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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-04-02
Winning Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.
Economy

Economy
Economy, in its bridge sense, con-
sists in getting the most out of the
least. Anybody can play hand In
which such things as tricks and en-
tries are very plentiful, but only a
fine player can display such true
sense of economy as to make one
trick or one entry do the work of
several. For example:
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Take Ny Word for 1t
By FRANK COLBY.
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swer
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Shall-will, should would are for
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West opened the deuce of spades,
East played the ten and South
ruffed. South looked at the dummy
refiectively and wondered how to
use the one entry-the heart king
most effectively. Should he try a
diamond fineSse, a lead toward the
club honors, or should it be reserved
for the third round of hearts as a
means of trying for fourth heart
trick?
Vests doubles of clubs and dia-
monds indicated that he had length
in both SuitS-So far as it was pos
sible to have length in diamonds.
Hence West had both the king and
queen of diamonds. What other high
cards were there on which East
could have opened the bidding and
rebid at the level of three? Obvi-
ously, East held a long spade suit
headed by both ace and king, with
the club ace as side strength. Since
West had club length, the club ace
was either singleton or only once
guarded.
Having arrived at that conclusion,
South led heart to dummy's king
and returned a club from dummy.
East ducked, and South won with
the king. But then low club from
the South hand knocked out East's
club ace. 1t was then easy for South
to lay down the trump ace and ruff
out the ten of clubs, making the
contract.
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-05-01
FARMERS UNION
APPOINTS A
new OFFICER

Announcement was made this week
by James G. Patton, president of the
National Farmers Union, of the en-
ployment of Paul Syfton, $3.50 High
land Place, N. W., Washington, D. c.
as director of labor relations for the
Farmers Union.
Mr.. Syfton will assume his new
duties in the capitol city on May 1.
Employment of labor relations con-
sultant is another progressive step
taken by the Farmers Union In its
program to give about aid to the war
effort, to the family-type farm owner
and to the wage Garner.
"At the last national convention of
the Farmers Union, the union incor-
porated into its 1912 platform the en-
ployment of such a labor relations
director" Mr.. Patton said. I'VE have
looked the field over carefully and
Mr.. Syfton comes to us with high
recommendations. We believe that
his work will be of real benefit to
our people"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-05-01
"GRASS ROOTS"
CAMPAIGN BY
C. OF c. In OKLA.

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. - (FP)
"A source Of the grass roots" cam
paign against labor which originated
in this state has been exposed by the
Natl Union Farmer, official publica-
ton of the Natl. Farmers Union.
Just before the newspapers of Okla
homa launched the attack, the farm
paper says, Delos James, farm adj
wiser of the q. s. Chamber of Com
merce, made an appearance in Enid
and Woodward. Papers In both towns
carried long interviews with James
in which he said the G. of G. and the
farmers were getting together against
labor.
The farm paper declares belief
that it was James who made the ar
rangements with local chambers and
other organizations to start the So
called grass roots rebellion.
"And," declares the Union Farmer,
farmers do not agree with Mr.. James
and his grass roots rebellion"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-05-01
ON THE
CAPITALS CUFF
BY HENRY ION

| Workers in the worlds factories are
going to do their marching at their
machines as May Day, 1912 rolls
around. Some will be working as
free men, some as slaves.
For years the first day of May has
been used by working people through
out the world as day OF demonstrate
their unity and their will to be free.
In one form or another they have used
the day to instill meaning into the
radical slogan, Workers of the world,
unite"
This year the workers of the world
are demonstrating their unity at their
machines. The reason lies in the
daily paper. 1t comes through the
loudspeaker.
In Germany, high school kids are to
be taken from the schools earlier than
usual and they will spend their sum-
mer vacations making munitions for
Hitler.
Workers under the nazi whip are
working IL hours a day and the slave
bosses have been instructed to screw
up production another 800.
From Vichy, France comes word OF
the fate of French workers who are
shaving for Hitler. At 5:45 In the
morning the guards voice breaks the
night, Come out, you filthy swine"
An hour later the prisoners have
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-05-01
TRESPASSINC AT THE CAPITAL
By A. I. HARRIS

