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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-11
Cleaning Mirrors

Mirrors often get a stubborn
film, particularly during the
winter. This Is not easily re-
moved with soap and water, If
this problem beSetS YOU in your
spring cleaning campaign, here
are some suggestions that may
help.
First, remove all flngermarkS
and spots from the mirrors by
Sprinkling a few drops OF house,
hold ammonia on a moist cloth
and rubbing the blurS with II.
Next dip a large cloth that is
entirely free from lint or dust.
in glycerine Rub the surface
gently but thoroughly and finish
by polishing with a second cloth.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-11
Black EndmeIed
Furniture in Style

Black enameled furniture AL
the rage more than century ago
is coming into vogue again
Touches of gold and contrasts OF
natural finished mahogany. light
brown fruitwood or white enamel
are seen IN the new pieces. As a
setting for this attractive style
walls are painted otf-white, light
blue or tan.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-11
Polish With Oil

When the surface is all washed
and dried. go over II with piece
Of flannel moiStened with best
quality of boiled llnseed oil. us
ing only enough 10 keep paint
from drying out and cracking.
This will help preserve the life
and brilliancy of the colorS.
Spirits of turpentine may be used
on unvarniShed pictures but
never on vanished ones. Var
niShed pictures are busted only.
oil paintings should never be
exposed TO strong or direct sun
light.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-11
Good for Windows

The slight film Of glycerine
that remains Will help prevent
the steamy film and blurred look
from reforming The same prin-
ciple employed on keeping your
mirrors bright and shining APP
plies TO washing windows.
The next time YOU tackle the
windows, Try adding household
ammonia, tablespoon TO gall
-len- lltt4lllxseApt tttif'fff- water. With
this, wash each pane separately.
Then 60 over the glass with a
glycerine-dipped cloth.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-11

the case in 1912. Is probable.
War policies will bar new con
struCtion deemed nOn-essential
10 winning the war.
Essential civilian construc-
ton will he largely hospitals.
schools and public service faCiI-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-11
Estimating School
Opens Monday Night

The first term Of the 1912 est
mating school of the Builders and
Traders Exchange viii open IN
the plan rooms of the exchange
next Monday evening. The school
entering its seventh year. vii
again be- instructed by Echlin NJ
TKaake and VIII offer courses II
beginning and advanced eSti-
mating.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-11
For Paintings

Now that oil paintings are 50
much in demand again, many a
homemaker is comblng the attic
for that painting relegated 10
storage years ago.
To frcShen up paintings, wash
unvarniShed oil paintings with
warm, not hot Suds OF pure white
soap. Use a lather as dry as
possible. on an almost dry wad
of cotton, Wettlng a small por-
ton AT tlme
Rinse off with clear water and
dry Immediately. Use soft,
clear cloth free from lint, 10 dry.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-11

tiles vital to health and safety.
and necessary repairs TO existing
non-defense buildings. 1t can be
taken for granted that every
such proposal will he scrutinized
most carefully nov that war
il on.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-11
Correct Design

Houses being planned for ir-
regular building sites should u
designed 10 take advantage of N
roll of the terrain Half storie>
and dropped rooms that hug the
contours of the site add indivld-
uality and charm 10 the layout
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-11

A large living with fireplace Is one of the fea-
of the cottage offered todays Detroit Times
House Plan -Four buepnts and three sets of spec
Caons of this plan available for SIS at The Detroit
Times House Plan Department. main lobby Times Building
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-11
Equal ~ Record

indications are that total
construction in 1912 viii he st
least equal to the 1911 record
volume. There il now in pros
peCt additional environments for
an expanded army. air fields and
other kinds OF military facilities.
industrial plants. ordnance de
pots and naval shore establish
mentS. Necessary production of
war material apparently cannot
be produced within existing or
authorized plants. and more viii
have Ia be built.
while record volume of con
Struction will continue, diStribu-
ton of work will Still he SpOttN
and normal construction will be
further curtaiIed. l, il not nee
eSSary Ia put a Stop-order on
non -defense constructions; IL Is
only necessary to tighten up
regulat lions Ia carry out the
SPAB announcement of OctO-
her q.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-11
Bar keu Construction

