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The people's voice., 1942-02-20
Big C0ppu Premium Price Hoax Uncovered
oP'Y9 lTIoN TO
d. xz% Committee
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= jHINGTON.- (FP - Strong op
x IN to continuance of the com
ra.- 2 headed by Rep. Martin Dies
Cd, Tex.) was expressed by number
of organizations here as Dies prepared
his campaign for extension of the
committees life.
On the heels of the CIO executive
boards vigorous denunciation of the
committee as "sordid," the National
Federation of Constitutional Liberties
issued an elaborate memorandum de-
failing the history of the committee
and pointing to its harmful effects.
The American Civil Liberties Union
urged all of it's local committees, af-
filiated organizations and members to
wire their representatives in opposi-
tion to continuance of the committee,
declaring that ''the only effect of the
Dies committees Investigations has
been to arouse prejudice and unjusti-
fled attacks on liberal and progress
sive causes"
The United Federal Workers (CIO)
called on its 200 locals to swing into
action against the committee and
charged that the committee had re-
Trained from investigating nazi and
fascist influences until a few weeks
prior to requesting more funds from
the house.
A similar charge was made by the
National Lawyers Guild (unaffiliated)
which submitted an analysis of the
committees record to members of the
house which showed, the guild said,
that on 29 separate occasions the COM
mittee refused to expose nazi and
fascist activities which had been
brought to the committees attention
The committees authorization ex-
pires April /, 1912, but the attempt
to secure an extension of the commit
tees life was begun early in the hope
Of frustrating the certain campaign
against the committee.
Recent attacks on the Office of
Civilian Defense have been based on
charges by Dies with the most fire.
quent accusation being that the party
is suspect because he or she asked
for discontinuance of the Dies COM
nittee.
The people's voice., 1942-02-20
Politics Behind
Attack On OCD

Employment, by the Office of Civil
ian Defense of dancer to teach chill
dren "poise" during air raids, what
ever it's merits or demerits, was most
certainly a "boner" But it must not
be forgotten that the attack on OCL
was made by sworn enemies of the
Administrations for political pur
poses.
Look over the records of the men
who stirred up the fuss-Taber OF
New York, Faddis of Pennsylvania,
and Leland Ford of California-and
you will find that they not only op-
posed virtually every defense meas
ure, but also every form of labor and
liberal legislation.
Appointment Of Melvyn Douglas,
motion picture actor, to post in
OCD, comes in an altogether differ
ent category from that of the dancer.
There is nothing of a "boondoggling"
nature about that job. 1t is to bring
the entire entertainment world, pro-
fessional and amateur, into. the home
defense front. The British have found
that this work is most important.
Douglas is working for no salary
His letter of appointment specifically
states that the job is without COM
pensation." No salary that the gov
ernment could pay him could possibly
interest him.
The attack on Douglas in the house
stems from the fact that, of all mo-
tion picture actors, he is the one they
would like most to "get." The reac-
tionaries call him communist, but
that's SO much bunk. Douglas is an
outstanding friend of the worker, and
Of the underdog generally. He has
befriended the downtrodden, especial
ly the migratory worker in California
the "Oakie." That is his great
crime"
Ringleader in the fight against
Douglas was Rep. Taber Taber's re-
cord in congress is as anti-labor and
anti-farmer as Douglas record on the
Pacific coast is pro-labor and pro-lib-
The people's voice., 1942-02-20
BROTHERHOOD
BLASTS HOUSE
Committee

