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Evening star., 1941-09-20
Home Owners Hold
Advantage as Taxes
Soar, FaI|on Says
Renter Must Poy Each
Item, Hos No Deductions.
U. S. Official Points Out
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SWAMPSCOTT, Mass, Sept. 90
Asserting problems Immediately
ahead and confusion during the
next few years would exceed in
magnitude "the expectations of any
of US" Nugent Fallon, president of
the Federal Home Loan Bank of
New York, said today home owners
would have an advantage.
Addressing the New England Fed
eral Savings League Convention, he
said
Il have in mind the substantially
increased income taxes and the
promise of far greater increases in
such taxes by both the Federal and
State governments.
Home Owners Deductions.
"A home renter must, through his
monthly payments, pay each and
every item of expense a home owner
pays and in addition he is expected
to provide profit for the landlord
and all after the deduction of a
1ull income tax from his total earn
ings.
"A home owner on the other hand
can deduct from his earnings, before
the payment of his income tax, the
various taxes and assessments on his
real estate, and the interest he pays
on the mortgage. The difference is
considerable. ="
Others speaking before todays
session were w. H. Walker, president
of the First Federal Savings and
Loan Association of Miami, Fla;
Evening star., 1941-09-20

to watch the swift climbers from any
vantage point obtainable. When
ever these monkeys are in sight they
are conspicuous objects. Their
favorite lookout position is an open
treetop and sometimes as many as
II or Is will occupy this natural
tower. They are extremely fond of
sun baths and apparently enjoy
these lofty spots for this reason
and for the view they have OF the
surrounding country.
The strange honk is a cry tnat
is unmistakable and the occasional
"kee- -honk," deeply resonant and
long drawn. reminds you of the note
Of a bass viol. There is no forget
ting the call, once you have heard
1t in the wild.
These monkeys are good swim
Evening star., 1941-09-20

Air Dryer Prevents
Condensation of
Moisture in Cellar
BY HILSON MUNSEY.

One of the most serious problems
In game rooms and all rooms in
fact. that are built below grade,
where the outside wall is much
colder than the room temperature
is condensation. When the mois-
ture-laden air comes in contact
with the cold surface, it gives up
its moisture and deposits it on
the wall, to the detriment of the
wall covering. the floor covering and
and furniture. 1t can be prevented
by furring down the walls and
putting up wallboard or other wall
covering, but this is not always
feasible or desirable.
One way of covering this ac-
emulation of moisture is by the
use of an air dryer which will re-
move enough of the moisture to
prevent any deposit on the cold
surfaces. This device consists of
a pan for the collection of the
moisture as it is drawn from the
air and suspended above this pan.
three holders made in the form
of the letter "V."
These holders are suspended from
O wire frame. Into them is placed
affinity for moisture. The three
holders, or containers, will hold
10 pounds of the chloride.
AS the water is taken from the
air it dripS down the V-shaped
holders into the pan, which can
be emptied as often as necessary.
The wire holder fitS%onto the edge
of the pan so that it cannot be
corroded by the liquid that is col
lected. The pan itself is enameled
in marine blue.
Each 1O-pound charge Of chloride
will remove from 10 to 80 pounds of
moisture from the air, depending
on the temperature. For every 800
IN 1000 cubic feet of space, one unit
should be used for the best results.
The units measure 1612xl0Axl2
inches.
Flush Valves.
Flush valves in the toilet are a
frequent cause of annoyance. After
a time the rubber ball that closes
the valve begins to wear and get
out of shape, with consequent
drip of water that is annoying and
WaSteful. A new method of stopping
this annoyance is by means of a
rubber ball in a basket. The bas-
ket guarantees that the ball will
return to the seat of the valve
every time. thus assuring the COM
plete stoppage of any water leak.
The ball itself is made Of hollow
rubber. 1t is buoyant and highly
resistant to deterioration. There
is a solid ball inside the hollow one
that is heavy enough to insure that
It fits tightly over the seating. When
this ball wears. as all things must
In course Of time, it can be re-
placed easily, without any inter-
ference with the unit.
One of the great advantages of
this arrangement is that the ball
wears evenly because it is not re-
stricted to any one position, as is
the case with the regulation fixed
ball that is attached to a metal
stem. The rubber ball is buffed all
over to a velvet surface to make
sure of a perfect contact at all times
The metal parts are constructed
of brass with an IS per cent copper
content. The manufacturers of this
flush ball say that a leak in the
valve of only ! 32d of an inch will
cost 7 cents a day or over S25 a
year.
Easement Windows.
There is a new development in
easement windows. The new WIN
dow opens not only vertically, but
horizontally, In the vertical posi-
ton, it acts the same as the !
Evening star., 1941-09-20

