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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-01
Detroit high school champion
boy and girl speakers hold their

Detroit high school champion
boy and girl speakers hold their
grand championship speech con-
test In the Times-board of edu-
cation campaign Monday at 3
p. m. at Northern High School.
From this final competition the
pick Of the orators of each Of the
city's 19 high schools will emerge
the boy and girl who will address
the electorate of Detroit-and
Michigan-Tuesday morning over
WXYz as the polls open.
To Get Trophies
c. c. Barnes, director Of social
studies in Detroit schools, will
preside at the final contest. Six
impartial judges, business and
professional men and women, will
hear the final contestants TO pick
the city-wide champions for the
WXYZ broadcast.
The broadcast will be at BIS
Tuesday morning. the boy and girl
victors each to speak for six min
utes, thus bringing TO a close the
Times get-out-the-vote campaign
in which the board of education
again this year has co-operated
intellectually In a months in
POLITICAL. ADVERTTsEMENT
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-01
Amy Way You
Figure It---Tax
&|I Is Headache
New Excise Levy Brings
Woes TO Business Men;
Goes in Effect Sunday
Nv WARD SCHULTZ

. Detroit Times Financial Editor
Any way you figure II. it's still
! headache!
That, in a nutshell. Ia the reac-
lion of Detroit businessmen to the
bew excise taxes which 60 into
kfYect Sunday. November /.
Not that there's any reluctance
10 accept the new taxes. because,
n almost every Gaze. they'll be
passed along to the consumers.
or course, for the transporta-
lion companies--land. sea and air
Its a comparatively simple mat
Ter to add 10 per cent tax onto
he regular fare instead Of the S
Der cent charged In the past
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-01

POLITICAL Advertisement
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-01
Complex Problem

And II won't be too much trouble
Tor the phone company to tack on
! 10 per cent extra to your phone
bill instead of the usual 8.
Even the telegraph, and cable
companies won't mind charging Is
Der cent additional for Uncle Sam
instead Of the 10 they added be-
lore.
But the railroad and freight
bompanies have q more complex
problem. They have TO add q 3
Der cent tax on al freight charges
Except on coal--and it's an entirely
hsw proposition for them.
On coal, there's q fiat tax OF 3
- per short tom, 900 pounds
"a lled and chances are. that
d YIN bs absorbed by the coal
6ealer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-01
v.az.s WHAT II MEANS 10 wv
L"~

I Ability TO poy off the siute's $27, ooo, 900
debt means value received for your fox
dollars
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-01

POLITICAL ADvERTTsEMENT
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-03-07
CARL STRATTON
new PRESIDENT
HELENA MINERS

HELENA-Carl P. Stratton, metal
lurgist at the East Helena smelter of
A. S. & r., was elected president of the
Last Chance Gulch Mining association
at the annual meeting this week, sue
ceeding John w. Schroeder of the
Perry Schroeder Mining Co. other Of
ficers are: Paul T. Keller, vice presi-
dent in charge of programs; c. r.
Brazier, in charge of publicity; Wilbur
T. Mccullough, in charge of member
ship, and Hugh Cav, Jr., secretary.
The miners reSoluted somewhat on
the war situation. One resolution, Of
fered by Owen Perry, affirmed the
association belief that Montanans and
people of other inland states should
not block the governments defense
plans by objecting to the removal of
enemy aliens to the Rocky Mountain
region.
A resolution by c. r. Brazier re-
quests amendment of HR. 6515, intro
duced by representative O'Connor, to
provide that all mining claim owners
be included in the suspension of an
nual assessment work on mining claims
held by location. The bill now elimin-
ates only those who do not pay income
taxes. 1t urged that claim owners in
the armed services should be protect
ed and all available labor should be
kept in production rather than in per-
Torrance Of annual assessment work.
Stan Cathral of the Dupont Powder
Co., explained government regulations
on the sales of explosives Edward M
manager of East Helena
smelter, said that the government is
5rying to increase output of lead, zinc
md copper and explained the applica-
ion Of premiums and the plan of fix
ng quotas for the next % years. The
melter capacity is sufficient to care
or increased production, he said.
]. G. Archibald introduced Ed G.
roomey who spoke on Defense Bond
ales and James Graham, president
# the Montana Federation Of Labor;
Or. Perry, Mr.. Stratton, Anthony
;troJan, Howard C. Schuyler, Joe Bow
len and Mr.. Keller spoke in support
f the campaign
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-03-07
GOLD-SLVER ORE
MINES TO LOSE
HIGH PRIORITIES

