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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-04-01
ISSUES DICTUM

Detroit, APR. ms -- Slot
machines and all other gambling
devices even when used by
churches and other groups -
will not. be tolerated" in Wayne
County, Prosecutor william +.
warned today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-04-01
Assessments Made

Assessments Of 81 in municipal
court Monday were made against
Raymond o. Hirth, Saline, for de
fectiye automobile brakes, Willard
Smith. this city. defective auto
lights Carl Seleska, Milan, no op-
orators license on person and
stephen j. starr. this city, double
parking.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-04-01

WASHINGTON-UP- Congress
sional leaders OF the opposition TO
the lend-lease program Sunday
denounced proposals to convoy war
supplies TO Great Britain as IAN act
Of betrayal" that would lead TO the
United States participation in the
var.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-04-01

Detroit. Mich, Apr
Mcintosh. 10. :. 81 ESQ
$50 bu.; Delicious, No I; $l400
10 bu.. Jonathans. No. /. coca
SIPS hu; Northern Spies. No. l,
$l50Ql.75 bu.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-04-01
YpsiLanti Briefs

City and Wayne. The medicine,
which has been reported as con-
tamiusted, bears the Control No.
MP.029 on front label az the right
corner.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-04-01
Reports Prowler

HcpoTts FTOWTtT
City police were called TO invest
igate a prowlor who pulled the
window screen loose at the home Of
Mrs. George blackburn, 7U7 Oak St.,
early today. \ noise at the window
disturbed Mrs. Blackburn While
she was reading. No one was found
by police in the neighbOrhood.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-04-01
Butter and Equs

Detroit. Mich, Apr. l.
BUTTER-Best creamery IN tubs
31A932I4c.
EGGS Current receipts. 19c
dirties, 17hc; checks, 17l4c
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-04-01
Daily Market Report
Grain

Detroit. Mich. APR. l.
WHEAT--Ao. : REQ. 10 CARLOS
99c.
BARLEY-No. 7, feeding, SOC; new
mailing 81 CSC.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-04-01
Road Settles

The city water department was
notified by police Monday night OF
a hole in the road on Parsons St.
\ sewer ditch had settled and
caused the break in the roadway.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-04-01

William Cardinal O'Connell
William Cardinal O'Connell, 50,
archbishop Of Boston, arrives at
New York from a Florida vacation.
The cardinal said he was constantly
praying for peace in the world.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-04-01
TO Exhibit MASTERPIECES

Detroit, APT. ] -AP = Forty
art masterpieces from foreign
countries will be placed on public
exhibit Tuesday night at the De-
trolt Institute OF Arts. In addi-
ton, the exhibit will include 27
masterpieces from Detroit and
American collections.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-04-01
PRODUCE
[ Molfs GrocerYl
POULTRY
Bachelors Market
(Buying Prlces)

Hens, over 5 lbs. ....s.....s .i'
Hens, under lbs. .......... Il.
Leghorns Obj .............. j
Broilers OBJ ................ 2
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-04-01

Mrs. j. King returned 70 her
duties Monday following a four
weeks illness.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-03-05
LIP SERVICE
Helena, Montana, February 27, 1941


Editor Peoples Voice,
Helena Montana
Dear Sir:
many years the beet in the Great Falls area
have been literally deuged with socaed evidence of the great
love- which is had by the Great Falls Chamber OF
Commerce.
They have been cheered to love feass owit
the sugar field day sponsored by the Chamber
Directly indirectly the beet have been led to be-
eve the Chamber stood ready to bleed and die and stu
of their good friends the who acquire sunburned
posterors wedding cuvatng thinning and topping the owy
but lucrative beet.
1t happens don't raise beets raise wheat But
was legislative assembly representative
persons and industries in Cascade county, as con-
ceived it.
Came B. introduced by the house committee
culture proposed simply that beetgrowers be given the
protection given wheat raiser by regulating
the marketing of beets done by the department
with regard to wheat
Remembering how been gypped by unfair
dockage before the department established dockage
regulations sympathzed with the plant of beegrowers who
H. It's passed. because it would give them
protection had by wheatgrowers with re-
spect tare, dockage.
To get backing the measure wired the avowedly friend
Falls Chamber of Commerce The BILL opposed by
sugar company lobby likely to down
defeat the So far the Great Falls Chamber OF
Commerce deigned reply to wre which asked
simply that bat for their rendsthe beetgrowers
greatly concerned AS said before raise wheat
But DID think Chamber would rise support of it's
friends concerning whom has voiced many patudes.
Perhaps publication of this letter. if deem it's topic within
the scope themes which may published your Letters
to the column will bring forth explanation from
the eminent Chamber of Commerce
Awaiting results hopefully, l am
Very truly yours,
OLE GUNDERSON
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-03-05
JAMES BYRNE, President,
JOSEPH MASON, Secretary.
INCOME TAX
TURNED DOWN
wit H0UT STUDY
Nv OSCAR HELDTNG

