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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-08-13
SPEAKING TOUR
BY j. G. PATTON
is ANNOUNCED
Militant National President
of the Farmers Union Will
Address Audiences in Sew
eral Places Next Month, and
Meet With Ins. Agents.

James G. Patton, militant president
of the National Farmers Union and
well known throughout the state for
his active and effective support of all
organization activities of labor as
we'll as farmers, is scheduled to speak
at several meetings in the state in
September, according to advises re-
ceived from Harold Brown, state sec
rotary treasurer of the Montana Divi-
sion of the Farmers Union.
The schedule of Mr.. Patton's meet
ings is as follows:
Havre, September 4: Havre The
atre, 200 p. m.
Glendive, September 5, at 500 p. m.
Shepherd, September 6, at 300
p. m.
If possible, arrangements will be
made to have Mr.. Patton broadcast
over KICK at Wolf Point at noon on
September 5.
All meetings will be open to the
public
Mr.. Patton has recently returned
from a tour of South America under
the auspices of the Carnegie Peace
Foundation. The purpose of this tour
was to obtain first-hand knowledge of
under which agriculture
operates in South America and to de-
termine if possible, what effect the
good-neighbor policy with South
American countries will have on
American agriculture.
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-08-13
COOP GETS
ANOTHER
OIL LEASE
Kansas City Coop Secures a
Lease on Another 80 Acres
OF Oil Land and Is Drilling
A Well On 1t; Have Already
Produced $4,000 Barrels.

North Kansas City, Mo. - Con-
sumers Cooperative Association has
made another advance in controlling
it's source of crude oil supplies, &C
cording to President Howard A. Cow
den who has announced that its sub
sidiary-the Cooperative Oil Produc-
ing Association-has signed an oil
lease on 80 acres in Rocks County,
northwest Kansas, and would begin
drilling the first we'll last Monday.
This is the second oil lease con-
trolled by the Cooperative Oil Pro-
ducing Association. The only coop
in the world to own oil wells, the as
sociation made history September 20
last year when it secured 281a %
interest and full producing rights in
the 160-acre Beardmore lease, located
six miles from the new site. The
we'll on the Beardmore
lease and six more drilled later by
the coop have already produced ap-
proximately 45,50O barrels of oil.
The coop has full ownership of the
lease on the new tract, whose own
ers are Flora and Douglas McClay.
There are two good producing wells
in adjacent tracts to the north, one
good well on the northwest, and four
minimum wells on the west, south
and east.
The parent company, Consumers
Association, is regional
cooperative wholesale serving 125,000
consumer-members in Kansas, Mis-
souri,, Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota,
Colorado, Wyoming, Oklahoma, and
Utah. Both leases are located on the
92-mile coop pipe line which carries
crude oil to the coop refinery at
Phillipsburg, Kansas. Originally de-
signed for 10000 barrels of refined
fuels monthly, the refinery's capacity
mas been enlarged to 100000 barrels
The Beardmore lease pro-
luces about one-twelfth of the re-
,inery's needs.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-08-13
TRESPASSINC AT THE CAPITAL
By A. I. HARRIS

distribution on pro rata basis rather
than on basis of defense needs
The senate OVERRIDE the Presidents
veto the house sustained the veto
by a bare margin of two votes. 1t
takes a two-thirds vote to override a
veto. But the boys now have their
heads together trying to figure out
how to get their pork.
Congress has always been rather
partial to pork as an item of diet,
BILE with Adolf Hitler over that gen
tleman's" mad ambition to rule the
world to induce a majority of con-
gress to voluntarily go off pork ra-
tions
Reuters Versus Transocean
A very lively scrap for clients in
Central and South America is taking
place between Reuters, the British
news agency, and Transocean, nazi
ported, with the former getting all
propaganda news" service, it is re-
ported, with the former getting all
the better of it.
Since Transocean was a nazi gov
eminent subsidized service, it was
able to line up hundreds of small
newspapers who could not afford to
pay for a news service. These pa
pers were either supplied Transocean
gratis, or were charged a ridiculously
low price for it, and no efforts at col
lecting this most nominal price made.
Transocean thus had this field to it
self
Taking advantage of the low re-
pute into which Transocean has fall
len as the result of revelations dur
ing its recent trial and conviction in
United States court, Reuters dras-
tically reduced its prices to small
and has gone into this
new field with vim. Whether
Reuters is being subsidized by the
British government is not in evidence,
but the fact is that it already has
succeeded in taking scores upon
scores Of clients away from Trans
Continued on Page Two)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-08-13