paying for these unlimited profits II
terms Of the lives Of tens of thousands
Of American youths.
1t is perhaps unfair to charge thai
they planned 1t thus. But the pity
is that American blood is being spill
today for profits from which the
American people at no time derived
any benefits. They paid through the
noses from the very start.
But Hitler and his nazis, at least
looked after the welfare of their peo
pie; Big Business took the attitude
that their people go hang.
Boomeranas On Byrd
If Virginia's Senator Harry Byrd a
| few weeks ago knew what lot OF
other people here in Washington
knew, or had heard something about,
he wouldn't have made the charge
that labor was responsible for a
Showdown" at the four plants of the
Brewster Aeronautical Corporation.
And what many here knew was that
this corporation was veritable bee
hive of nazi activity, reaching from
nazis employed as workers to nazis in
the supervisory personnel-and even
nazi influence reaching into the man
agement itself.
When the President ordered the
Navy to take over and operate the
four plants, it is said to have followed
submission of report based on evil
dence quietly but efficiently gathered
by the FBI over a period of time.
The evidence supplied the reason
why the company, up until the time
of seizure, had not delivered a single
new-type dive bomber to the Navy,
despite the fact that test model had
been completed fully two months pre-
yiously.
Had Byrd inquired of the FBI, or
checked up in any other way, he I'M
doubtedly would have been tipped off
to be a bit careful. He could easily
have ascertained that labor in the
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-05-01
GRAIN PRICES
.FLUCTUATE
IRREeUL ARLY
Selling Pressure Low AS
Prices On Grains Lower
Than 1912 Loan Rates;
Crop Prospects Reported
As Excellent.

| Grain markets were more or less
in a rut during the week ended April
"a, according to the Department o.
Agriculture. Prices fluctuated within
a narrow range with advances and de
clines recorded alternately from day
to day with crop prospects for the
most part excellent, and with old cror
supplies plentiful there was not much
incentive to buy. On the other hand
selling pressure was limited since
grains are now selling at prices lower
than the likely 1912 loan rates. Mill
buying though only light and scat,
tered served to advance wheat prices
slightly toward the close.
WHEAT: Spring wheat seeding
made good progress and was in full
North Dakota, was general in Mime
sofa and South Dakota. Considerable
seeding was also reported in Montana.
In eastern portions of the spring
wheat belt, late seeded grain needs
rain for termination. Winter wheat
made good growth under generally
favorable weather conditions. In
much of the eastern belt the change
from frequent rains to fair, sunny
weather was decidedly favorable and
wheat showed improvement although
since considerable area especially
Iowa rain is needed. Local planting
was begun during the week northward
to southern Virginia, extreme south
ern Illinois, southeastern Kansas, and
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-05-01
THE
WASHINGTON
SCENE
BY HENRY ION

In France, when that nation was
free If not proud, there were those
who charged that French business rec
ognized no loyalty to any save bust
ness, no allegiance to anything but
profits, no obedience to any constitu-
ton save that of business itself
Those who made the charges are
refugees Those against whom the
charges were hurled sit, some of
them, close at the hand of the men
who sold their country to the nazis
for handful of silver.
Similar charges are being made
here while America is still free and
proud They are being made, indi-
rectly, by the government of the U.s.,
by representatives of the people of
the country who are resolved that
they will not be sold out by land
less, countryless group of men who
worship at the shrine of profit and
nowhere else.
Government representatives are
making the charges in a number of
forms.
There are, for example, the suits
filed against Carnegie-Illinois Steel
and Jones & Laughlin Steel by the
department of justice to enforce ODE
dience to priority regulations. They
are not suits to be kissed off lightly
for they involve more than one-third
of the total steel production Of the
u. S. Carnegie-Illinois is the largest
producing unit of the giant U. S.
Steel Corp.
The government contends that on
or about June 20, 1871 and August
%, 1941, Carneige-Illinois, 'in disre-
gard" of War Production Board regu-
lations, issued instructions to officers
and employees giving preference in
production and delivery on the basis
Of the customers past purchases from
the company regardless of the custom
ers' priority rating.
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-05-01
FAMILY NEEDS
Sal weekly
FOR ITS BUDGET
Labor Research Assn. Finds
Earnings of Two-Thirds of
All Income Farmers in the
Country Inadequate To
Support Family of Five.

NEW YORK.-An American family
of five-father, mother and three chill
dren-now needs an income of over
SAL week to maintain itself on a
bare minimum health and decency
budget"
With the wartime rise in living
costs, the average cost of this budget
for the country as a whole was $2,054
In 1941. BY January 10, 1912, the
cost had risen to S2,159 a year, re-
ports Labor Research Assn, in its
March Labor Notes.
The budget was first compiled by
the u. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
in 1919. 1t is no longer considered
adequate to express the changing diet
and other standards of present-day
American families, advises the ascot
alton.
In the 10 cities covered, this mini
mum budget required an annual in
come at January 10, 1912, prices, of
$2,355 in Los Angeles and 1888 in
San Francisco, Calf; s1,929 In Read
ing and s2,211 In Philadelphia, Pa;
1884 in Minneapolis, Mimi; s2,217
in Chicago, ILL.,; 5000 in Schenect-
ady, $2,218 in Rochester, 1921 in
Brooklyn and s2,017 in New York
City, N. Y.
About two-thirds of all income-earn-
ers in the country do not earn enough
to support family of five on this
minimum budget level, Labor Notes
estimates on the basis of recent in
come statistics prepared by the U. s.
Treasury department.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-05-01
CAPITOL
HICHLICHTS
CONTRIBUTED