A. F. Whitney, president of th'
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
stated today that he had sent th'
following letter to:
Joseph B. Shannon CD, Missouri.
William ]. Jacobsen Cd, Iowa.
Lawrence E. Imhoff Cd, Ohio.
Edouard V. M. Izac Cd, California
Thomas A. Flaherty Cd, Mass.
James J. Heffernan Cd, New York
Michael J. Bradley Cd, Pa.
Lansdale G. Sasscer CD, Maryland
members of the house committee on
naval affairs who declined to sign the
majority report made pursuant to H
r. 1872:
February IL, 1912
Dear Sir:
Permit me to take this means of
commencing you for your refusal to
stultify yourself by agreeing to the
majority report of the house naval
affairs committee investigating the
naval defense program pursuant to
house resolution 162.
The majority report states that the
assets of lit international unions,
with 100000 members increased
from $71,915,OOO in October, 1899 to
$82, 900 by March 81, 1941. For
this period of about one and a half
years, this is an increase of s10,679,-
900 in the assets of 100000 Amer
ican workers. 1t amounts to an in
crease of $17S per worker involved.
To say that this is IAN astounding
picture of concentration of wealth,
as did the majority members of the
house naval affairs committee, is to
reveal either profound ignorance or
rank prejudice against organized la
Dor.
Furthermore, such statement ap-
pears to be an attempt wilfully to
nislead and deceive the American
people, for the assets referred to COM
Prise millions of dollars in insurance
'unds. The railroad employees we
'epresent are engaged in hazardous
work. Because, for many years, they
could not obatin life or accident in
iris Brotherhood long ago set
lp its own insurance protection for
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The people's voice., 1942-02-20
POLL TAX HEARINGS
SCHEDULED MARCH 5

WASHINGTON - With the frank
indication that labor and liberal forces
would arraign themselves in unequi-
vocal condemnation of the poll tax,
announcement has been made here
that hearings on Sen. Claude Peppers
anti-poll tax bill will begin on March
Is. Hearings will be conducted by a
subcommittee of the judiciary COM
mittee under Sen. Joseph c. O'Ma-
honey Of Wyoming. The Workers
Defense League has asked to be heard
in support of the bill
The people's voice., 1942-02-20
MARKET FOR
GRAIN DULL
LAST week
Trading Influenced by
Uncertainty of Road Price
Controls Might Take; Good
Crop Conditions Reported;
Cash Wheat Receipts Down.

Grain markets fluctuated over a
narrow range during the week ended
February 49, according to the Depart
ment of Agriculture, but regained
fractionally some of the loss of the
week before. Trade sentiment was
principally influenced by the various
roads price control measures might
travel as they affect grain prices.
Crop news from the winter wheat
territory which usually come to the
fore at this season of the year as a
market factor was almost completely
dicated a good outlook for the 1912
crop. The decline in grain prices of
the week before curtailed movement
Of cash grain to the Minneapolis mar
ket and receipts were considerably
smaller than during recent weeks.
They still remained large for this time
of the year, however, and reflected in
part the desire of some shippers and
producers to move remaining free sup
plies ahead of any increase in freight
rates which might take place.
WHEAT: CCC loans on 1941 wheat
at the close of January amounted to
353 ,S63,000 bushels. Of this amount,
116,S35,000 bushels were stored on
farms.
Prospects for winter wheat con-
tinued promising with additional mois-
ture recently received in eastern sec
tions. Some local heaving is reported
in central and eastern areas as a re-
suit of warm days and relatively cold
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice., 1942-02-20

cooper production has been
/ given the run-around.
| When the announcement was made
by Jesse Jones, federal loan admins
traitor on January II that thereafter
the Metal Reserves Company, the gov
ernment's metal purchasing organiza-
tion would pay IL cents pound for
copper instead of IL cents; II cents
pound for zinc instead of SA cents
and "a cents for lead instead of 81
cents, the statement was made that
the ceiling on metal prices which had
previously been established was not
to be increased that the premium
prices to be paid was for production
in excess of ordinary production
amounts.
At that time, the miners organiza-
tion called attention to the fact that
despite the emergency, the companies
had not operated at capacity and
could have produced much more cop
per had they seen fit to do so. In
the January 80 issue of The Voice,
attention was called to a statement
by the union that production in the
Anaconda Copper Mining Company's
properties had declined 1000 tons per
month in the last half of 1941 com
pared with the production in the first
half Of the year.
Joker in Regulations
Under the regulations issued by
Henderson and the OPM, the quotas
above which the premium price for
production win be paid, are set on
mine basis instead of a company ba-
sis. 1t is claimed that by having the
quotas fixed on a mine basis instead
Of a company basis, the companies
need only increase production in
mines with low quota, and reduce
the production in mines which have
1 high quota established, in order to
get premium prices for much Of their
,utput.
Recognition of the possibility of
such abuses was contained in one of
he rules which declares that COM
)anies will be obliged to account for
my material decrease in the produc-
ion of any one of the mines. This
Continued ON Page Three)
The people's voice., 1942-02-20
TRESPASSINC AT THE CAPITAL