Association, IN spirit of reac-
ton, in being a loyal cohort of
the army of corporate occupa-
ton of America, rises even
above the example set by the
national organization.
For 40 undisturbed years, the faith
full have met annually to enjoy good
fellowship and also to discuss how
the absentee landlords of Montana,
represented by those running the as
ISOLATION, can, in the least painful
fashion, strip the farmers, laborers,
independent professionals, small mer-
chants, Of everything they make
above bare living; and often strip
them beneath that standard and put
Woodworking people on relief. This
time the years of mutterings of free
lance lawyers in the association broke
into mutiny.
1t may intrigue the public to know
how stupidity reactionary, how cohe-
sive for the corporations, how dis
loyal to our alliance with Russia, this
organization of old fogies and young
social climbers is. (Frankness con-
strains me to tell that there was an
instructive paper on water right law
read by Judge Lew L. Galloway; Les
ter Lobe made an interesting report
on the work of judges and lawyers
in teaching the duties Of citizenship
to young voters; c.. L. Avery had
taken great pains and read fit eulo-
gies to our members who had died
in the year; Mason Laid, dean of
the University of Iowa, discussed ably
Modern Developments in the law of
Evidence; Elias II. Wright of Seat
tie spoke charmingly of ancient He
brew COMMISSIONING clearly that in
some respects they were more care
full Of the rights of ordinary folks
than many courts in America today.)
The address of the president for
the past year, Fl. L. DeKalb of Lewis
town, was as a voice from the dead.
1t may seem not credible, but he ac-
tually advocated the repeal of all laws
giving people the Initiative and Refer
endum. He deplored the constitu-
tional amendment that United States
Senators be elected by the people.
There was loud applause, and this ap-
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-08-13

invited to assist in writing a re-
form tax bill. Whether the
suggestion will be adopted de-
ponds now on whether Demo
cratic leaders in the senate
will attempt. to whip and spur
this legislation through the
senate without adequate con-
sideration.
The story in the house was not to
be found in the passage of the bill,
nor was it to be found in the injus-
tees in the ball as passed. The real
story, commented on by all expert
enced observers of congress, was to
be found in the hopeless inadequacy
of the house machinery to deal with
difficult legislation of this character,
and the apparent Indifference of
house members to this appalling sit
uation. Here was a bill which would
affect, vitality, the future of the coun-
try and it was approved after four
days of debate where congressman
Just talked for home consumption.
The bill was considered under a gag
rule adopted by the democratic lead
ers. Under this rule, no congressman
could represent his constituents in
an attempt to accomplish justice. He
could offer no amendments unless the
ways and means committee granted
him liberty to offer them-and no
liberty was being granted.
The ways and means committee did
stand up in one fight The bill, as
reported, compelled husbands and
wives to file joint return for their
combined incomes. The law now per-
mits separate returns. Men of ire
mendous wealth have been "giving"
property bands, and stocks, and
real estate, to their wives, thus divid-
ing up the family income and thus
cutting the tax burdens. Likewise,
movie stars and their wives have filed
separate returns" and many other
comparatively large income tax pay
ers have done likewise, and thus
escaped taxes.
The ways and means committee,
through compelling these taxpayers to
make a joint return, would have col
lected from them about $300,000,000
a year more than they now pay. In
come tax payers with less than $4,000
a year income would not have been
bothered by this proposal. They
would have paid no more tax. They
make up most of the tax payers. But
opposing this amend
ment, howled over the injustice. And
even President Roosevelt invaded the
house proceedings to oppose the
and help the rich.
The house beat down the ways and
means committee the rich won
again. Now it is estimated that in
the senate or elsewhere, the poorer
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-08-13
CROP REPORT
In AUGUST
IS BETTER
Report Indicates Largest
Wheat Crop Since 1928 and
Estimates of Crop Has Risen
Over IL Million Bushels
Since July Estimate.

