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Evening star., 1942-09-13
Capital SideIights
BIZ Will P. Kennedy.

Sitting for IT hours in the Speakers
chair, presiding over the House, was
tiresome duty which once was performed
by Representative John Cotton Smith a
Federalist member from Connecticut,
who later was judge Of the State Supreme
Court, Lieutenant Governor and Gov
ernor. president of the American Board
of Commissioners for Foreign Missions
and of the Connecticut Bible Society.
This historical fact was witnessed by the
famous John Randolph of Virginia, who
on January IA, 1928, commented upon
changes in the usages of the House, say
ing that the old Speakers and chairmen
of the committees of the whole House
on the state of the Union. never asked
the privilege of calling others to the
chair to relieve them during wearisome
debate The Speakers in later years
usually have called only members OF the
majority party to preside temporarily,
although there are few exceptions.
For example, on April Is, 1878, the second
session of the Forty-fifth Congress,
Speaker Samuel j. Randall called Rep
resentative Eugene Hale, Maine, a mi
nority member to the chair during con-
| sideration of bill relating to the gov
eminent of the District of Columbia. On
May OF the same year Mr.. Hale was
again called to the chair.
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The House is about to lose the services
| of its assistant tally clerk who has held
| that job most efficiently since February,
| 1941-John l.. Smith, aged %. He has
| just received appointment as ensign, D.
| V. S., U. S. Navy, to take effect October
| 5. Mr.. Smith has been very popular
as one of the younger employees of the
House. He has been working his way
up in the service for 10 years. He came
| from Barberton, Ohio; received his ap-
| pointment through former Representa-
tive Seiberling, and holds his present
post through his own efforts and the
| patronage of Representative Dow w.
Harter, 14th Ohio district Mr.. Smith
has been successfully elevator operator,
on the Capitol police force, attendant
in the House document room, in the Office
of the superintendent of the folding
room, and in the postofice before climb
ing to his present post In the mean
time he graduated in law from the Ma
tional University.
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The denomination of Representative
Eugene Cox of Georgia defeated the am
bition of a former member to make a
"comeback"-John H. Smithwick, then OF
Florida-and who later was in the real
estate business in Florida and Washing
ton. Mr.. Smithwick really was a Geor-
gian, born at Orange and graduated at
Reinhardt Normal College in Waleska
He started to practice law in Moultrie,
Ga, before moving to Pensacola in 1906
He served in Congress eight years-1919
to 1927. Representative Cox won renomi-
nation equivalent to election, is one of
the outstanding members, ranking Demo-
crat on the important Rules Committee
and recognized as an effective orator
Nearly 40 years ago, when only "a years
of age, he was Mayor of his home town
Camilla, Ga. He was judge of the Su-
perior Court at the age of 80 and re-
signed four years later to enter Congress,
where he served consecutively for l8
years.
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Critical Labor
Area" In West
Established

| The ~ western states from the
Rockies to the Pacific have been de-
clared a critical labor area" by the
War Manpower Commission in an
effort to check manpower losses
which already have reduced produc-
tion of copper other non-ferrous met
ais and lumber.
This is the first critical area"
established in the nation by VINO in
its campaign to keep vital industries
going in areas where the manpower
shortage is achute. Included in the
area are Colorado, Wyoming, Mon
tana, New Mexico, Utah and Idaho,
as well as the states forther west.
Paul V. McNutt, VINO chairman,
announced the area is created in an
effort to halt wasteful pirating and
migration of workers engaged in the
metal mining and lumber industries.
He emphasized that the effectiveness
of the program depends upon prompt
and vigorous cooperation from man.
agement and labor.
In creating the critical area, VINO
stressed that the program is one of
employment sterilization rather than
an effort to freeze the individual
workman OF the individual job. The
program was worked out, it was en-
phasized, in close collaboration with
union labor representatives of the two
industries.
j. R. McCusker, Denver oil man,
and John Gross, Denver regional rep
resentative of the U. S. Employment
Service, were named by Mr.. McNutt
to assist in setting up local war man
power committees in the affected
areas.
Under the program, workers in the |
TWO industries except in certain speci- |
fled cases, may not switch to other
Jobs, nor may employers release work |
ers for other jobs, without first OBJ |
tanning a certificate of separation"
rom the u S. Employment Service.
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HOW MUCH IS
TOO MUCH
SACRIFICE?