Whether Howard Gullickson could
legally serve as Acting Attorney Cen
eral was being contested In an i'm
portant law suit filed in Helena at
the beginning Of the week. Sam W.
Mitchell, secretary of state contended
that the act passed by the last session
of the legislature providing that state
officers entering the service would
have their jobs back on their return,
was unconstitutional. Mitchell con-
tended further that the acts of Gull
dickson would be illegal inasmuch as
Montana technically would have no
attorney general.
1t was pointed out in Helena that
should the supreme court uphold
MitchelPs claim, Montana voters would
have to select an attorney general at
the next election. Rumor had it here
that several candidates were all ready
to file for the office should the su-
preme court decide that a vacancy
existed.
No further political developments
occurred during the week. At the
first of the week both Senators Muir
ray and Wheeler were travelling
through the state trying to test senti-
ment. Main query was whether Tom
]. Davis Of Butte, would file for the
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-05-01
COST OF LIVING
ON UPGRADE

WASHINGTON-(FP)-The cost of
living in large American cities rose
I1.2% between mid-February and mid
March, as widespread price advances
were reported in retail stores through
out the country, following earlier adj
vances in the wholesale markets, Sec
rotary of Labor Perkins reported here.
With this increase the Bureau of La
Dor Statistics cost Of living index
reached 114.38o of the 1859 average
Almost all important articles bought
by moderate-income families were af-
fected to some extent. Principal adj
vances were for clothing, up nearly
40 during the month, for food, up
15%, and housefurnishings up 1870.
The cost of services also advanced,
and rents were up slightly.
BY midMarch low income families
would spend s1.16 to buy the same
things for which they had spent $1.00
before the war in August, 1899.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-05-01
HEARING ON
INCREASED
BUS FARES
Representatives, Attorney
From Butte Miners Union
Register Protests Before r.
R. Commission Against
Higher Bus Fares.

The hearing on increased bus fares
| in Butte was held Thursday April
18th before the state railroad and pub
lie service commission. Two of the
three members of the commission, Mr.
Casey and Mr.. Smith and also the
attorney for the commission, was not
at the hearing, but he will undoubted-
ly vote on this petition submitted by
the city bus lines.
The bus company's petition asked
for an increase In regular fare from
six and fourth cents to eight and
third cents ON three tokens for a
quarter instead of four; that the stu
dents of high school and business col
lege get five tokens for quarter dur
ing school hours only; and that the
fare for children up to IL years Of
age remain the same.
Mr.. Corette, attorney for the Butte
city lines called on Mr.. Evans, vice
president and manager of the bus
company, Mr.. Aikens, Mr.. Simonich,
and Mr.. Vicers, bus drivers, Mr.. Ora
math and Mr.. Evans. president and
secretary of the bus drivers union re-
spectively, and others to support the
increased fares.
Opposing the increase were the
Butte miners union represented by a
committee of ten men, the Ladies
Auxiliary Of the Butte miners union
by four women, the Sta
tionery Engineers union represented by
two men, and attorneys Phil. O'Don-
nell, Maloney and Olson and others
protesting as individual Butte citizens.
One of the high spots of the hear
ing came when Mr.. Corette objected
to the testimony given by Ed Mason,
former president of the Butte miners
Union. Mr.. Mason testified to the in
creased cost of living and that every
time the miners get raise the land
lords and businessmen of our com
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RATION BOOK
REcIST RATION
PLAN READY
Issuance of s'Ration Book
One" Begins in Schoolhouses
In Montana Next Monday;
Allowance of 1a-pound of
Sugar Per Person Per Week.

| Plans for the registration of every
man, woman and child in the Rocky
Mountain region for war ration book
one have been perfected, and the reg
istration-May 4, s, 6 and in the
elementary schools = should proceed
without any difficulties If the public
co-operates fully, Glenn w Collins, re-
gional director Of the office of price
administration, said this week.
Collins urged all persons to famil-
iarize themselves with the registra-
ton requirements and the rationing
plan.
Under the regulations, one adult
member of each family unit should
register for all members of the family.
Consumers who are not members of a
family unit should register for them
selves.
Persons registering for all members
of their families must be prepared
to give the following information
about each member of the family:
height, weight, color of eyes and age.
They also must be prepared to state
the amount of white and brown sugar
in any form which is in the posses
sion of the family unit
Each Of the first four stamps in the
book will be good for one pound of
sugar within a specified period -
roughly two weeks. Special provisions
are made for consumers who, because
of transportation difficulties, find 1t
a hardship to buy sugar in the quaint
ties allowed during each ration period.
Such a consumer may apply to his
local rationing board for certificate
him to purchase at one
time the total amount of sugar to
which he would be eligible during four
weeks.
Those who fail to register on the
prescribed days will be allowed to
register with their local rationing
boards after May 81, If they show
good cause for their failure to register
on the prescribed days.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-05-01
Conspiracy Of Dow and AlCoa Worst Yet
MILES CITY
BOY WINS
NYA AWARD