Announcement that So mines If
Montana we're to be deprived of theil
preference serial numbers, thus de.
priving them Of machinery for repairs
and requirements. brought a great I'D
rising in the western states during
the past week but at last reports
Washington Is preparing to reclassify
gold and silver mines, giving them q
lower priority rating than they now
enjoy Thus If metals are available
dredgeS and other gold-silver oper-
atoms will be able to keep working.
All mines producing lead, zinc, COP
per and other base metals continue to
have high priority ratings. It Is be-
heved that none Of the mines In Nei-
mart district, as an example would be
erected under the Withdrawals, all
though these mines depend largely
upon their silver output. However.
they are all producing qualities of
lead and some zinc, and any one of
them may open up new veins of rich
kad and zinc ores at any time.
According to Carl Trauerman of
Butte, secretary of the Mining Associa-
ton Of Montana, all mines which pro-
duce more than 30 percent Of gold and
silver win lose their preference serial
numbers. What effect the reclassifica-
ton win have Is yet to be determined.
Governor Ford Of Montana has taken
no action. Governor Carr Of Colorado
plans TO send Robert S. Palmer. state
metal mining fund secretary, to WASH
ngton 70 seek revision.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-03-07
SAYS
Fire Hazards

Every fifth industrial fire is Of cleo
trical origin. Careless maintenance il
the reason.
Gross careleSSness repeatedly caused
the loss of the Normandie by fire In
New York harbor recently. Almost
every week we read of other fires dam
aging or destroying defense plants. Fire
losses during January, 1912, were esti-
mated at more than $35 100000 which
is an increase of $4,000, 000 or IS per-
cent, over the fire losses of January,
1871. A devastating fire in your plant
might not make the headlines of the
nations leading newspapers, but as
your contribution to national defense
and for your own welfare, 1t might
be disastrous. Gould you be blamed for
gross careleSsneSs, if your plant
burned?
OF approximately 1400 industrial
$40 were caused by defective wiring,
$50 by improperly maintained motors,
and $50 by defective switches.
Defective wiring has been highly
publicized, because it is often given as
the cause of fire, for lack of better
reason. However, $40 out of 400 is
an imposing percentage, so every OPP
orator should be concerned about wir-
ing. Montana Kilowatt appreciates the
problems of many operators who can
not afford rewriting to bring their in
stallations up to the minimum safety
requirements specified by the National
Electrical Code. To this group In par
ticular, Montana Kilowatt says, that
a few dollars spent to eliminate the
most hazardous conditions, may pre-
vent disastrous fire that would ruin
property worth thousands of dollars.
For example, proper sub-fusing of
branch feeders, and insulating all wires
and cords in direct contact with metal,
viii decrease the danger inexpensively.
The fire hazard of improperly main
tanned motors Is seldom recognized,
and yet, the records show $50 out of
l 400 electrical fires starting from this
cause. Good maintenance of motors
not only reduces the fire hazard, but
keeps the motor operating and pro-
ducing. The results of good or poor
are given in an interest
ing example. Two similar large plants
each having about $500 motors oper-
attng under comparable conditions
keep records Of motor failures. At one
plant, dirt is blown out from the mo-
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-03-07

Wnen we began 70 arm Tor QefenSf
and to supply the nations resisting
the aggreSsors, the leading industrial
experts persisted in advising US thai
we had material enough.
Experts told us we had sufficient
steel capacity, and aluminium experts
told us we had sufficient aluminium
capacity. Nobody seemed to realize
that this was a total about war"
Great deposits Of iron ore remain
undeveloped, OMahoney said, adding
that only small part Of huge de-
posits of high-grade ore near Guern-
sey, Wyo., were being used.
Iron mountain, within so miles of
Cheyenne. has 80,00G000 tons Of iron
ore in sight but it is undeveloped, he
said. His state also has huge deposits
of coal, many sites for hydroelectric
plants, trona deposits and vast oil re-
sources.
The Rocky mountain states, ONda-
honey continued, may take the place
of the Philippines as a source of
chromium needed to make certain
grades Of steel.
Ickes said aluminium, magnesium and
as well as chromium could
be produced from low-grade western
pres.
He said he had been informed that
the war production board already has
asked the defense plant corporation
to make the necessary arrangements
Tor construction of more domestic
plants recommended in his
program.
Immediate steps should be taken to
produce magnesium metals from mag
nestle deposits found in Washington
state, Ickes said. He exhibited chunk |
If light metal produced at the bureau
If mines pilot plant at Pullman,
Wash, from Washington state mag
nestle.
Senator O'Mahoney said magnesium /
llso could be produced from Wyoming
iolomite. Germany, he said, has been
able to make exceptionally strong
bombing planes by combining alumni
lum with magnesium. Most Of the do
nestle aluminium production has been
rom South American bauxite.
Ickes said the cost of producing the
metals from low-grade ore would be
reater than from imported ores but
he nation must now turn to its own
esources.
The cabinet member urged that a
oundation be laid for a permanent
metals industry, a permanent fabri-
ating industry and a much higher
egree Of industrialism In the west
nan 1t ever has known.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-03-07