Crop prospects on August / were
improved over the forecasts of a
month earlier, according to the United
Staes Department of Agriculture esti-
mates for August l. These show
that damage to crops was much less
than was allowed for in the July 1
estimates based upon the average of
past years. In the case of spring
wheat the condition declined only 5
points in July compared with a 10
year average decline of IL points. A
similar situation developed with re-
spect to most other crops which are
normally susceptible to July weather
damage. AS a result, the August 1
estimates, as a rule, are above those
of month ago. Not only was July
weather more favorable than average,
but due to the advanced growth and
of most crops during
June, they were better able to with
stand the normally hot weather Of
July.
Wheat
The most marked improvement in
production prospects occurred in the
case of wheat where the August
estimate is now 73,184,000 bushels
compared with 61,010,00O bushels in
dictated a month ago and the 1910
crop of 56,070,000 bushels. The 1941
wheat crop is expected to be the larg-
est one since 1928 when 79,146,000
bushels were harvested.
Feed Grains
Corn, oats, barley, and rye all came
July with far less than aver
age hot weather declines. The indi-
Gated production for all except rye
show an increase over July l.
Flaxseed
The August l estimate of produc-
ton is 1,050,000 bushels compared
with the July estimate of 100000
bushels, and 1910 production of
100000 bushels.
Hay
The August 1 indicated production
of all hay is 100000 tons compared
with the 1910 production of 2,339,000
tons.
Sugar Beets
Indicated production has declined
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-08-13
R. R. BOARD
PUBLISHES RULES
FOR Carriers
Publication in Loose Leaf
Form Covers Questions Per-
tanning to Insurance, Tariffs,
Service, Transfers Leases,
Mortgages, Etc.

A new loose leaf pocket size book
let has been published by the board
of railroad commissioners covering
the laws, rules and regulations gov
erning motor vehicle carriers. By a
general order of Commissioners Paul
t. Smith, Horace F. Casey and Chair
man Austin B. Middleton, the board
has revised the old rules and regula-
lions and issued new ones pertaining
to the safety of motor carrier opera
tions and general provisions concern
ing them.
The booklet consists of 127 pages
in loose leaf form, for the purpose of
eoconmy, permitting changes without
the necessity of complete reprint
Part one of the book covers the
statutes. including the motor carrier
law, laws relating to the size of We
hicles and loads, tire equipment, stops
for school buses, hours of labor and
accidents. Thirty pages are devoted
to the statutes.
Part two of the book covers safety
regulations consisting of so pages,
while 80 pages are given to general
rules governing the operation of mo-
tor carriers. A full index of Is pages
the book.
Among the safety regulations are
rules pertaining to the qualifications
Of drivers, the driving of motor We
hicles including emergency equip
ment, safe loading, precautions at
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-08-13

At Gettysburg, the orator set a
tombstone at the casket containing
the oil lamp. The inscription read:
Here lies a coal-oil lamp. Buried
here May 3, 1871, by the Adams Elec-
trio Cooperative, as symbol of the
drudgery and toll which its member
families bore far longer than was
necessary or right but which, with the
energization Of their own power sys-
TEN, are now abolished for all time"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-08-13