Floyd M. Hanson, 20 years of age
of Miles City, Montana, was awarded
the title of "Montana's NYA Youth
Worker Most Valuable to War Pro
duction," The award resulted from a
survey by state officials Of the Ma
tional Youth Administration and gives
Mr.. Hanson chance to compete for
the national title. This is the first
of series of awards that will be
made in every state in the union
once each month. Mr.. Hanson's nom
ination for this award was by the I'M
animous vote of the Helena resident
center manager and the shop super
visors. Presentation of the award
was made by G. M. Macmillan, state
administrator, at the Helena resident
center on April IT,
Young Hanson applied for NYA de-
Tense training more than four months
ago without any previous industrial
experience but with a firm determine
ton to see action on the national in
dustrial front. Assigned to the NYA
defense shops he quickly evidenced
aptitudes In electrical work and at
the Helena Aeronautical school where
he obtained his related training he
was an outstanding student of aero
plane mechanics. His versatile per-
sonal qualities, specific skills, and
aptitude won him the award.
Mr.. Hanson is one of more than
100 NYA youth gaining war produc-
ton experience and training at the
Helena center, said Mr.. Macmillan.
In the past month more than SO NYA
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-05-01
NOTED CASE
HEARD ON
APRIL 9TH

Arguments in the citizenship case
of William Schneiderman, California
Communist leader, will be heard be
fore the United States supreme court
Monday, April a. according to Miss
Carol King, New York attorney and
member of the Schneiderman counsel
Nationwide attention centered upon
the case when Wendell Willkie an
nounced his intention to represent
Schneiderman without fee when the
case appears on the court calendar
Willkie stated that the civil liberties
issues in the case attracted his inter.
est and caused him to defend Schneid-
erman's right to maintain his legally
acquired citizenship.
Almost two years ago lower court
ruled in civil suit instituted by the
United States attorney generals Of
flee that Schneidermans citizenship
was revoked. Upon appeal this rul-
ing was upheld but was not put into
operation pending appeal
William Schneiderman came to this
country when but three. He became
a naturalized citizen at the earliest
possible age after complying with all
the laws and examinations. He con-
Quoted himself in every way as good
citizen. The only basis for the court
action was the fact that at the time
and after the time of receiving citi-
zenship Schneiderman was a member
Of the Communist party.
Trade unionists, ministers, leaders
Of foreign language groups, profess
sors, and citizens in every pursuit
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ny SOIIlG pOllLlCdl 10duoTS Ill Lie
house to bury it have ended in
failure.
Congresswoman Mary T. Norton,
chairman Of the house committee on
labor, probably will ask the house
committee on rules to grant a special
rule now for consideration of the res
olution at particular time and under
conditions which will provide for ade-
quate debate. Congressman Jerry
Voorhis, author of the house resolu-
tion prefers to have rule estab-
lished. Chairman Norton could at
tempt to shove the resolution through
the house without a rule but, while
that plan would save time, 1t might
imperil the success of the entire eff
fort.
Co-operators are entitled to much
Of the credit for the victory in the
preliminary, but most important, bat
tie. The resolution was buried in the
committee on labor Mrs. Norton and
every member of her committee fav-
ored it, but Speaker Sam Rayburn,
boss of the Democratic party in the
house, desired to keep the resolution
in the committee. A Speaker usually
dominates committee chairmen. Com
mittee chairman, who are, actually,
sectional party leaders, must obey the
Speaker and the Democratic floor
leader, or risk their political positions.
Mrs. Norton, convinced beyond any
question that this resolution should
be approved, risked her political posi-
ton by opening the door for her COM
mittee to act and the committee voted
without hesitation. Rayburn still has
tremendous power. He can put all
kinds of obstacles in the path of this
resolution-as he already has-unless
co-operators and others continue to
make it clear to their congressman
that this resolution must be passed.
Co-operators, and leaders in the re-
ligious organizations, as well as some
ledaers Of labor organizations, began
to write their congressman several
weeks ago and the force behind the
resolution became impressive.
1--WE have never had so much sup
port for bill or resolution from able |
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