Increasing demand has forced
cigarette factories in Mexico to
operate at capacity.
Evening star., 1941-09-20

but he added that private industry
would have large share in defense
housing.
Evening star., 1941-09-20

Ormond E. Loomis, assistant TO the
Federal Home Loan Bank Board in
Washington, and Oscar r. Kreutz of
Washington, general manager Of the
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance
Corp.
Part of Long Range Program.
Much of the so-called defense
housing will be good security when
the war is over and is a part of the
Nations long-range housing pro-
gram as we'll as of the defense pro-
gram" Mr.. Walker declared.
Mr.. Loomis said business as
usual was over and that defense
housing must take precedence over
all other residential construction
Evening star., 1941-09-20

Mr.. Kreutz outlined the seven-
year history of the insurance corpo-
ration.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-03-26
Law Enforcement

New stories from the city of Butte relate incidents that
startling startling to the people of the state who have some
knowledge of that city and the which the news
stories tell about must have caused the Butte citizens witness
ing them doubt their eyes 1t really subject for
Ripley believe it not when public destruction OF slot
machines staged that city by law enforcement officers
enforcing the gambling laws of the state
Perhaps destruction of the Is of the lone armed
bandits nothing but gesture but the recognition
by the officers of the law that angamblng law
exists in state, is at least something.
Attorney has called the attention of the
officers the state the existence of the
anti gambling laws and has earned the appreciation of the
decent awabding people of the state thereby and be-
eve he has also earned the respect of the acketeer his
that he intends support law enforcement has
apparently not been taken lightly by them And appears
that attorneys other officers of the law through
places where for another
less open gambling has been permitted by them now
making "show' at least, of enforcing the law
before in The Voice. open violation of any exist
ing law only be explained by of two assumptions
Either the law enforcement officers too inefficient and
ignorant apathetic realize their responsibilities they
deliberately accepting payoff In either they
should be removed from office for their failure to enforce the
Under consideration have they justification to
themselves review the provisions of the law
determine which laws shall be enforced Their simple
duty assumed by their oath of office is to enforce ALL
laws Theirs not to reason why.
the 1887 session of the Montana legislature joker law
which provides fine protection for the gambling
element This the known the hickey law,
which provides that card be played in mercantile
establishments so-caed trade checks which redeem
able in merchandise This of course adds to the difficulties
enforcement particularly when the law enforcement
officers actually looking for not to enforce the
gambling However, this law does not offer pro-
machns and other mechanical devices for sep
arating the guibe from their money
It will be interesting the mayors and the
police of our larger cities and county attorneys sher
counties will support the attorney general in his
efforts build respect for and observance of existing law
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-03-26
A Fine Record?