Without giving the Legislature time
for a full discussion of the gross in
come tax bill that and others intro
duced at this session of the legis
lature, the revenue and taxation com
mittee requested that the bill be
printed and placed on General Orders
and when the bill appeared on Gen
eral Orders, the opponents of the bill
went. after it like trout after q
grasshopper. So, really we never had
chance to explain the bill.
1t appears very evident that we
have appropriated six hundred thou
sand dollars to a million more than
the possible revenue for the bi-annum.
So if we had had fair hearing on
the measure, it could have been fixed
to supply the present need.
At the last meeting of the democra-
tic platform committee for Indiana,
where the law has been in effect sue
cessfully, the committee had the fol-
lowing to say: "The gross income
tax law is now in its fourth year of
operation. 1t has broadened the tax
base and has materially helped to re-
duce property taxes. AS with all tax
laws certain classes and groups feel
that they are more seriously affected
than others. We favor the retention
of the gross income tax and we
reaffirm our faith in the gross income
tax and pledge to resist any effort
TO substitute for it a sales tax which
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-03-05
Capitol Corridor
Chatter

| This job is getting better, but
throw these brawls earlier in the
game when these guys came down to
the legislature. But it's better late
than never, l guess.
Anyhow, there was another party
| last Wednesday night down at the
Placer Hotel, and as I was the only
one in the shebang that had bid,
got to be society reporter again.
And | want to tell you that I've got
lot of experience out of it. I used
to think that our organization, the
Amalgamated Association of Bar Flies
knew how to put on a party, but I've
found out that there were a lot of
wrinkles that we didn't know about
This .shindig last Wednesday night
was put on by the Montana Power
Company, and when | asked one of
the jaspers down there why they put
on such spread he told me that it
was victory celebration; that the
outfit had been pretty fluttery that it
was going to have the bee put on
them for some more taxes by the leg
islature, but that the guys had been
good to. them so they put on spread
of grub and plenty of wassail.
They didn't have more than two
bartenders back of the bar at this
brawl, and they were guys that are in
the legislature too so they told me.
One of them was fellow by the name
of Ted Cummings from Cascade coun-
ty and the other guy was from Butte
and he was called Freshman Then
they had three guys from the legis-
lature too, who were gin singers;
that is they passed the giggle juice
around in the crowd. These fellows
were Martin from Madison county and
little gimmick from Butte by the
name of Curran and another guy was
Glenn Parker from Wibaux There
was one oldish kind of fellow there
by the name of McDaniels from Lake
county and the bird that was master
Continued on Page Four
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-03-05
MERNIN STATES
POSITION ON
GRAHAM Charge:
An open letter to the Montana Labol