eral Taber voted to reduce appro
priations for the Food Stamp Plan
voted for the Walter-Logan bill, which
was designed to hamstring new deal
agencies; fought the S500,000,000 farm
tenancy appropriation; supported the
Smith amendments to the Wagner
act; supported the vicious May
amendments which had for their pur-
pose crippling of all labor union ac-
tivities, and voted for the Smith anti
labor bill that recently passed the
house.
Taber, who has yet to say word
in the house against the war profi-
teers, stuck his neck out when he
said that Melvyn Douglas was receiv-
ing $4,000 a year-"more than the
salary paid General Macarthur" Ia
ber receives, ION the record" $4,000
a year more than MacArthur-and he
isn't worth the $4,000. In fact, this
countrys effort against Hitler would
MT suffer in the slightest were Ia
ber's services" dispensed with en-
tirely.
The OCD has been an orphan child
almost from it's birth. Nobody was
interested in it. The trouble lies with
the American people, who still regard
the war as quite far removed. What
ever life was injected into OCD was
by Mrs. Roosevelt.
Cunning For FSA
Farm Security also was under at
tack by conservatives in congress the
past week-and this agency will con-
tinue to be the object of attack. Rea-
son is that Farm Security (FSA) has
been aiding the little fellow, both by
word and by action.
Called before the Joint Congression-
al Economy committee, Administrator
Baldwin defended the practice of FSA
to include payment of poll-taxes in
the underwriting of funds. And why |
not? Rehabilitation of a farmer GER
tainly includes rehabilitating him as |
an all-around citizen.
Continued on Page Two)
The people's voice., 1942-02-20

Charges that he plan for obtaining increased lead
and zinc production has been distorted into proftmakng
plan for the major producers have been made by official
the International Union of Mine Mill and Smeter Workers.
has been made to President Roosevelt by CIO
Philip Murray that the organizations plan for increasing
The people's voice., 1942-02-20
ANACONDA COPPER MINING
C0mPANY'S CONTROL OF
LEGISLATURE PAYS WELL

Compensation Paid to Victims of Silicosis
From Public Welfare Funds Instead of
Being Designated Compensate Disease
And Compelling Insurance Against 1t By
ACM, Costs State Tidy Sum.
The people's voice., 1942-02-20

detailed statement by the Public Welfare Board of the
the taxpayers of the state for the payment of
compensation victims of coss contracted while working
the mines of the state shows that the Anaconda Copper
Mining Company escaping the payment of substantial
insurance premiums which they would have had
The people's voice., 1942-02-20
COPPER MINING INTERESTS
CAN GET PREMIUM PRICES
WITHOUT RAISING OUTPUT

Regulations Governing Payment Premium
Prices for Copper, Lead and Zinc Issued by
Henderson and OPM Officials Leave Loop
holes for Companies to Get Premium Prices
Without Increasing Production of Metals.
The people's voice., 1942-02-20

Totals 256 $7,566.00
Continued on Page Four)
La gaceta., 1942-01-26

peranda Rodriguez, Antonio
Castro V Sra, Jesus Petralia y
Sra, Harret Martinez, Aman-
clio Casanova, Manuela QueSa'
Ga, Catalina Walls, Tomas Rodri
guez, jr., Y Sra, Tomas Rodrf'
guez ST., y Sra, abuelos del fes
tejado; Cesar Rivero Mas, Can
ciller Encargado del Consulate
de Cuba, Y Sra; Mercedes Fer
nandez. Irene Fernandez, Os-
car Rodriguez y Sra, Nora Nj
nez y su hijita jeanette, Robe
Ito Nunez Y Sra, Manuel Nava-
RIO y Sra, Frank Delgado y
Sra. Tony Grimaldi y Sra;
Ray, Julio y Sister Grimaldi
Alberto Valdes Brito. Director
del Semanario '~'Informaci6n"
Margarita Gavilan, Joe Penton
y Sra; Salvador Ciaravella y
Sra. y sus hijas Maggie y Es-
Their Ciaravella Violeta Rodri-
guez, Vicente Capitano Y Sra,
Joe Capitano y ST., Katie y
Frank Capitano.
Felix Quesada Y Sra, Maria
ILuisa Quesada, Eloisa Perez,
Manuela Y Teresa Roman. Con-
suelo Ria, Mario LacedOnia y
Sra. CeleStino Cuervo, Octavio
Pedrero, Julio Hernandez, Eve
Ito Valdes y otros muchos mas
que 20 pudimos anotar.
Sc bailu hasta atlas horas de
la nodhe, ofrNciendo la musica Ell
estate Sound Service.
Ell joven Tony Acosta deleitd
a la concurrencia con preciosos
ndmeros, imitando a Carmen
Miranda y Donald Duck.
La concurrencia fue Obsequia
=
da con cake, bocaditos, Ia
guer. mantecados y licOreS.
Infinidad de regalos recibio
Junior, en- su segundo aniver
sario.
Hasta despues de las diez de
la noche dur6 la fiestecita.
La gaceta., 1942-01-26