Taxpayers Association and the Associated In
loud in their praises of the recent
the legislature and its accomplishments Their
euoges of the assembly rece record of constructive egs
lation They dwell principally the fact that or
additional taxes levied And their panegyrcs place
definitely instruments of the special interests of Mon
tana identity had long been definitely estab
lshed.
evauang the merit of the praises of these two stools
corporate interests of the state should remember
the scramble the in the last day to
appropriations from socially desirable services to not
the total appropriations exceed the total anticipated in
Water conservation direct relief for the relief
sicos Victims these the appropriations drastcay
reduced naturally curtament of these services made
mandatory The appropriations originally made for them had
certainly not been too generous.
is clearly evident that had the legislative assembly
given thought the needs of Montana and its people and not
all of it's efforts safeguard the profit
SURPRISES of the corporations from the
the state and the labor of its people, this hectic struggle
ougo match income woudshave been
The control by the special interests of the majority of the
house of the assembly clearly shown by the fact
that designed to raise additional needed
increasing the very nominal taxes the corporations of
discussed the floor of the house They
the adoption of adverse committee reports
result the aged and needy deprived of the
required to maintain them in decency and health
victims of sicos will suffer continued deprivaons the
conservation program is practically wrecked But the
corporations profits protected.
This made the session great and outstanding in the
of the organizations of the special ineresshe
Taxpayers Association and the Associated Industries
What do YOU think of it?
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-03-26
Montana Farmers
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an organization is satisfied to leave
the income account OF wheat farmers
solely dependent upon wheat loans,
am sure everyone is familiar with our
Income Certificate Plan which Is de-
signed to assure parity income to the
wheat farmers without the necessity
of asking the congress for annual ap-
preparations either for the Commodity
Credit Corporations capital account or
for parity payments.
Would Squeeze Out Small Fellow
There is still another important
reason why the Farmers Union will
continue its aggressive fight for the
enactment of our Wheat Income Ger
tificate Bill. The leadership of the
Farm Bureau are openly advocating
$50 to 1902 loans tied to acreage re-
duction sufficiently drastic to reduce
the annual wheat crop to point only
slightly above the possible domestic
disappearance. The leadership of the
Farm Bureau Federation admittedly
represents the thinking of the large
commercial type farmer. We have re-
peatedly stated that there is an ire
ducible minimum below which the
small family type farmer cannot re-
duce either acreage or marketing and
still expect to stay in business in COM
petition with the large commercial op-
orator.
One hundred per cent wheat loans
coupled with a horizontal acreage cut
sufficient to pull production down to
domestic needs would automatically
drive countless thousands of socalled
family type wheat farmers out of bus
mess and leave the production of
wheat in the hands of the large COM
mercial operators. We have repeated
ly stated that there is a vast differ
ence between parity income to farm
family and parity price on a unit of
commodity, for the reason that parity
price for a bushel of wheat can only
create parity income if it is multiplied
by sufficient number of bushels of
wheat
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-03-26

Manhattan, Mont, March %, 1941
Dear Editor:
| hope this letter doesn't meet the
fate of my last one sent to you to
print, In January l think l wrote it,
about the 22nd. l received my last
weeks paper and this weeks both to-
gether the 18th and 18th editions AL
so received card telling me a Mr..
O'Byrne renewed my subscription.
don't know him but wish to thank him
through this letter to the paper. Also
wish to congratulate Mr. Duncan on
his letter. 1t sure was a biz or the big
boys legislature. A bunch of high
school boys could have done much bet
ter. Also congratulations to the tax
payers signature from Helena. Also
wish to call attention through the pa
per to the terrible way in which the
old people have been treated by the
last legislature, The biggest burlesque
ever staged in the state and to re-
mind them that it is now more i'm
perative than ever that Gov. Sam c..
Ford appoint somebody as state ad-
ministrator of welfare who is a real
friend of the old people and known as
their definite friend The old people
the liberals and progressives of Mon
tana are watching this appointment
closely to determine if Gov. Ford is
sincere in his election pledges to the
aged of the state. They have not been
favorably impressed with the brand
of men already selected by the gov
ernor. Governor Ford can prove his
absolute sincerity and assure the pro-
gressive people of the state by ap-
pointing Jerry O'Connell to the posi-
ton, because he is the best qualified
man in the state for the job. He has
really worked for the old people, is
their real friend and has their real
as one who will give them
square deal Anyone that is fair
and square, honest and dependable
and worked for the poor, the aged and
hard working people get put aside,
why, because the people can't with
stand a letter(?) from the money
power. Wheeler is big man now
but doesn't look any bigger to me
now but of course more prosperous
than he did some 80 odd years ago
when the boys here in Manhattan
took up a donation for him, but now
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-03-26