An open letter to the Montana Labor
News, Members of Organized Labor
others and to whom 1t may concern,
Gentlemen and Brothers:
l take this means of replying to a
statement that was made against me,
recently, at the Butte Workinmen's
Union.
| am a member of organized labor
II belong to the Journeymen BARRIERS
international Union of America No.
635, affiliated with the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. I am also vice
president of the Silver Bow Trades
and Labor Assembly. My labor rec
ord both in Butte and during my term
in the legislature Is one that | per-
sonally cherish very highly.
1t was not necessary for me to be
elected to the state legislature to cru
city Jimmy Graham" Jimmy Graham's
crucifixion resulted from Jimmy Ora
hams actions during the 9th Legis-
lative Session.
A statement that was made against
me at the Workingmen's Union, and
one that is shallow, malicious and I'M
true is that / never worked in the
Butte mines. This statement tended
to infer that | had no first hand in
formation on conditions in the Butte
mines in general and silicosis in par
ticular. For the sake of the record
wish to state that | put in two years
working in the ACM owned tramway,
Leonard and Mountain View. | also
worked for some months in the Min
ME Jane an independently owned
Butte mine.
Jimmie Graham did his utmost to
pass Senate Bill No. 5; a bill that
places silicosis victims on relief and
makes men who are victims of an
disease, objects of char
Ity. Senate Bill No. was bill that
The ACM company wanted. Mr.. Ora
hams conduct during the hearings
and process on this bill tended to
convey the idea that he represented
Ill of organized labor in Montana.
wish to make it clear now as / at
.empted to do during the hearings |
Continued on Page Four)
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lOf Montana Is to be threatened by
possible rule of fascistic minded,
hysteria inspired nitwits, or whether
the enforcement of laws shall be left
to the regularly established agencies.
With comparatively little of great
Importance having been done by the
upper house of the assembly, various
house bills have reached that chamber
since the headline" and 1t has de-
veloped into a hot-bed of political
maneuvering and horse trading. Add
ing to this, are of course, the appoint
ments to various state offices which
have to be confirmed by the senate.
Complexion of Senate
Probably the clearest intimation of
the strong hold of the corporations
on the actions of the senate, was the
action taken by that body ON the
sugar beet-growers bill Running true
to the form expected of the body, the
bill was referred to the judiciary COM
mittee. This committee once was
prepared to report the bill favorably
in its original form to the senate.
Overnight, however, certain orders
must have been received, as the next
day, an amendment had been inserted
which removed all of the vital parts
of the measure and fashioned out OF
1t the innocuous nonentity which was
acceptable to the sugar processing In
terests. This was passed by the SEN
ate by large vote, but 1t is probable
that the amendment will meet with
the opposition that it deserves in the
lower house, with Phelan of Yellow
stone, author of the bill, leading the
fight.
AS this is written, the senate Is en-
crossed in the task of trying to whit
lie down necessary appropriations al
-eady made by the house which ex-
,eed the anticipated revenue by some
lalf million dollars. 1t is probable
hat the senate will favor the reduc-
ion of appropriations to several state
agencies rendering service to the peo-
lie.
Coming
Space and facilities limits the ex-
ent of the review of the legislative
assembly and its great 60 accom-
,lishments. Later issues of The Voice
will continue to carry news of the
ctions of the session until the facts
it are available to the
eople of the state.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-03-05
TRESPASSINC AT THE CAPITAL
By A. I. HARRIS

other is that the British, Dutch,
worked out comon plan to meet
such a contingency by show of
force.
The Japanese militarists gambled
in the South Pacific would never unite
in effective, determined action-that
the United States especially would
never go beyond the stage of mere
words and protests. Events have been
moving fast, and they are convinced
They realize full well the dangers OF
going ahead with their plans; they
also realize the dangers of hating and
hesitating Apparently they have fol-
lowed Hitler's advice and are out on
the well known limb. This might ex-
plain their offer to mediate the wars
in Europe, Africa, and Asia.
Many navy men in Washington feel
that situation is being created in
the South Pacific exactly made to
their order. They see in this situa-
ton grand opportunity to send the
Japanese fleet to the bottom of the
ocean, THUS REMOVING A TWO
OCEAN DANGER TO THIS COUN-
TRY REGARDLESS OF THE OUT
COME OF THE BATTLE OF BRI-
TAIN They do not know if as favor
able situation will ever again pre-
sent itself. That also presents a war
danger.
So, while the debate in the senate
wakes hot and heavy, and senators
opposing the bill are making direful
predictions of what will happen If the
bill is passed, it is we'll to keep your
Continued on Page Two)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-03-05
LEGION and
v. F. W. BACK
H. B. 252
By INSIDER