This implies that there will
he "A reduction i'm the assistance
expected 10 he given 10 non
defense construction. No pos
sible loosening up which private
industry had hoped might be-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-09-18
PRESIDENT REFEREES
DEBATE
Listens To Jim Patton, National President
OF the Farmers Union Take O'Neals
Arguments Against Wage and Fair Price
Ceilings Apart.

| An account of the manner in which
Pames Patton, national president of
the Farmers Union and supporter of
organized labor and farmers bested
O'Neal in an argument in the office
of President Roosevelt and the Presi-
dents enjoyment of the debate, APP
pears in the current issue of the ma
tional magazine Time. The story is
printed in full below with permission
of the publishers of Time:
Franklin Roosevelt, who likes a
good scrap, refereed David-&-Goliath
fight between two farm leaders last
week. At stake was basic issue in
the fight to control initiation.
The defending champion was aging
1867. opportunistic Edward Asbury
O'Neal III, president of the big Amer
lean Farm Bureau Federation 100000
higher-income families) and an old
line professional farm leader who be.
lieves in initiation for farmers only,
1902 of parity, scarcity farming.
The challenger was young (39),
idaelistic, Woodworking James G. Pat
ton, president of the up-and-coming
but small Farmers Union (125,000 low
income farm families). He stands
foursquare for 1000 (not 1000 par
ity farm prices, family farming as
against big-scale commercial agricul-
ture, cooperation with labor
The fight occurred in the Presi-
dents study. Franklin Roosevelt had
called in five farm spokesman to get
their views on farm prices, wages and
initiation.
O'Neal, who knows that Patton has
the respect and support of AFL, Clio
and the Railway Brotherhoods, romped
and stomped over Patton's promise
that the farmer and organized labor
can be brought to agree to wage and
fair-price ceilings O'Neal, on no such
good terms with labor, swore it could
not be So If O'Neal was right, any
effective initiation control program
was a political impossibility. His big
head bobbing in emphasis, Patton
drove home his answers. Patton re-
NAMED calm, sure of his ground.
O'Neal was mad enough to burst. For
once the President let others talk, sat
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-09-18
REPUBLICANS
OPEN STATE
HEADQUARTERS

Republican State Central Commit
tee headquarters were officially
opened today in Helena under direc-
ton Of Chairman Dan Maddox Of Har-
din, state senator from Big Horn
county.
Assisting in the operation of the
headquarters office are Mrs. Bertha
e. Dodds of Helena, vice chairman,
and Ashton Jones of Broadus, secre-
tary.
With the opening of the campaign
office Maddox extended a general in
vitation for all Montanans to make it
a port of Call" while in Helena.
He announced appointment of the
following as chairmen of committees:
Senator Zales N. Ecton, Bozeman,
chairman of the executive committee;
Howard Gee, Lewistown attorney,
speakers committee; George Sinton,
Manhattan stockman, finance; John
F. M. Travis, Havre newspaperman,
publicity; t. J. Hooking, Glasgow
publisher, headquarters.
Chairmen of other standing commit
tees and personnel will be announced
later.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-09-18
POLL TAX
ABOLITION
GAINS SPEED

Pointing out that only nine sigma
lures are needed to house discharge
petition No. 1 to bring the Pepper
Geyer anti-poll tax bill to a vote, the
Workers Defense League, national Ia
Dor defense agency, through its secre-
tary, Morris Milgram, called on ia
Dor, white and black, to bend every
quired to bring the bill to vote
Rep. Martin ]. Kennedy of New
York appears on recent published
list of non-signers. The Workers De-
Tense League national office person
ally contacted both Martin ]. Kennedy
and his colleague, Michael ]. Kennedy,
with whom he is often confused. Both
declared they had signed the dis
charge petition for the Pepper-Geyer
bill.
The League, in urging redoubled eff
forts to secure additional signatures
to the discharge petition, pointed out
that congressman who, like Ralph
Gamble of Westminster county, N. Y.
they do not sign discharge petitions
because they believe in the commit
tee system of the house, should be
reminded that Chairman Summers of
Texas, and other members of the
house judiciary committee are them
selves beneficiaries of the bill they
refuse to report out.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-09-18