Para hoy esta senalado ell en-
tierro de Jose Villar, de % a
nos, que ell microbes muri6 a
bordo de un vapor de carga. FL
dadaver recibira sepultura en-
ell cementerio dl Centre ESpa-
mol. LIE sobreviven su viuda pa.
dres y dos hermanos.
La gaceta., 1942-01-26
LARRY MacPHAIL COME
RENCGARA CON LOS JU-
GADORES DE SU MOVE
MA

brooklyn, N. Y, enero 20
Larry MacPhail, el president
de los Dodgers de Brooklyn, Sc
propone conferenciar, en- esta
ciudad o en- la Florida, con la
mayor parte de los peloteros
que integran su novena
En- ell grupo de los que cam
biaran impresiones con Mac
Phail figuran Dolf amilli, ell j.
La gaceta., 1942-01-26

Ramon BeniteZ, dc 81 amos
falleci6 aver en- su domicilio
1906 avenida Trece, VI hoy q
cadaver recibira %sapultura en-
ell cementerio Woodlawn. A
respectable caballero lie sobrevi.
ven cuatro hijos, Nicolas, Ra.
mon, Delfin y Alfonso; dos hi.
jas. Sras. Pastora Perez y Ora.
ciela Patino; un hermano, Wal
do Reyes, y otros familiares.
La gaceta., 1942-01-26

nicialista; Whit Wyatt. Billy
Herman, Dixie Walker V ell gor
ditto Fitzsimmons.
va han firmado Sus contra
,oS Peter Reiser. Kirby Higbe
y Hugh Casey.
Los peloteros Sc m%oStraran
este ano menos exigentes; pero
al miSmo tempo nose somcte-
ran a bajos suicides.
Larry desea que 81 a un pc
lotero no lie agrada ell sueldo, Sc
1guarde 10 que piensa y Sc entire
V.Ste con At.
La gaceta., 1942-01-26
O r
Don't neglect your Breath

II you've got a date with the girl friend. o.
q business appointment. play smart and taxa
the proper precaution 20 see that your breath
doesn't offend Unnecessarily. After all. moth,
ing Is 80 lnexeusabla and 30 offensive asf
nealeaoad case Of halitosis (bad breAth). Be-
fore your next date or business appointment.
rinse the mouAh with Listarine Antisepdc.
Almoat immediately your breath becomes
aweete or, purer. less likely 10 offend. Most
cases OF halitosis, say some authoritiea, are
due TO the fermentation Of tiny food particles
10 the mouth. although some cases may be
due 10 Systemic disoSdars. Against the for
msr condition. Lhterne Antiseptie worn
Wla1aars because Il hrst halta the fermensa-
ti6k Ind then overeomes the odors II causes.
Don't forget TO use II. It'I the frat aid OF
thousands Of popular and successful people
LISTERINE ANTISEPTIC
ITO Make YOur Breath SWsstsr
La gaceta., 1942-01-26
Bdutizo q "~Wmplea6Os