secretary-treasurer of the Ma
tional Farmers Union because
of his pro-Coughlin activity, E.
E. Kennedy then launched the
National Farmers Guild and
later lobbied in Washington
with Louis B. Ward, editor of
Coughlin's Social Justice.
Following are some of the develop
ments that have been reported:
% The Ohio Farmer, Capper's 49,
year old farm publication states that
E. E. Kennedy spoke in Ohio at Je-
nera, Marysville and Canton under
the auspices of the Farmers Protec-
tive Association. In a front-page edi-
torial The Ohio Farmer warns against
"glib oratory" and urges farmers to
take with a grain of salt those who
have appointed themselves as our
guardians"
(2) The president of the Ohio FPA,
|. E. Baker, stated that he "had met
Kennedy just once at Marysville,"
but that he was for him mo matter
who he is or what he represents so
long as he is on our side.'
co Indications that the organiza-
ton is well-financed by unnamed
sources appear not only from the
widespread drive that it is putting on
but also from the large legal fees
that are being paid out
Pearl Flory, Verona chicken
farmer who spoke on behalf of the
FPA at Celina, July 18TH stated that
"the lawyers are getting all the
money" The Union Register says
that Baker admitted that the attor-
neys, Clark and Routzohn, chad been
paid $1,000 out of the Ohio FPA's
treasury to fight two cases at the fed
eral court at Dayton" and Expenses"
would be paid in addition.
No Dirt Farm Leaders
(4) The Ohio Farmer disclosed that
none of the officers of the Ohio FPA
is ar ordinary dirt farmer but that
they are bankers, dealers and real
estate spectators some of whom own
farms on the side. The officers are:
I. E. Baker, Phillipsburg president
of the Phillipsburg State bank, presi-
dent of the Laura Stone and Gravel
company, former state senator from
the third district, is president of the
FPA and owns two farms.
Andrew J. Eby, Jr., Dayton, secre-
tary of the FPA is a coal, oil and
farm machinery dealer, owning farm
on the side.
C. B. Franklin is Boyersville grain
Continued Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-08-13
The Fruit of Appeasement

The Fruit of Appeasement
Nobody here doubts that move
by Japan against either Singapore or
the Dutch East Indies-perhaps even
against Thailand = will bring this
country Immediately into war with
Nippon, alongside the British and the
Dutch But does Japan know this !?
Very likely not.
The President, in his dealings with
the Japs, is taking a lot of heat
here. The policy, it is felt by many
competent observers, is a vacillating
one, which increases rather than les
sens the danger of war in the Far
East. These people believe that FDR
is missing grand opportunity to
obtain national unity by failing to
adopt a Far Eastern policy Of unwav-
ering firmness. Even the group
headed by Herbert Hoover which last
week sent a letter to congress de-
claring that such moves as the occu-
patton of Iceland and aid to Soviet
Russia were warlike acts. very dis
creetly avoided all mention Of war
like acts" against Japan. Ihey knew
that such criticism would not receive
public support.
Ultimately, we are going to get
vrcy fifn indeed with the Japs but
this probably will come too late
when the Japs will be unable to re-
trace their steps. 1t will then mere
ly be the prelude to war. The fruits
of appeasement are mighty bitter
fruits. But we still cling to the hope
that the tree will produce different
fruit. We might as we'll ask nature
to change her laws.
BaIk at Pork Rations
National emergencies may come,
and national emergencies may go, but
the old Congressional pork barrel,
like or Man River, it just keeps
rollin' along.
Last week, the President vetoed
the 800 million dollar defense high
way bill because Congress in distri-
buting the fund to the various states
adopted the pork barrel method of
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-08-13
CROP INSURANCE
CHANGES
EXPLAINED
Triple-A Committee Hold 13
Meetings During Week to
Explain to Farmers Changes
In Methods of Payment for
Crop Insurance.

Thirteen meetings to explain the
Federal Crop Insurance Corporations
1912 program were held in Montana
last week, r. ]. McKenna, chairman
of the Montana Triple-A committee,
states.
"The principal purpose of the meet
ings," McKenna says, was to explain
to Montana wheat growers how crop
insurance guarantees them an aver
age yearly return on their wheat crop
despite drouth, hail, insects and other
natural causes of loss. Four major
changes that are being made in this
years program to make insuring less
complicated were also explained at
the meetings"
Most important of these changes"
he continued, lis one providing for
payment of premiums through COM
modify note plan. Under this provi-
sion a grower signs note at the
time he applies for insurance. This
authorizes the corporation to deduct
the amount of the premium from any
that may be paid him or
from his Triple-A payment of wheat
loan. The date for paying premiums
has been extended until August 20,
1912"
"Other new phases of the program
that insurance is in effect
until noon of October 81, instead of
October 1 as previously, an individual
makes only one application to insure
any number of farms and an owner
or operator insuring one farm in
must insure all his farms in
that county," he added.
Insurance on 1912 winter wheat
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-08-13
FARMERS PROTECTIVE
ASSN. SUPPORTED BY
C0UGHLIN'S ST00GFes
E. E. Kennedy, Formerly Seer
urer of National Farmers Unio+
the Organization for His Pol
merry, Now Active in Furtherin|
RebelliOn7 in the MiddleWest.
listed by
Il Cllica-
Wheat