sby President Roosevelt for ex-
tending benefits under the act.
1.-THE purpose of these amend
ments," said Pres. William Green of
the AFL, SIS to extend the coverage
of social security to millions of Amer
leans not now included, to increase
and widen benefits so that workers
can be protected against postwar up
heavals and to prevent initiation by
| increasing the tax contributions by
workers to Social Security funds.
1.-THE whole power of the AFL and
its 100000 members will be enlisted
in support of this vital measure"
The amendments provide:
/. Extension of the act to include
farm workers, domestic servants, self
employed persons and others.
2. Increase of old age benefits from
$1.5O to So month.
3. Similar extension of benefits to
workers disabled for more than six
months
4. A uniform system of unemploy-
ment insurance, instead of the pres
ent system which varies from state to
state.
5. Workers disabled less than six
months, except through accident, to
get benefits equivalent to unemploy-
ment compensation.
6. Additional unemployment n
disability benefits for workers. de-
pendents, as well as maternity bene-
fits.
7. A system of disqualification bene-
fits
8. Increase the social security tax
on workers by 20, with a maximum
increase of go by 1949. Workers
now pay 10 of their wages, with a
boost to go in 1913.
9. Unemployment compensation for
soldiers after the war until they find
employment, the cost to be borne by
the government out of general rev.
enues
10. The U. S. employment service
to be made permanent.
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-09-18
DU POINT INDICTED
IN washington

WASHINGTON OPP Another
big nazi-linked American monopoly
came under department of justice
antitrust action September 10 when
Attorney General Biddle announced
the indictment of the DUPONT cmopany
and its chairman, Lammot DUPONT for
engaging in a worldwide conspiracy
to suppress competition in and to
monopolize the manufacture and sale
of acrylic products" Acrylic prod
ucts, in the form of plastic plass, are
used for bombre noses, cockpit en-
closures, plane windshields and for
synthetic rubber, surgical instruments
and other war-essential purposes.
DUPONT, according to Biddle, con-
spired with the notorious nazi l. G.
Farbenindustrie and Imperial Chem
ical Industries of London as members
of an international cartel to fix ident-
ical prices, restrict production and
divide world markets. Lammot du
Pont, who doesn't like American I'M
ions because they're "dictatorial"
found no trouble in associating with
Hitlers chemical trust.
Because of pressure from army and
navy brasshats who have been shield
ing and aiding American monopolies,
trial of the cases will be postponed
until after the war.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-09-18

tax jump over this year Will
be 1858 %.
In the upper brackets no such
alarming percentages are recorded.
The 100000 coupon-clipper has his
taxes increased 1870. The 100000
magnate suffers tax rise of 1870.
AS for the Presidents $4,000 tax
ceiling, the table presented below is
self-explanatory. The chap getting
million dollars-and there are plenty
of them will have almost 100000
left to worry along on. Those in the
$5,000,000 bracket will have $350,000,
under the senate finance committees
schedule. That is IA times more than
the President requested as the top in
come for anyone in this country.
The sharecropper lucky enough to
earn between Seattle minimum tax
able income-and $500 may be glad
to know he'll pay 81. The cotton mill
worker earning $500 will kick in 81
that is providing he has two depend
ents. Otherwise, if he is single, his
tax would be $34 and the sharecrop-
per would pay $14.
ALL and CLIO officers watching the
senator's progress in butchering the
Treasurys original tax plan are hold
ing their fire until the committees
plan energies in final form for presen-
tation to the senate. In the mean
time the senators have ringing in
their ears the warning of Sec. David
j. Mcdonald of the United Steelwork
ers that their present plan is most
unfortunate and will be vigorously |
fought by labor as well as by other
progressive groups in the nation"
Utterly ignored by the commercial
press has been the AFL proposal for
widening the benefits of the Social
Security Act for millions of Ameri- |
cans not now covered as we'll as for |
those already safeguarded. The ALL
proposal, contained in a bill intro
CONTINUED on Page FOur)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-09-18
DEPT. REPORTS
BUMPER CROP
OF wheat