En- la manana de aver reci-
bio las redentoras aguas bautis
males, en- la Iglesia Presbite-
riana de Ybor, ell ninO Mario H.
Rodriguez, jr.. primog6nito del
que estas lineas escribe.
Ofici6 en- la ceremonial ell mi
nistro w. B. Passiglia, figuran-
do como padrinos la Srta. VIC
leta Rodriguez y ell joven Aman
clio Casanova
Por la tarde Sc lie ofreci6 a
Junior" una fiestecita, en- su
Residential, 1905 de la avenida
Michigan.
Nos honraron con su presen-
Ella las siguientes personals: DR..
GuillermO Roig y Sra, Melquia
des Estrada y Sra, Eloisa Pc
rez y sus hijas Esmeralda y Es-
La gaceta., 1942-01-26
Bale de Carnaval

Primer Bale de CarndVal
Para ell Sabado Z del entran-
tie mes de Febrero esta senala-
do ell primer Bale Social de
Carnival, que anualmente cele-
bran nuestras principales so
ciedades.
Correspondent a la sociedad
'L'Unione Italiana, auspiciadO
Ipor su Secci6n de Recreo, bajo
la direction del Sr. Mario Pu.
lara.
DOS renOmbradas orquestas
de la localidad 10 ameniZaran.
Seguiremos informando.
La gaceta., 1942-01-26
NUlAS SOClALE
(PoR MARIO RODRIGUEZ
La Matinee de Aver

La Matinee de Aver
Otro grandioso exito obtuvo
aver la Secci6n de Recreo del
Centre ESpanol.
Todo 10 mas granada de nues
ira sociedad Sc do eta en- la be-
liza sala, orgullo de la colonia
latina.
La parte bailable eStuvo a
cargo de la orquesta Don Fran
cisco.
En- medic de gran ammonia Y
contento Sc termin6 la fiesta, a
las ocho en- puntO de la noche.
Congratulamos a sus organi-
ZadreS.
La gaceta., 1942-01-26

Representa- a la ley ell Conse-
jail del Distrito No. 7, Sr. Julio
Pelaez, efectuandose la ceremo-
MIA en- su propio hogar.
FL joven Garcia es native de
eSta ciudad e hijo de los espo-
SOS Avelina y Carlos Garcia, re-
sidentes del 1868 avenida.
En- la actualidad pertenece al
ej6rcito de la nacion.
Deseamos eterna felicidad a
esta parejita.
La gaceta., 1942-01-26
preciado joven Francisco PEN
ton
La Srta. Molina celebro su
cumpleanos ell Sabado.
Pr6Gimo B%dNQHete

Pr6rimO BdNQHete
Ell Jueves pr6Ximo verificara
su banquete annual la Secci6n de
Recreo del Centre Espanol,
Sc efectuara en- Va ".ioya de
nuestros reStauranteS'. 81 GO
lumbai". ASistiran todos los
miembroS Y suS companeras.
La gaceta., 1942-01-26
| Me3OrddO

MejOrddO
Continua mejorando de Ia do
lencia que lie mantiene recluido
en- su hogan. ell Sr. Ramon Ro-
driguez, antique socio de la
socieiad Circulo Cubano.
Por SUI Residential de la On
cena avenida pasan a diario sus
muchas amistades, a interesar-
Sc por Su Salud.
La gaceta., 1942-01-26
RecOrddmoS

1bttVf NHtOC
Que paSado manana Mierco-
les, a las ocho en- punto de la
noche, Sc exhibira en- los salo-
mes de la LOgia Luz de Cuba No
5, de la Orden Caballero de la
Luz, una pelicula instrudtiva,
relacionada con la Orden.
Segdn me informa la Nomi-
sion de Propaganda y Recreo.
este acto es para conmemOrar
ell natalicio del Ap6stol Jose
Marti.
Tanto los membros de la Or
den como sus familiares en- ge-
neral, quedan invitados.
La gaceta., 1942-01-26
Pedida en- MatrimOni0

Con gran placer hacemos pd-
blico ell compromise AMBROSE
de una interesarte parejita.
Tratase de la gentl Srta. LUZ
sa Molina, ihija amantisima de
los esr,osos Jose Molina, y Ell a
La gaceta., 1942-01-26
Santos del DiG
Paula. Alfonso y Policarpo
Una Boda