| WASHINGTON.-H How much sacri-
| flee is too much? Too much in sense
that it weakens strength of the in
dividual citizen, and his children and
hence the productive strength and
fire-power of the nation. Well, for
instance: the 16 per cent of American
families whose income in 1941 lin
cash and in kind) was only per cent
of the national total and who further
fell per cent behind by increased
debt or in the economists argot, drew
on Savings"
Twas the non-farm, non-relief part
of this lowest-income group that in
1886 and later years spent half its in
come for food and still "under-con-
sumed" to the extent that they used
only 2.6 pints of milk in all forms per
person per week. They should have
had at least a pint day, ideally a
quart day, per person. Henry Wal
lace in his Free World speech set up
a major war aim the winning of a
quart of milk day for every one in
the world. Persons in highest income
group $4,000 and over used 61 pints
per week-less than the IDEAL
In pre-war England, the lowest in
come group used only u pints per
person per week and the high income
persons used 6 pints, same as in us
But England under the imperatives of
war. has found it necessary to build
up low-income milk consumption to
nearly 3 u pints per person per week,
1t the same time flattening, by ration
ng, well-to-do consumption to Az
oints per week. Most of this milk
las come from lend1ease. Pregnant
women, nursing mothers and children
get preference.
Moral: Before long U. S. may find,
IS matter of manpower and produc-
i've efficiency that involuntary sac
'ifice of poorest millions should be
'ased and milk, for instance, given to
III at rate of at least one pint per
'erson a day. This would melt down
resent surplus now forcing milk into
log troughs, down sewers and out on
he ground.-F. U. Newsletter.
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Legal Advertising
CHAPTER 81
SENATE BILL NO. 1853


An Act to Provide for the Submission
to the Qualified Electors of the State
of Montana of an Amendment to Sec
tion IL of Article XII of the Consti-
tuition of the State of Montana, Re-
lating to the Appointment, Person
mel, Powers, Duties and Terms of Of
flee of the State Board Of Education
TIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE
OF MONTANA:
Section L. That Section IL of Article
xI of the Constitution of the State of
Montana be amended as hereinafter
provided and that the question of such
amendment be submitted to the quail
flied electors of the State of Montana
at the General Election to be held in
Section 2. That Section IL of Arti-
Gle xI of the Constitution of the State
of Montana, be, and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section IL. The general control and
supervision of the State University and
the various other State educational in
stitutions shall be vested in a State
duties and terms of office shall be pre-
scribed and regulated by law. The
Board shall consist of seven members
who shall be appointed by the Gov
ernor, subject to confirmation by the
Senate, under regulations and restric-
tions to be provided by law"
Section 8. That this, amendment
electors of the state of Montana by
being placed on the official ballot, and
as provided by law, and there shall be
printed on each ballot the title of this
Act and the following words:
For the Amendment
n Against the Amendment
The elector shall designate his
preference by marking an x in the
square before the proposition for
which he desires to cast his vote"
Section 4. The votes cast for and
against the amendment herein pro-
posed shall be counted, canvassed and
determined by such officials and in
such s. manner as is provided by Law
votes cast at such election for and
against such amendment shall be in
favor of such amendment, the Govern
ton and the. amendment shall be in
full force and effect as part of the
from and after the date
Of such proclamation.
Section s. That this Act shall be In
full force and effect from and after
It's passage and approval.
Approved March 5, 1871.
UNITED IN STATES OF AMERICA
I, Sam w. Mitchell Secretary of
State CT the State of Montana, do here
BY certify that the foregoing is a true
Al: ACT ACT TO OPP PR % ID FOX The
TO THE QUALIFIED
ELECTORS OF THE STATE OF MON |
rANA OF AN AMENDMENT TO SEC |
TON IL OF ARTICLE XII OF THE |
OF THE STATE OF |
RELATING TO THE APP |
CONTINENT, PERSONNEL, POWERS, |
DUTIES AND TERMS OF OFFICE OF |
THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCA- |
ION"
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have
lereunto set my hand and affixed the |
treat Seal of the State of Montana, at |
Helena, the Capital, July IA, 1912.
SAM w. MITCHELL,
SeaD Secretary of State. |
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-09-18

building Industry, and can be OBJ
tanned free.
Monopoly has its funny side, too,
although it may not be apparent to
those who have to pay for false teeth.
In the antitrust indictment of dupont,
it was revealed that this nazi-linked
firm turns out plastic product from
which 800 of all dentures are made.
This sells at monopoly price of $45
a pound. However the identical pro-
duct, with another substance added to
make it unpalatable for dentures, is
sold to tableware and furniture fac
tories for 85c a poundl Laugh that
ono off on your false teeth.
When employers say they can't
raise wages because of OPA price
ceilings, give the facts to OPA's labor
division in Washington. If what the
employer says is true, and if workers
are entitled to a wage increase, the
OPA labor division can recommend
appropriate action. Such a settle
ment was ordered when OPA boosted
the price for wooden posts used in
coal mines in order to enable employ
ers to pay wage increase ordered by
the war labor board.
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sea)
CHAPTER 116
HOUSE BILL NO. 2O2