tors weekly with compressed air, and
the bearing fabrication Is watched
very carefully. The motors are thor
oughly overhauled every six months.
This plant burns out only four motors
per year. At the other plant, the mo-
tors are not cleaned nor examined
until trouble actually occurs. The re-
sult-300 motors burn out each year.
Fires started by defective switches
are most frequently caused by burned
and corroded contacts coupled with
an accumulation of dirt and oil.
How would you like to have the
electrical installation in your mine or
mill or plant or shop, inspected with
out cost or obligation on your partR
Montana Kilowatt believes he can ar
range for competent free inspection
service IN most cases, so send In your
request
Let's keep fires away from our plants
so we can keep on producing to make
it hot" for the dirty little Japs.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-03-07
Carbonate Lead
Nine May Be Put
In Production

H. E. Dodd mining engineer, this
week examined the Carbonate mine
near the Mike Horse mine in LINCOLN
district, which latter mine is now ship
ping $4,000 tons per month Of ore
with heavy content of lead. The
Carbonate mine belongs to David K.
Rowland of Helena.
1t has not been operated in many
years but is said to have considerable
ore blocked out, with heavy values In
lead and silver. 1t is said to be on the
same vein system as the highly profit
able Mike Horse. Mr.. Dodd believes
that the Carbonate can be put in pro-
duction within a short time although
it Is necessary to unwater below the
100-foot level.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-03-07

Papier-mache, known to the Chinese
was probably the first plastic, chemists
say.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-03-07
Grapevine Has IT
NeJO Secretary of
Labor Comma UD

Grapevine rumor from washington
is that Madam Secretary Perkins is
definitely slated to go from the Roose-
welt cabinet, although she is to be
given some other important berth. The
stories have it that the position of
secretary Of labor was offered to Wen
dell WillSie, republican candidate for
president in the last election. Willkie
was said to have given favorable con-
sideration until his friends pointed out
that decisions he might make on labor
might serve as a cross on which his
political aspirations may be crucified,
so he refused.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-03-07

Nearly half of the automobiles in the
United States are five or more years
old.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-03-07

send IN Contribution to the Badger
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-03-07
Billings Man in
Local USGS Office

r. E. Bareither, formerly Of Billings,
@sas joined the force Of the U.S.G.S.
as clerk in the Great Falls office,
under w. M. Peden, district engineer
Bareither was in the Soil Conservation
branch. He succeeds Ralph Peterson
who has left the U.S.GS. to join the
Reclamation Service at Denver.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-03-07
SnleLternaen Vote
For 5-DGu Week

Mill and smeltermen'S union at
Great Falls voted against a six-day
week in a referendum this week, so
will stay on the five-day schedule To-
tai vote was 1887 out of a member
ship Of 1900 and the vote was 1852 for
and TIL against. The union held that
there is no labor shortage and the
plant is working "a hours a day.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-03-07
FEET FROZEN m STORM

James A. MacGowan, clerk in the
Oil Conservation Board office, has re-
ceived word that his brother, Thomas,
patient in a Lewistown hospital after
both his feet had been frozen on a
stock ranch in the Snowy mountains,
is responding fairly well to treatment,
but whether he win recover without
surgery has not yet been determined
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-03-07
WANTS INvEsTIGATTON

WASHINGTON Senator Gillette of
Iowa, charging that there was "a we'll
planned attempt" by major oil COM
panies to control production Of vitality
needed synthetic rubber, urged that
the senate order an investigation OF
policies of government agencies in this
field.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-03-07
Lack of Development of Vests
Mineral Resources IS Handicap
In War, Says Ickes, O'Mah0ney

WASHINGTON Wyoming, preparing
legislation mineral
the nation recently submitted the senate
by Secretary
The interior speaking Washington
Star
working obtain United
oWn
nezousaby
has eendO ingSO said
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-12-21
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-12-21

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-12-21

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takes have been made. bot -: q.
many as might b" expected 'md,r
'hc r'"C.rns!arCcS."
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-12-21

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vote. BIZ Tho Michigan rnin,cre
showed him " der.
Evening star., 1942-02-22
ONE DON'T FOR SUCCESS:
DON'T be a yes-man