| figuring, for he thinks thai world con
ditions are about ready for readjust
ment and that the market price OF
wheat will most likely be $1.00 per
bushel in the near future. His parity
payment of 1Oc per bushel equals
$4,000 and his conservation payments
at SC would equal $4,000 and the
maximum he could expect to earn
from any soil building practices would
be $4,000, therefore, if he became a
non-co-operator he would stand to
loose some $4,000 less administration
costs and perhaps 1919 reduction
in his allowance which would perhaps
be $4,000 so his allowance would real
ly be perhaps about $65000, he fig
ures he can become non-co-operator
and plant 200 acres, and does so, and
his yield is actually 40 bushels per
acre or 5000 bushels, the market price
at threshing time is 40c per bushel
but, he can borrow 500 of the loan
value for wheat in storage or 45c per
bushel, so he makes wheat loan
and receives $3,600.00 which is about
equal to what money he would have
been able to procure from being a
co-operator, but he has in storage two
times the amount of wheat and if
the farm price reaches the $1.00 per
bushel he can redeem the wheat and
be $4,000 ahead on the deal.
Now we take farm No. low yield
ing farm, and apply the same ratio
of operation to it and find CIT what
happens 1t becomes non-co-opera-
tor and plants 200 acres, his parity
payment loss is $4,000 his conserva-
ton payment loss $4,000 and his soil
building practice loss $4,000, total
of $4,000 and his ability to borrow
$4,000 on his wheat in storage, which
equals a total of $4,000 His produc-
ton as non-co-operator would be
2 1000 bushels upon which he could
borrow 45c per bushel or total of
100000 or loss of $1,000 less money
to carry on his business. Farmer No.
has had the grindstone on his nose
for a long period of time, and it takes
every penny he can manage to obtain
to keep his and he in low stage of 1
self sufficiency and retain ownership
% his property, mighty small push
md he becomes another part of the |
production of WPA clients. So |
through no fault of his, he is being |
orced into program he doesn't like
Since the being of the AAA I've
)een trying to find out who is respon-
ible for the over production (using
he national average of about 10 bu.
Ter acre. the below yielders or the
bove yielders, and what number of
armers are in the above and what
lumber in the below. If the ones in
he below understand the real mean
ng of this wheat quota and what it's
ltimate results means to them, that ;
uestion will be. settled on May 81
yhen the quota votes are counted, of !
curse, no doubt, this election will
e held in very haphazard manner.
And out goes the family-size farmer
we don't look out.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-03-26
By c. S. HORTON

| In paragraph two Mr. Crandell
states, land yet under the marketing
quota they will be penalized 15c a
not grown on the allotted acreage"
The fact of the matter is the penalty
may be SOC per bushel, as on March
9Th Secretary of Agriculture Claude
R. Wickard made a recommendation
that the penalty on grower selling
allied SOC per bushel. And l wish to
further state. That, if a farmer
plants in excess of his allotted acre.
age he becomes non-co-operator and
therefore, becomes non-eligible to a
parity payment, a conservation pay
ment, or any other conservation pay
ments for practices performed under
the AAA other than crop insurance
and wheat storage loans, his wheat
storage loan being 500 of the loan
value. Thus, the most non-co-opera-
tors will continue to come form the
high producing area. We will assume
that wheat has a storage loan value
of 75c per bu., based from the parity
price, but the market value is 40c
per bu., and we have two 800 acre
farms each in different part of a
one in high yielding area the |
other in low yielding area each of |
these farms have the same acreage |
allotments or 100 acres
Farm No. 1, the low yield farm gets
a quota for 10 blu. per acre, or 1000 |
bushels.
Farm No. 2, the high yielding farm
gets a quota of 40 bushels per acre
,r 1000 bushels.
Farm No. 1 will be able to borrow
$4,000.
Farm No. 2 will be able to borrow
IS, 10000.
Here we will assume that farmer L
10. Q gets out his pencil and begins
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-03-26

re brief and the subject matter dis
ectively
he is big 81 am" Maybe, Mr.. Mahon-
ey got divvy to praise him SO, he
made me laugh when l heard him
over the radio. There were several
of them stammered, suffered, so |
guess If they have conscience it must
have been pinching them. l see Jean
nette is following Mr. Wheeler | am
wondering who the big boys will
choose to represent Montana the next
time. Some people have foolish
money to pay for radio talks for
women at Bozeman and Butte to
scandalize Jerry and his mother. /
bet they got nice check; would have
helped the old age pension checks
just little. Come again all of you
readers with your opinion, l sure enjoy
them We have man here who has
damned Jerry O'Connell but he isn't
fit for jerry to wipe his dirty muddy
hoe on. Another knocker of a pen
sion for the aged people, but l would
rather be old and poor than have his
guilty conscience to carry around.
With best wishes for oil of you and
the progress of The Peoples Voice.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Mary E. Friday
P. S.-Yes, you can all look for Sena-
tor Murray's defeat in AZ.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-03-26
By HAROLD BROWN
State Secretary