Reports from the mddewes that there to the
swheat rebellion" than the E. E. Kennedy, who
backed Father Charles Coughns efforts to elect Lemke
the ticket 1886 and who has been active in the
National Farmers Guild making speeches in the
middlewest organize wheat into the
Farmers Protective Association Routed office
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-08-13
CONSUMERS Offer HELP
TO SENATE COMMIT TEE
TO WRITE TAX Bill
Organized Consumers Suggest That Organ
lied Farmers, Labor and Consumers Co.
ops Be Called In to Help Draft an Equitable
Tax Bill That Will Not Soak the Poor;
Big Incomes Pay Smallest Percentage.

Washington D. COrganized this week offered
help the committee finance federal tax
would be faer and sounder than the SOAK the
b which approved by the house. Representatives of
Cooperative League of the u A. suggested to
that representatives of organized agriculture and
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-08-13
By H. l.. MAURY

For 25 the American Bar Association has proudly
acquiesced in the accusation that composed mostly Of
corporation lawyers and the intellectual hobbe all pro-
gressive political movements the backbone of the fight
against the Presidents magnificent successful battle Cap
pauded by the people in eecng him third me) unpack
The supreme court of the United States The
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-08-13
MAURY REPORTS ON THE
CONVENTION OF THE
MONTANA BAR ASSN.

Charges That the Annual Conclave of the
Montana State Bar Represents a United
Front of Insurance Companies, Railroads,
Chain Banks, Chain Stores and Power Com
panies; Deplores Ignorance of Lawyers
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-08-13

Economic Justice and Equality
Is the Real Safeguard of De-
mocracy. Lack of These Is a
Challenge to the Intelligence
and Sincerity of All.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-13

Gen. Hugh =. Johnson,
Americas Fighting Thinker"
Writes Daily for the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-13
Tanker Fire0ut,
Probe Starts

Halted for five days by the burn
ing oil tanker Transfer, traffic on
the Rouge River resumed today
after a salvage company had
placed huge steel cables around
the vessel 10 prevent il slipping
into the river channel
Agents of the FBI. detectives oil
the arson squad and marine in.
spectors Immediately boarded the
ship IN an effort 10 determine the
cause Of the fire, which began al
6:45 p. m Friday and finally
burned itself out yesterday.
Federal agents are checking the
possibility that the blaze was the
work Of saboteurs, but preliminary
investigation has indicated il
was result of the heat and
started by a spark caused by a
hatch cover striking a steel pump
handle.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-13
Workers Return
To Wafer Board,
Police on Guard

AFL and CT Oemployes Of the
Detroit Wat erBoard went peace
fully TO work today with police
on duty at the boards three yards
TO prevent recurrence of fist-fght-
ing which broke out yesterday
when AFL workers attempted 10
prevent Go men entering the
Fullerton avenue yard.
Fifteen members of the State.
County and Municipal Workers
Union of the Go appeared ar
Mayor Jeffries' office today, and
each told his story of being
stopped by AFL workers yester-
day at the yard gate when he at
tempted TO go TO work.
This is a closed shop now.
The ALL has taken over and
you can't work here unless you
Join our union"
The mayor promised 10 investi-
gate the complaints and guar
anteed the blockade will not be
repeated.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-13
Strike Saves Goat
Nanny on Way to Become College Serum Can't Pass
Picket Lines in Yards

Because Of tho strike Of the
AL Transfers Union, the pens in
the Michigan Central railroad
stockyards were empty Of all stock
today except two lonesome goats.
One of the goats. a female
named Nanny. was en- route "a
Wayne University medical college
10 become some kind of serum
when the strike halted her journey
temporarily
The other goat is named Her
man and was lost in transit Sev.
eral years ago and has made tho
yards his permanent residence
Herman is an evil old character
who has developed the tobacco
chewing habit Today he leerec
through the Stats of NannyS per
while tobacco juice dribbled into
his beard.
John Curran, union organizer ir
charge of the strike. said TODAY
that the Board OF Education coulC
come and get Nanny any time but
William Collins the boards pur.