En- la manana de aver do
mingo contrajeron matrimonio
la interesante Srta. Lima Gar
cfa, hija de los estimados espo-
SOS Dolores y Rafael Garcia, dc
miciliados en- ell 1901 de la Ave
nida Doce, y ell correcto joven
Charlie M. Garcia.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-22

parting jury which heard the shot
without knowing what had oc-
Cured.
Jailer John Gross caught the dy-
ing Shepherd in his arms. Deputy
A. H. Gross rushed forward and
seized Heaton who mumbled that
he was taking no chances on this
jurys verdict"
VERDICT RETURNED
But the jury found Shepherd
guilty of first degree murder, a
verdict carrying a mandatory death
sentence.
Sheriff Clint Ball and his depu-
ties took Heaton to the county jail
where he was questioned and
searched. He was armed only with
the revolver which contained q
single discharged cartridge. Heaton
refused to discuss the shooting and
Ball signed a complaint charging
Heaton with murder.
1t was Shepherds second trial
He and Sherman Clouse were tried
last Tuesday for Staying Christian
but the jury was unable to agree
It reported itself deadlocked IL to
| for conviction and was dismissed
j. w. Hampton. the juror who re-
fused to vote for conviction, was
arrested on charges of obstructing
Justice and jailed.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-22
s. Burton Heath
Writes:

to have income taxes brought down
to every unmarried perspn who
earns $1l.60 a week, every family
which receives $23.20 a week.
Second, and this is what Secce-
tary Morgenthau had in mind
there is the "inflationary gap"
estimated at some 20 billion do,-
lars for next year which. if not
absorbed, will cause high prices il
spite of our ceiling program.
Most of this 20 billion will come
from increased war production. 4
sixth will be made available by the
fact we can not buy everything VT
want, for which we have money
The best available studies indi-
cate that our lowest income class
es-the people who never have had
money enough to buv more than .
subsistence-the $1,000 and under
families-are going to find, when
they go to the stores, that they
will have two billion dollars in 1912
they can't spend.
The tax collector won't get much
from these newcomers, but every
little will help to finance the war
to make everybody tax conscious,
and to reduce the margin of idle
dollars available to promote infla-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-22
FDR Cautions U.S..
Against Optimism

WASHINGTON. May 22-UPl-
President Roosevelt, declaring that
this country still faces the prospect
of an awfully long war. warned to-
day against unWarranted and overly
enthusiastic optimism about the
progress of the conflict.
Discussing recent evidences in
this country Of optimism over the
war, Mr.. Roosevelt said public opin-
ion had been going up and down
according to developments that
locked big at the moment but
actually have no important bearing
on the final outcome of the war.
Mr.. Roosevelt said there was no
reason TO be overly optimistic one
week, and overly pessimistic the
next, because this is going to be
a long war. He reiterated his con-
fidence, however, that ultimate VIC
tory will be ours.
He noted a tendency of the
American people to make overstate-
mentS.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-22

II is safe to say that Henry Nor
genthau could not win a popularity
contest with the lower income
levels as jury, since he has pro-
posed to cut income tax exemptions
to drag another seven millions un-
der the umbrella.
Nevertheless, his recommended
ton has much merit. There are
at least two major reasons why
we should extend universal service
TO the tax field as far as possible.
First, there is no better way TO
impress upon every man and his
wife that this reall" is their coun-
try and their government.
Most taxes are hidden in the
retail prices of commodities we
buy. We don't notice them Nobody
mentions how much cheaper each
item would be if it weren't taxed.
AS a nation we have thought of
the financing of government as
loaves- -and fishes miracle. Nobody
paid we supposed, except few rich
and near rich.
Therefore we felt-and many
still feel-that economy in govern
ment is a fetish of plutocrats Why
should we try to buy ships, tanks
and planes cheaply, just to relieve
some millionaire of a little tax
burden? Let him pay.
Suppose higher pay scales, with
stiff overtime provisions, make war
equipment cost more? Isn't 1t
merely transferring so much from
corporation stockholders, who don't
need the money to workmen who
do?
Why worry because the federal
government alone pays almost l.
100000 employees, at the rate of
more than a quarter of a billion
dollars q month, exclusive of SOL
diers, sailors, WPA, NYA, CCC.
The answer comes when the New
Deal secretary OF the treasury asks