Secretary of Agriculture Claude r
Wickard has set May 81 for the date
on which wheat farmers will vote fol
or against marketing quotas. Many
requests are coming to the state office
for information on marketing quotas
Our information at this time is very
| limited.
Stories are appearing in the daily
press and some farm papers stating
just how marketing quotas will work
These may, or may not, be accurate
! No regulations have been made public
| by the AAA, on marketing quotas.
| Certain facts are contained in the
agricultural marketing act of 1888.
These are:
| /. An election to determine wheth-
er or not marketing quotas shall be
imposed must be held whenever the
carry-over and crop estimates for the
coming year total $3.50 more than do
nestle requirements. Two-thirds ma
jority of all farmers voting is required
to pass the marketing quota.
2. All wheat farmers who have es-
tablished wheat base whether they
are entitled to vote.
g. A farmers marketing quota will
be either the actual production of his
wheat allotment acres or the number
of bushels obtained by multiplying the
wheat allotment acres by the AAA
normal yield whichever is the largest
Of the two figures.
All Montana farmers know exactly
what their wheat allotment and yield
is.
4. Every producer who has a
wheat base is covered If marketing
quotas are passed. II anyone is not
satisfied with his quota under terms
of the bill he may institute court &C
ton to adjust his quota Anyone mar
keting or feeding wheat to livestock
in excess of his quota will be fined
15c bushel for each mushel sold on
the market or fed.
In the event farmers refuse to vote
for a quota, there can be no election
held for two years nor can there be
any loan program. The above state
ments pertain to the law as passed
in 1888.
Congress is in session and already
a bill has been introduced changing
the provisions of the law The change
would be a fine of SOC q
bushel and marketing quotas would
not apply to farmers planting less
than Is acres to wheat.
The Farmers Union has taken no
position as yet supporting or opposing |
marketing quotas. Probably the
wishes of the membership will govern |
he attitude of the officials.
Refusal of wheat farmers to accept |
heir quota will mean no loan. This
would result in a probable severe de-
cline in the price of wheat, and COM
)lete destruction of the present AAA
program.
Whether congress would then enact
'ther legislation for farmers or would
efuse to pass any legislation for
can not be judged. The Farm
RS Union urges all farmers to attend
he AAA meetings that will be called
o discuss marketing quotas.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-03-26
SPECULATION IN LEATHER
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. HI

WASHINGTON Leon Henderson
commissioner of price sterilization,
asserted here that increases of one
and one-half to two cents which have
taken place in packer hide prices
and hide futures since the middle of
February appear to be speculative and
not warranted by actual supply con-
ditions. 1.-THE net additional demand
for leather due to army shoe orders
is only small percentage of total
leather consumption and cannot cause
any difficulty in supplying normal
leather requirements" he said.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-03-26

trend will be greater emphasis on the
long-range bombers that can carry
loads of explosives. :. Newspaper
stories to the contrary notwithstand-
ing, it is insisted that there is no
great food surplus in this country, ex-
cept possibly wheat, rice, and a few
dried fruits. Whatever presumed sur
plus there is is due rather to insult
ficient mass purchasing power. This
presumed surplus will disappear as
the expanded defense program in
creases mass purchasing power-that
is, unless prices continue to go up.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-03-26
By GORDON N. cRANDELL

Recently l attended a series of
countrywide AAA meetings and a
Farmers Union protest meeting. Aft
er talking to quite a number of farm
ers and listening to the explanations
of the county agents on the new mar
keting quota which we are to vote on
May 81 it appears to me there is no
marketing quota at all for the big
farmer or those who can afford to
stay with the AAA but only penalty
for those small farmers who cannot
possibly make living by staying