A meeting of the committee on
Military Affairs of the House was
held February IS, 1941, and it was for
the purpose of discussing Fl. B. 252,
the Home Guard Bill Mr.. Gehbardt
| of Yellowstone county discussed the
provisions of the bill at length and
also the huge appropriations which
it would require. Mr.. Newell Of Car
bon county then rose and made mo-
ton that this bill do not pass, which
motion was seconded by Aronson of
Glacier county, and the motion was
carried unanimously by the commit
tee. However, there was evidently
much pressure used to push this bill
because special hearing was held
on the bill by the committee on Mill
tary Affairs on February 10, 1941.
Mr.. Eggenberger of Wheatland coun-
ty opened the case by stating that
he felt the committee had acted rath-
err hastily and he wished the gentle
men who appeared before the commit
tee would state their views.
The chair recognized Tom Busha of
the American Legion in Great Falls,
who stated that the bill which is in
troduced here would bring about law
in the state of Montana in the absence
of the National Guard. That the gov
ernor has no objections to this bill.
Should an emergency arise the state
legislature would be called in special
session, if this bill does not pass. He
does not believe there is man in the
legislature who in the interest of ma
tional defense does not believe that
at this time we should take care of
this, matter in order that we do not
have to come back again in special
session. Everything is under the
rules and regulations Of the War De-
(Contfnuad on Page FOur)
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POSTAL TELEGRAPH
BE154 266 MI q ExA-BE BUTTE MONT
1941 Mar PM 1929

BE154 26e MI a ExA-BE BUTTE MONT
1871 Mar PM 1923
H. s. BRUCE
Editor Peoples Voice, Box 1913, Helena, Mont
STATEMENT ON H. B. 252. Bill to provide Montana
with "HomeCuard"
hereby place themselves unalteraby opposed
to H. B. 252 which would set civilian armed force in
replace the National Guard Also it would
allow similar organizations enter state to out
particular orders hand without regard to state
sovereignty We wish to point that not during
the long period when the National Guard fnctong
state it have of their
sent into community. At time did the Federal
the state deem it to establish
here We believe that this obnoxious bill will have the
effect of provoking trouble that might otherwise hap
pen.
1t is opinion that the labor organizations here-as
elsewhere the state-are real patriotic, abiding
democratic and progressive institutions. Their elf-ds
cpne learned through of struggle with employers
adequately with situation This aid to their
enemies from armed outsiders good
here.
Labor in Silver Bow county and throughout the state
opposed to the provisions of Home-Guard bill 252 1t
will the of national Defense" of protect
ing democratic institutions any other good
identified with the interests Montana people
apt become buc,geon against labor-both Clio
and AFL-in state.
For Butte Miners Union No.
JAMES BYRNE, President,
JOSEPH MASON, Secretary.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-03-05

of the beetgrowers. Of the
others, SO voted against segre-
cation which would have given
the growers another opportun-
ity to oppose the amendment
and six were absent.
Among those listed as absent on
the roll call was Senator Burke of
Yellowstone county. Among his con-
stituents are the greatest number of
beetgrowers found in any county of
the state. The senator may have had
a sound reason for his absence, but
as he is said to be an attorney re-
tanned by the Holly Sugar Company
the suspicion arises that his urgent
business elsewhere when a bill of
tremendous Importance to his con-
stituency was on the floor, caused
him to find his absence politically
expedient.
Voting mo" on the motion to seq
regate was Senator Mutt, senator
from one of the larger beetgrowing
counties, Richland county; another
was Manning from Treasure. While
some credit accrues to them for hav
ing the courage to cast their vote as
they did, the vote itself indicates that
their interests certainly do not lean
toward the humble beetgrowers.
Passing on third reading in the SEN
ate, the bill as amended will now
either be killed by a direct refusal
by the lower house to concur in the
amendment or the lower house may
appoint conference committee to try
to iron out the differences between
the bill as it was passed by the lower
house and as passed by the senate
with the amendment which from the
growers standpoint, makes the bill a
useless nuisance.
Word is received as we go to press
that the conference committees of
both the senate and the lower house
agreed and the bill was returned to
the senate for concurrence without
the multiplying amendment. The sem
ate refused to concur, and the bill
measure will be carried in tabula-
ton together with other measures in
the senate and percentages computed.
The vote on concurrence, eliminating
the amendment is given below. The
"Aye" vote is a vote for the beet
growers; the "No" vote favors pro-
tecting the professors opportunities
for chseIing:
AYES: Baker (Lincoln), Dahl,
Haight, Liggett, Maddox Mahoney,
Martin, Morrison, MulhoIland, Ohm
stead, Peterson, Plank, Rufforn and
Taylor.
NOES: AIvord, Baker (Dawson),
BaIgord, Bateman, Campbell, Chad
wick, D'Ewart, Drumheler, Findlater,
FowIie, Gilbert, HazeIbaker Hender-
son, kaIberg, kauIbach, Kelley, Lott,
McQuitty, Manning, Mundy, Mutt,
Robinson, Ross, Simmons, Toman,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-03-05
REVENUE FROM
GAMBLING Is
A DELUSI0k
BY SAM SPIEGEL

