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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-08-07
Former MOntdndn
Is Author of Book
About West Indians

Westerners a half century ago &C
quired the habit of viewing with jaun-
dice the Indian service and all its works
George F. Miller, in his first work of
fiction, "a Wild Indian" published by
the DAYTON Co., has explained the
causes of the effects early Indian
service projects frequently achieved.
Indian service employees, Miller indi-
Gates were as doubtful as their neigh
bors outside the reservation about the
fantastic theories inflicted on the
wards of the government. The en-
ployes simply weren't in position to
express their opinions.
Miller according to his publishers
was a resident of Billings during the
years he spent in the service, may be
voicing his opinions rather belatedly.
Nevertheless they make interesting
reading. >,
AS a novel. "A Wild Indian" will be
no best seller but as study of the
difficulties suffered by minor civil
service employees because of the ignor-
ance of their politically-appointed SUI
periors it is more than adequate. 1t
also contains great deal Of informa-
ton acquired through both experience
and research.
To condense 700 pages into SEN
tence or two, it is the biography Of
Henry Welt, who came to Dakota res
ervation as a teacher He became sup
erintendent of a reservation, married
an Indian girl, lost her to a trader,
married another, was ousted from the
service because of a difference with a
political appointee, almost starved to
death and later made modest for
tune.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-08-07

BILLINGS - Indications are that
Yellowstone county farmers will har-
vest bumper grain crops this fall and
that wheat fields in the county will
range as high as so bushels to the
acre. H. O. Beeman, chairman Of the
county AAA committee, said prospects
are that 10000 acres of wheat will be
harvested and that approximately
$4,000 acres of barley, rye, oats and
other feed grains-possibly the largest
In the history of the county-also arc
scheduled for harvest.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-08-07

The forest measuring worm when
alarmed will stand out so straight and
still from a limb that even the birds
think it small twig and pass by.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-08-07

Make Every Pay Day Bond Day
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-01-23
Southern Tenant
(Continued from Page one)

tCOntluueu irobh TaSe OheJ
the American Federation of Labor
that the newly elected officers were
instructed to explore the possibilities
of affiliating with the National Farm
ers Union.
Mr.. Mitchell also stated that the
program of the Southern Tenant
Farmers Union now called for the
maintenance of the family type farm
as a way of life and that the organ
ization was going into the field of
establishing purchasing, marketing,
and producers co-operatives.
Other parts of the 1912 program in
clude; a demand for the abolition of
poll tax laws, in the eight Southern
states, discrimination against negroes
in war industries and a demand for
representation on agencies dealing
with agricultural problems in the
emergency.
The convention also endorsed the
department of agriculture's long term
variable lease contract between land
lords and tenants, and instructed the
newly elected officers to press for
action of the minimum wage law, for
farm labor, introduced in the first
session of the nth congress.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-01-23
Truman Report
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| CONTINUED from rage ohel
fat profits and thin taxes "a strike
that was won only a few days earlier
when increases of 1870 to 62To were
granted by the government.
4. The auto industry falsely as
serted last June that only 1910 of its
tools could be used for plane engines,
but quickly changed its story when
civilian auto production was banned
5. The huge task of converting auto
plants to war production was mot
even we'll started"
6. Manufacturers contentious that
new taxes eat up profits are disproved
by the experience of General Motors
| Chrysler and Ford. For the first nine
months of 1941 these three made a
haul of $430,604,778, as against only
1926, 075,775 for the entire year 1899.
7. Defense housing has been hope
lessly bungled, with a dozen different
agencies dividing authority and none
of them accomplishing anything sig
nificant.
8. Out Of 10 companies studied by
the committee, nine anticipated prof
its from present contracts that would
exceed the 1889 value of their prop
critics.
9. Bethlehem Steel Corp, which en-
gagged in common robbery during the
last war, had the nerve to ask for a
$55 100000 grant for plant expansion
under terms that would have meant
gift.
10. Todd Shipbuilding Corp. admit
ted that the navy allowed it a profit
Of $3.50 day on each Of about $4,000
employees.
A small portion of the report was
devoted to criticism of labor which
the senators believed must assume
responsibility (alone with manage
ment) for the meager production OF
defense articles" The committee ap'
parently attached much less import
ance to strikes than to management
obstruction, for it cited only three ex
amples:, the soft coal walkout, the
Bethlehem west coast dispute, and the
Currier lumber case (Which did not
involve strike).
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-01-23
ON OUR
DOORSTEP
By PARKER T. ANDERSON