An Act for the Submission to the Quail
flied Electors of the State of Mon
tana of an Amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State of Montana
Making the Terms of office of Ger
tain Elective and Appointive Officers,
Not Enumerated in Sections 4 and 5
of Article XVI of the Said Constitu-
ton, as Amended by the Adoption of
the Provisions of Chapter SO of the
Session Laws of 1897, Conform to
Such Amendment by the Amendment
of Sections 10 and 20 of Article VIII
and Section of Article XVI of Said
Constitution, Relating to the Terms
of office of County Auditors, County
Attorneys, Justices of the Peace,
Constables, and Municipal Officers.
BE 1T ENACTED BY THE LEGISLA-
TIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE
OF MONTANA:
Section /. That Sections 10 and 20
of Article VIII and Section 6 of Article
XVI of the Constitution of the State
of Montana be amended as hereinafter
provided, and that the question of such
amendment be submitted to the quail
flied electors of the State of Montana
at the. general election to be held In
1912.
Section 2. That Section 10 of Arti-
Gle VIII of the Constitution of the
State of Montana, be, and the same is
hereby amended, so as to read as fol-
lows:
Section 10. There shall be elected
at the general election in each county
of the State one ID county attorney,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-09-18
ON THE
CAPITALS CUFF
By HARVEY O'CONNOR

Unionists and other progressives in
the nations capital have followed
with increasing Enthusiasm the cleo
ton returns Outstanding was the
defeat of Gene Talmadge, Georgia s
throwback to pre-Civil War days.
Some 100000 Americans of African
ancestry can rest more easily as the
result of his reputation. Opponents
of the poll tax pointed out though that
in the hottest campaign Georgia has
seen in years, only 100000 out of the
states 100000 adults voted.
The nomination OF Robert Ram
speck, veteran champion of labor and
a Georgia congressman, was as graf
flying as Talmadge's defeat Dixie
reaction, reinforced by northern Tory
help. had marked Ramspeck for an
electoral blackout.
The defeat of Rep. Youngdahl by
DR.. Walter Judd for the Republican
nomination in Minneapolis also spread
cheer in het capital Youngdahl was
a bitter foe of labor and the admin
istration. DR.. Judd for years cam
paigned for a boycott on shipments
of scrap metal to Japan. In the final
he will run against liberal Farmer
Laborite.
Ellis Patterson, lieutenant governor
of California and an outstanding pro-
gressive, led the Democratic ticket
by 100000 votes, to be renominated.
Robert Kenney, president of the Natl.
Lawyers Guild and head of the Cali
fornia legislative committee to in
fascists-the only such COM
mittee in the country-was nominated
for attorney general.
In Los Angeles Will Rogers, Jr.,
won the Democratic nomination last
weeks from Leland Ford, an ace anti
laborite in congress. With the Doug
las and Lockhead aircraft workers in
his district, Rogers is expected to
beat Ford in the final election.
In Washington state, Cong. John |
Coffee, Knute Hill, and Warren Mag
lusson, tested progressives, came
through with flying colors. A special
effort was made to unseat Coffee, per-
laps the most outspoken western pro-
sressiye on Capitol Hill. Brightest
pot in the election picture was the
act that not a single labor or pro-
;ressive champion was defeated in
he congressional primaries.
With only 10 more signatures to go,
final effort is being made to force
he Geyer anti-poll tax bill out of
where it has been pigeon
Ioled since January, 1941. A similar
ffort is being made to get the COM
'anion Pepper bill out of senate com
littee.
Encouraged by their success in get
ing the vote for all soldiers from
outhern states, anti-poll tax forces
ave appealed to unionists through
ut the country to make sure that
heir congressman has signed the ;
etition to force the Geyer bill to a {
'ote.
After the war is won, the country
yill need at laest 100000 new
ouses. If they are built at the rate
million a year, that would keep
big slice of industry humming for !
t least seven years. c
That is the conclusion reached by q
le national resources planning board e
! pamphlet made public September a
3. At least 100000 of the new {
ONES are needed in farm districts. a
The pamphlet, which urges a basic n
rogram to encourage BODYBUILDING, {
one of the resources planning c
oard's series of postwar studies. 1t e
entitled The Role of the House. D
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and invited 1oungdahl to name any
other Farmers Union official in that
connection and get the answer due.
The st. Paul Pioneer Press took cog
nizance of Youngdahls outbreak and
said, ut was wrong both from the
viewpoint of practical politics and
craftsmanship" The speech, at the
time, was not a hit, but the answer
came to it in the primary returns
September s.
That was when this column jocosly
renamed the Minneapolis solon as
Mr.. Wrongdahl"-and without MAX
| ing any claim to prophetic powers,
the name seems to have stuck and
came true with bang in the primary.
Early in May, 1910, Mr.. "Wrongdahl"
confirmed the title the Co-optimist
had given him by voting against par
ity payments to farmers. AS late as
April, 1941, he clinched the title by
offering an amendment to the agri-
cultural appropriations bill under
which the FSA would be barred from
lending money to any cooperative
association wanting to build or buy
an elevator or even a local grist mill
He nearly sneaked it over, too, by
getting it slipped back into the bill
after it was beaten in the house, 80
to SO, and only fast footwork by Sen
ators LaFollette, Wheeler and Lee,
stopped it in the senate. His pur-
pose, frankly stated, was to protect
the private grain trade against COM
petition from the organized producers
in marketing grain.
No credit is claimed or due the
Farmers Union or any of its officers
for the stunning defeat of the private
grain trades champion. Farmers and
members of the Farmers Union are
not plentiful in Minneapolis. But |
some sense of justice must have |
taken hold of the voters of the Mill |
City, and perhaps even feeling that |
the city owed much to the farmers
moved a majority of the vitizens to |
vote against representative who had
so openly and unjustly assailed Mimi
esota's greatest industry.
Whatever the motive-the farmers
have one less enemy in congress-
That Minneapolis should have done
his is significant of the change of
Urban attitude toward the farmer and
may even be an augury of the dimi-
mutton of the antagonism-too pro-
bounced in hte past-of the city dwell
er towards the rural inhabitant. Only
persistent education pushed by farm
can get the city man to
zee that the interests of both are
mutual and interlocking. Only as
he farmer prospers can the city man
Increase his income and business.
When that idea sinks in, there will
,e fewer and still fewer Wrong ,
Iahls" either in congress or in state !,
'ffice. A house or a state divided
gainst itself cannot stand nor can :
ny form of government long serve
wo masters. Goodbye Mr.. Wrong ,
ahl and may the private grain trade
e as good to you as you have been /,
o it,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-09-18
ODT HEADQUARTERS
SET UP IN DENVER