| Among the many measures which
were introduced in the 9th Legisla-
tive Session, there was one which
produced much contention. This
measure purported to produce much
revenue by licensing various games
of chance. Many conjectures have
been made as to the amount of rev.
enue which the measure would bring,
varying from half a million dollars to
two million dollars to the state.
Let us look into the main feature
of the bill which provided for house
license under provisions of a grad
uated scale for cities of the LIST, End,
3rd, 4th, and 9Th class Under the
provisions of the bill as introduced
Oh. B. 1850 the following classified
lions and schedule were incorporated:
Cities, LIST class $4,000 per year
(Over 10000 population) :?
Cities, End class 100000 per year
10000 to 20,O0O)
Cities, 3rd class -..-.--.-$20O.OO per year
$1,000 to 100000
Cities, 4th class $4,000 per year
(1,0OO to $1,000
Cities, 9Th class .$50.00 per year
LESS than 1,O0O)
Realizing the righteousness of this
schedule, l Immediately presented an
amendment which was adopted with
out dissenting vote, to hike the sched-
ule by multiplying it by five, i.e.,
starting with $4,000 for cities of the
first class and ranging downward in
the same proportion. My reasons for
so doing were twofold, first to obtain
revenue, and secondly to cut down on
the number of places which would
seek a license No one will argue the
point that if the lower schedule were
left in the bill, the number of places
seeking license would be way out
TO proportion with the population.
Now let us go into the number of
cities under which the various CLASH
fications and the probable number OF
places, so that we can arrive at the
probable revenue which would be de-
rived, both under the provisions of
the original bill and also with my
According to the federal census of
1910, there are in the state of Mon
Lana three cities of the first class,
three in the second class, six in the
third, thirty-six in the fourth and
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-03-05

Bill No. 252 after bitter fight, with the American
Legion and of the leaders of the Veterans of Foreign
supported by the corporation lobby aayed side
opposed by the liberals the farmer and labor
the other SIDE has both houses of the
legislative assembly and is awaiting the approval
This action will determine finally if the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-03-05
Exnosed nPatrlotD Resigns

Exposed "Patriot" Resigns
Although, at this writing, no official
announcement of that fact has been
made. the resignation of Francis +.
Murphy, in charge of shoe purchases
for the National Defense Advisory
Commission, as predicted by this col
nmn last week, has been formally
rendered.
Reason given for the resignation,
If is said, is that Murphy, former
governor of New Hampshire and a d.
rector in the j. R. McElwain company,
shoe manufacturers, is unable to de-
vote sufficient time to his dollar-a-
wear lob. Real reason, however, is
RI he found in the fact that he could
n't take the cheat" recently turned
on him by labor and in congress be-
cause he appeared to be more inter
ested in obtaining lucrative contracts
for the shoe industry, in which his
company shared handsomely, than he
was in rendering patriotic service to
his country, which he undertook to do.
Real U. S. War Danger
Lies in South Pacific
Most immediate danger OF TINS
country becoming involved in war, IN
the opinion of most military experts
here, depends not on what congress
does with the "lease-lend" bill ana
Hitler's reaction to it, but rather on
whether Japan goes ahead with ner
intentions in the South Pacific.
Two things now appea rfairly GER
tain. First is that a Jap attack on
Singapore and the Dutch East indies
is on the Axis agenda for this
spring, scheduled to coincide with
an about assault on Britain. The
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-03-05

segregate H. IT'S from the report of the
committee whole house the state senate because of
the adoption amendment in the committee discussion of
which totally emasculated the rendered
entirely ineffective and than likely harmful the
beetgrowers the state the found 10 Of
the 40 senators the