Now, during the first week l got in to
work on an average of-oh. shall we say
GAS? Or shall we say lois?
At any rate. worked my fingers to the
bone So help me, pushed my broom good
Is miles every day - and that amt just a
sweeping statement. So on Saturday went
to Bergen's uncle and l said in the old
Mccarthy winning tone. "Sir, l think I'm
about due for a raise now"
He shook his fist at me and yelled, ''You
insufferable brat. you're not worth half what
I'm paying you nowr'
So, tried ONE DON'T FOR SUCCESS. re-
fused to ''yes" him. 'Sir. do not agree with
YOU" Just as nice as that, said it.
But he snapped back, "Oh, you don't?
Well, insist that you re not worth half"
l held my ground And insist om worth
half!'' said.
So that's what got from then on.
You can't win!
No, you can't win unless you know the one
big secret. And this secret is known only to
me. myself, personally. But out of the kind
ness of my heart, I'll break down and reveal
it to you now The real secret of getting a
raise lies not in hoso you approach the boss,
but when you approach him. Which brings me
back to the letter got from the brush sales
man in Sioux City. Dear Sir" he wrote me,
"can you advise me as to the exact best mo-
ment to catch my boss for a raise?"
l answered him in this manner. said:
my Dear Young Bristle- -Monger: There is
only one supremely favorable moment to
Evening star., 1942-02-22
(Ss"&s sNM'Ga II w. %.
HOW TO GET A RAISE!

food of correspondence since am probably
the top expert in the whole of America on
the subject of asking for raise. Brother.
my experience in asking for raises has been
vast. AS far as getting raises is concerned.
though, my experience has been good deal
more limited.
The last time I spoke to Bergen about
hosting the old 75-cent salary, he pulled
brand-new one. 'I1l wager young man." he
said in that soft, sickening tone of his, that
you do not know the derivation of the word
salary" Then, quick, he was off on some
long winded story about how the diction-
ary says that salary comes from an old
Latin word. salariuns (the italics are mine)
which meant money paid to the old Roman
centurions to buy salt. Can you imagine it
salt
Interesting. Bergen" l. said. so I sup
pose that makes me a seventy five centurion. "
1t didn't wither him, though. I'm still
getting the regular six-bits salt money.
But let's get down to brass tacks- There is
one great mistake that everybody makes
when he asks his employer for raise. The
point is that when you approach the boss,
Evening star., 1942-02-22

with me at night" Better leave this out if
you're cashier)
Then comes the blow-off. Sir" you say.
Il have thought it over carefully and really
feel that am due for an increase in salary
At this point he'll grab for his paper knife
so run, brother, because he amt going to
open his mail!
All in all, / can recommend this approach
as being practically infallible. What mean
is. it practically never works.
In fact. never knew of any approach that
did work. All kidding aside, the boss got
you coming and going. found that out the
summer Bergen got me job in his uncle's
pickle works. And if you think Bergen IS
tight, you ought to meet his relative. Boy.
could that kin skin!
That job taught me you can't beat the boss
even if you follow his own rules. There was
beautiful framed sign on the wall -
Evening star., 1942-02-22

upper lip and voice your
demands in no uncertain
tone. Don't do that. Treat
the boss with sympathy
and gentleness. After all,
araise is going to hurt him
worse than it does you.
Try not to frighten him.
You might open your re-
marks with something like
this: "Mr. Cruikshank, or
Arbuthnot, or Posthle-
waite (but not all three).
l have been working here
for several years now"
He'll soowl, but don't let
his gruff exterior fool you
he's terribly nervous
about the whole thing.
Il have tried to be a loyal,
Evening star., 1942-02-22
Some practical pointers by
the Great Slockhead, Himself

the Great Slockhead, k11mselt
p a YHAr always say is that there's such
w thing as working for a salary and
w there's such thing as working for
Bergen. And can tell you right now there's
absolutely no connection between the two. OF
all the copper -clutching capitalists -.
But then, I'm supposed to be telling you
something constructive about getting a raise.
80 III try my best to keep Bergen out of the
picture = but l warn you, it'll be hard for
me.
First of, want to explain why am writ
ing this article. 1t is because must keep faith
with my public - my dear, great public.
Would you believe it, in the past week have
received letters from literally thousands of
troubled men and women - we'll. hundreds,
anyway or at least dozens - as matter
of fact, the fellow who wrote me was brush
salesman in Sioux City. 1t was a real nice
letter, too. He begged me to tell him how he
should 60 about getting a raise.
OF course, l was hardly surprised at this
Evening star., 1942-02-22

working member of the organization,
you continue. Now he'll positively glare at
you; he's getting scared to death. "Sir," you
say, 81 have even been taking my work home
Evening star., 1942-02-22

you too often hurt the feelings of the old
buzz 49,. mean the old gentleman. That is.
you march into the boss's office with stiff
Evening star., 1942-02-22

catch your boss - catch
him with his secretary on
his lap!"
And that, dear reader,
is the big secret. If you
can catch him then, |
promise you quick action,
brother! But if you can't
you'll probably work for
30 years steady - and
what do you get? A gold
watch.
Lap-sitting is the crux
of the whole situation, all
right. and it often helps
the pay envelope of the
sitter. too. But you've got
to be exactly the right
type, or lap-sitting won't
d0 yOI, a hit of 0Dod
Evening star., 1942-02-22

Take me, for example. I've been sitting
on the boss's lap for years, and it's still the
old rs cents salt money!
The End