Wheat and rye prices showed a ris
ing trend during the week ended
September II, according to the De
partment of Agriculture, as consider
able buying interest was stimulated
by the proposed program for .stabil
ization of farm prices and wages
Wheat and rye have been selling con-
siderably under parity for some time
and these grains attracted the prin-
cipal attention. Flour buyers also
came into the picture and mills re-
ported improved trade. Advances
were held in check by further in
creases in wheat production estimates
based ON the September l condition.
Yields on this years grain crops were
heavy all around but the damp har-
vest season is making for a lot of
damaged grain.
The quantity of 1912 wheat under
government loan increased nearly TO-
100000 bushels since the last report
and totaled 113,O67,000 bushels on
September 5. In addition to this
quantity, the Commodity Credit Cor
poration held 296, 100000 bushels from
previous crops. The quantity of corn
held was 42,69S,O00 bushels. Barley
under loan as of September 5 totaled
1,544,000 bushels, of which 100000
bushels was in California.
WHEAT: Bumper yields were indi-
Gated by the official crop estimate
based on September 1 conditions.
of all spring wheat in the
United States was forecast at 1884,
0S5,000 bushels, gain of 26,621,000
bushels over the August estimate.
This 1912 production will be com
posed of 42,432,O0O bushels of durum
wheat and PAL, 10000 bushels of other
spring wheat. The Canadian 1912
wheat crop was officially estimated
at 615,243,000 bushels, of which 591,-
246,000 bushels was spring wheat.
This is a record production and com
pares with 99,4O1, 900 bushels har-
vested in 1941.
Much better weather for combining
and threshing wheat prevailed In the
spring wheat belt and this work made
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-09-18
Sen. MURRAY
ASKS DRAFT
EQUALITY

Before leaving for Washington
Wednesday, Sen. James E. Murray an
nounced that he is again presenting
to Selective Service Director Lewis
B. Hershey an urgent request to give
livestock and farm labor equal status
in the draft with employees of indus
trial concerns engaged in the war eff
fort. In strongly worded telegram,
Senator Murray presented to Selec-
tive Service the facts made known to
him by scores of Montana ranchers,
sheep men, farmers and stock grow
erS.
Critical legislation concerning taxes
sterilization of wages and farm prices
and developments in the rubber pro-
gram that affect his bill to create a
rubber authority by statute prompted
Senator Murray to return Immediately
to the national capitol.
Although l had made engagements
for hearings in Montana to discuss
with business men the problems arts
ing because of the war, l will have
to assign these hearings to the staff
of the small business committee of
which I am chairman, as I feel my
place is in the senate during these
critical times" the senator said 'As
for the campaign, 1 shall leave my
election to the people of Montana"
Senator Murray completed brief
hearings on business problems at
Miles City and Billings earlier this
week. Senator Murray's telegram to
General Hershey follows
Dear General Hershey: Scores of
sheep men, livestock growers and
farmers of Montana have petitioned
me since my arrival in the state 10
days ago, seeking more consideration
Continued on Page Tyvo)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-09-18
PRESIDENT GREEN
PLEDGES SUPPORT

OMAHA, Nebr.-FP)- Pres. VIM
Green pledged the 100000 members
of the American Federation Of Labor
to the support of President Roose-
velt's new wage and farm price stab
ilization program, in a Labor Day adj
dress.
Recounting that American workers
already had made heavy sacrifices
for victory, President Green said that
now we are going to be called upon
to make another great sacrifice. To
night the President Of the United
States will reveal to the nation his
new program for wage sterilization
and farm price control. With the
greater part of our national income
and our national production devoted
to war use, severe measures must be
taken to prevent ruinous initiation"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-09-18
CAPITOL
HICHLICHTS
CONTRIBUTED

Climaxing a two-day meeting of the
State Board of Education in Helena
this week, Dean w. M. Cobleigh was
named acting president Of Montana
State College succeeding DR.. A. L..
Strand who resigned to become presi-
dent of Oregon State College at Cor
wallis. Dean Cobleigh has been head
of the engineering department of the
state college for 35 years and is well
known in Montana. A committee con-
sisting of Attorney General r. V. Bot
tomly, Superintendent of Public In
struction Elizabeth Ireland, and Rev.
Emmett Riley, was named to inter-
view possible candidates for the posi-
ton. Mentioned as a prominent and
likely choice for permanent president
is DR.. r. r. Renne, former professor
at the college and now economic ex-
pert with the state office of price adj
Brig. Gen. E. M. Birely, state direc-
tor of selective service and adjutant
general for Montana, submitted his
from both positions this
week and they were accepted by the
governor. Birely, who hopes to enter
active service, will be succeeded as
state draft head by Maj. S. H. Mitch
ell, formerly of Bainville and at pres
ent executive officer for state selec-
tive service headquarters. No success
sor for the adjutant generals position
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-09-18
IS
TAKING REAL
CHANCE
Demands for Representation
On WPB by Labor Made
While Recognizing That
Blame for Amy Delays Will
Be Placed On Its Shoulders.

