommend TO President
Roosevelt that he create a three
man war labor board TO administer
the industry-labor agreement for
uninterrupted production. il was
learned today.
The board. would be policy max
ing rather than an arbitration or
mediation board. In personnel and
procedure it would differ sharply
from the war labor board set up
during the first World War.
While a majority Of the admins
tration labor advisers were agreed
on three-man board some favored
larger one. perhaps Of nine mem
bers. Mr.. Roosevelt was said not 10
have decided yet on the type 70 be
set up. The industry labor confer
ence recommended, and the Presi-
dent agreed TO- establishment Of q
board having the general purposes
OF the first World War labor board
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-28

for that particular sport"
In other words. high school stu
dents may not compete on any teams
out of school while any athletic
season is being held. At present val
ley high school sports are in be-
tween seasons. The first league ba5-
ketball game will not be held until
January and players may keep on
with the Redbirds until the basket
ball schedule begins.
Tackett made it clear that no
team member receives pay in any
wav for his services and that any
gate receipts thai might be taken
in at games in the winter baseball
league will go towards the purchase
of balls and any other necessary
equipment. The boys don't even get
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-28
THE DAYS
SPORTS PARADE

or visiting a gunsmith. But, shuckS.
we didn't have a bad team. We lost
boys to the Army, through injuries,
and through influenza. The only
time they We're all together they
won, and beat OREGON State. the
conference champ"
Since Barry was one of the tive
coaches who did defeat the western
Bowl team, I asked him to furnish
a thumb-nail sketch of this squad
so lightly dismissed as an opponent
Tor hlgh-scOring Duke. He did. as
follows, but first he warned that
the Beavers have been terribly.
terribly under-rated and that the
oCds certainly shouldn't be any g.!
i can't pick Csc to win the game
because I haven't seen Duke" he
said. but Lon Stiner las two big.
rugged lines When I say biz and
rugged, mean just that. We didn't
beat them until the last 10 seconds
and by that time they'd burned up
half Of my players. including both
tullbackS. Back of those lines WORK
;Wo pretty good offensive combina-
tlonS. and don't think that they
cam score. They can and have.
The State backficlds toss passes
N all directions, not flashily but
effectively. The duo of left-handed
Don Durdan at right-half and RIGHT
handed Bob Dcthman at left halt
gave US plenty of misery all after
noon. They threaten every time
they handle the BAH and they have
the defense cross-cyed trying to
determine which way they viii
throw
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-28
BIG BOYS START
SERIOUS drills

LAKEWOOD. n. J Dec 81 up
Buddy Baer, sc2tching rumors that
slight injuries ne ~ fered in an
automobile accident recently would
disrupt his training routine, en-
2aged in mis- second sparring ses-
sicn today after beiarboring Elza
Thompson and Jim Robinson three
rounds each II his first serious drill
yesterday Baer will meet heavy
weight champion, Joe Louis Jan O..
GREENWOOD LAKE. N. Y, Dec
y. CUPl-HeavyWei9ht Champion
Joe Louis stepped up his training
activities today, scheduling eight
rounds Of sraTing work with Geo.
Nicnclson and George Hicks. Louis
indicated that he wanted to lose q
Iew moro pounds b,fore he meets
Buddy Baer in a navy relief bout
Jan s.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-28
MPLS. FLAX FUTURES
LOCAL BTTTERF4T
n. !. STOCKS

NEW YORK, Dec. - 'UPl - To-
bacco shares spurted today when
American Tobacco Company an
nounced an S per cent increase in
the price Of cigarettes. American
Tobacco Il was up nearly > points
and the whole market displayed a
stronger tone
Stock sales approximated l.16o.ooo
shares, the most for a short ses-
sion ince 1850. 900 hare were trad
ed Nav is, 1870 and compared with
$4,000 hares last saturday. curb
stock sales were 30s,0oo shares
againt $4,000 week ago.
Dow Jones preliminary closing
stock avera ges: Industrial 1o7.54.
up SO; rail 24.6l. UP IS; Utility
1857 up OF: and 65 stocks ISIS
UP 81
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-28
0UTFIELDER SOLD

SPOKANE, Wash, Dec. 27. CUP)
Levi Mccormick, outfielder for the
Spokane baseball club of the West
ern International league, has been
sold to PCrtlands Pacific Coast
league team for an undisclosed sum,
it Was announced today.
Mccormick, former Washington
State college athiete, was the third
Spokane players sold to Portland
recently. The others were Infielder
Henry Martinez and Pitcher Bob
Kinnaman.