A regional headquarters of the
Motor Transport Division of the Of
flee of Defense Transportation was
established last week in Denver to
be headed by Asa j. Merrill, former
Salt Lake City and Denver Interstate
Commerce Commission attorney and
until last week head of ODT's legal
staff in Washington.
The regional office was established
Mr.. Merrill said, in connection with
ODT's program of decentralization
from Washington. Branches of the
Denver regional office will be set up
in Pueblo, Albuquerque, Casper, Chey-
enne, Butte, Billings, Salt Lake City
and Boise.
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idealistic. AL was slow, deliberate
logical in his own peculiar way, and
also idealistic If one works with
many students on a variety of prof
ects, one becomes aware of the type
of logic students use. Connie was
the scientific method-facts honestly
faced, analysis by discussion and
quick selection of the best decision.
AL used his own scientific method
what do you thing of this, that, etc. ?
Few facts were divulged and many
questions were asked. After asking
the same questions of many, AL had
his answers. They were his own,
very probably from the start In a
sense, they were group products. In
another sense, they were individual
products. Since their methods of
thinking were different they checked
each other effectively. One can't
imagine a more peculiar cooperative
team than AL and Connie. Luckily,
they were too religious to be pug
nacious. AL was Catholic and Connie
was Congregational and both were
highly patient and religious. The
fact that they did cooperate is evil
dence that cooperation is neither
antisocial nor impossible. 1t is the
easiest thing in the world when the
incentive is clearly defined.
Coop Launching Plans Defined Early
In the spring quarter, 1899, Al and
Connie made plans for the opening of
the bachelors coop next September
when school opened. They talked
cooperative buying to all patching
students they could find. They talked
about savings in dollars and cents.
They were more interested in self
help and the intangible values in
volved than the savings, however.
Could they show these values to less
socially interested students? This
was the basic problem. Before school
they called a meeting.
Only few batchers attended They
defined their plan for the summer. !
They would circularize all patching
students shortly before school started |
and launch the buying coop the first |
week of school. They would do their !
best to organize a coop among the |
most individualistic and yet needy
students on the campus. Time would |
show what could be done.
lab Establishes the B. B. c..
When school opened, Connie and
Al enrolled in the Lab. They re-
,ruited a bookkeeper, senior in the
school of business administration,
Bill Artz of Outlook, who also en-
oiled in the Lab. The Lab provided
'ffice quarters. The three were rec
'gnized as the Coop group by the
lab. This group took its place among
he several groups of the Lab 1t
acked supervisor, however. There
vas none available. In starting some
hing new, the Lab had to assume
he necessary leadership and super
ision. The group, encouraged by the
Their groups and available for help on
emand, did it's best to meet the needs
f this new venture. 1t set up the /;
BACHELORS Buying Club, called the
}. B. c. for short, according to the
Ian earlier defined.
The story of the Students Coop
rative Program will be concluded in
next weeks issue of The Voice.