WASHINGTON Organized labor
in making its offer to Donald Nelson
to step in and help him put order
and efficiency into WPB operations
was aware of the serious danger that
the slowdowns and shutdowns now in
the works and bound to show up in
the next few months will be blamed
on the new labor participation. 1t
was decided to take the risk for the
sake of getting experience that will
be useful if and when fundamental
reorganization of the entire war pro-
duction effort extending beyond WPB
becomes necessary. This necessity
may become apparent within next few
weeks and, after the November cleo
lions, may be forced by public de-
.mand. The way to bet and plan is
still that this is going to be long,
tough war.
Drive for wider participation in
planning and administration of all
military will hit other agencies be-
fore long. If and when a sweeping
reorganization is made, many agen-
cies which now deal with each other
at arms length may be consolidated
into a monolithic total mobilization
that can be saved from label of die
tatorship only by building into that
structure responsible and capable rep
resentatives of labor, agriculture, pa
triotic businessmen and industrialists
both large and small, and the "inde-
predetermined engineers" so highly
praised by the Truman committee.
In this connection, N. F. U. Pres
James G. Patton's Labor Day message
has some significance:
"On behalf of the working farm
families who are members of the
National Farmers Union and of af-
filiated co-operatives, / salute our
brothers and sisters in the ranks of
labor who have shown their willing
ness to go all out in this war for the
and improvement of the
and dignity of the common
man.
"On this Labor Day, no words Of
mine can equal the accolade given to
labor June IS last in the unanimous
report on the Guthrie case made by
the Truman committee. Declaring
that labor, small businessmen and in
dependent-minded engineers had dem
onstrated insight and capacity which
fit them for wider participation in
war production" the committee
stated:
1.-THE labor division of the war pro-
1uction board NOW the labor pro-
1uction division) and the la bor adj
visory committees have consistently
-aken advanced positions in advocacy
If the radical curtailment of civilian
Industry; and the labor groups have
been constantly in the foreground in
lighting for an adequate conversion
Labor has fought for curtailment
and conversion despite the fact that
n many cases limitation orders have
in severe ad prolongated I'M
for thousands of union
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-09-18
KAISER SAYS
PLENTY OF
man POWER

WASHINGTON (FP) Manpow
er shortage?"
Henry ]. Kaiser the West Coast
shipbuilder blinked at his questioner.
The man who lays his reputation as
a production wizard to the fact that
he pays good wages and operates UNI
der closed shop was being asked in
a press conference in Washington
whether he could find workers to
build the huge transport planes which
he insists would overcome the ship
ping bottleneck. He had just been
reminded that the war manpower
commission has declared the IL west
ern states a Critical labor area"
Manpower shortage?" he repeated,
incredulously. And then he laughed
We'll, I've got 10000 men working
for me building ships Last year
had only $1,000
There's no shortage of manpower
in the west. There may be a short
age of skilled labor. That's why we
have a training program. That's the
solution to the manpower question.
There are lots of people" - he ex-
tended his arms as If to indicate mil
aren't working in import
ant industries.
1.-THE labor problem" Kaiser
summed up, will be taken care of by
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-09-18

support for the Presidents anti-infla-
ton program. He insisted that nee
essary wartime food production can
come only from the individual farmer,
with emphasis away from wheat and
one-crop products-to hell, he said,
with bigger AAA payments for farm
ers who do not produce.
The one farm leader who was will
ing to take this stand has played his
cards shrewdly, honestly; once mi
grant farm hand, has put himself well
within the New Deals inner fold.
James George Patton came up the
hard way. He was born in Bazaar,
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