Ever since the days of the Pharoahs
the farmer has been the goat. Dur
ing the middle ages men close to the
good earth were known as peasants,
serfs or Williams, names even to this
day odious and connecting inferiority
complex. 1t was not until the settle
ment of America that the producers
of food and fibre took on the more
dignified names of farmer, planter
and rancher. There is nothing In
herent in filling the soil to degrade
anyone Why then should those who
work the fields of America have a
higher social status among their fell
Hand in other countries? The main
reason for the difference is owner
ship. The American farmer is land
lord as well as tenant.
The National Farmers Union in its
recent convention has acted wisely
in stressing the necessity of perpet-
uating the family sized farm. Some
5000 family type farms have disap-
peared in Montana the past five years
and similar conditions prevail in other
states. Large scale farming has be-
come threat to the schools, churches
and small scale business in many sec
lions of the country and shrinking
population BODIES no good to the state.
There were few signs of civilization
in the newer parts of Montana before
the settlers came and many institu-
lions will collapse when they depart.
The National Farmers Union in
1912 will put on the greatest educa-
tional drive in its history. The three
business activities at South st. Paul
have pledged themselves for $4,000
to assist in the campaign. President
Patton has named February 14th as
day for all locals to raise funds to
contribute to the common purpose.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-01-23
Schneiderman-
CONTINUED from Pnge One)

tCOuf1nueu from fnBe OneD
Cohen, Galveston, Texas; ]. F. ZURICH
international president Alaska Fisher
mems union; Rene Battagilini, presi
dent Cooks union, San Francisco;
Rabbi Jacob Weinstein, Chicago; DR.
Abraham Cronbach, Hebrew Union
college; DR.. Seth Arsenian, Spring.
field college; Vilhjlmur Stefansson
Rabbi Elliot Burnstein, San Francis
co; Rabbi Michael Olpert, New York;
Prof. Alexander Kaun, Berkeley Cal. (;
William Harrison, associate editor
Boston Chronicle.
Schneiderman, who obtained citi
zenship at the age of twenty-one in
1927, came to the United States from
Russia when he was three years old.
No crime was charged against him in
the proceedings to cancel citizenship,
the sole basis of the suit against him
being his membership in the Com
munist party, even though member
ship in that party was not prohibited
by the naturalization laws when
Schneiderman was granted citizen
ship
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-01-23
STANDARDS
OF LIVING
THREATENED

NEW YORK. - OPP - Unless the
senate version of the price control
bill is scrapped, consumers may ex-
pect a 500 cut in living standards,
Bread & Butter warns in its issue OF
January Is.
"The senate's actions mean an add.
tional rise in prices amounting to bill
lions of dollars" the Consumers I'm
ion publication declares. "All foods
and all clothing get direct green
light to jump in and wallow in an
inflationary price mess. Practically
all other products, whether or not
agricultural commodities enter into
their making, will inevitably feel the
effects
"If your family income is $4,000, get
ready to live as though it were $1,000
if this bill goes through. If your
income is $1,000 (and that is tops for
about two-third of the nations fam
ilies), get ready to live as though it
were $750-if this bill goes through. y
Bread & Butter calls the action OF
the senate farm bloc in taking agri
cultural prices out of the hands of the
price administrator "a vicious threat
to the nation"
Herr Hitler, an expert at calculat'
ing the fine point to which standards
of living can be driven down before
morale and efficiency crack, must
have laughed loud and long" the
newsletter commented.
"If the price control bill goes into
law in its present form, the living
standards of at least two-thirds Of the
nations families-or about 9O,O0O,0OO
people-will in matter of months be
so critically impaired that the whole
war drive will be endangered.
Quick protests from consumers
should be addressed to Speaker Sam
Rayburn of the house of representa-
tives and to Vice President Henry
Wallace, with the request that each
refer the letter to the conference com
mittee considering the bill, Bread &
Butter advises.
The most important single demand
to make, in GUS opinion, is that the
bill be restored to. its original form
of last August Additional protests
may be sent to senators and repre-
sentatives.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-01-23
PROGRAM TO
AID J0BLESS
MAPPED

WASHINGDON.-( FP)-Agreement
on a 100000 900 to $500, 100000 pro-
gram for the relief of workers dis
placed in the auto and other indus
tries due to shutdowns TO rconversion
to war work was reached at the White
House here January II following a
conference of legislative and admins
trative officials.
The program will be sent to con-
gress shortly by the President, 1t was
announced, and will provide for pay
ments of up to 500 of the workers
wage but not more than $24 week.
Attendance of training courses would
be required.
Payments under the program, 1t
was contemplated, would be in addi-
ton to unemployment compensation
benefits.
Paul V. McNutt, federal security adj
ministrator, said after the conference
that speed was necessary in getting
the program under way and estimated
that men in the auto industry might
be out of work as long as SIX mohtls
before the industry will begin to reach
maximum employment.
While agreement on the general
outlines of the proposal was reached
according to the conferees, details
have yet to be worked out. 1t is ex'
pected that bill will be introduced
shortly outlining in detail the pro
gram.
Union officials have urged such a
program since it became apparent
some time ago that large numbers OF
men would be thrown out OF work
while civilian industries were being
converted to war work.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-01-23
LABOR BOARD
NAMED, DAVIS
CHAIRMAN

WESTINGHOUSE P)-Creation OF
a National War Labor Board OF II
members to handle all labor disputes
(which might interrupt work which
contributes to the effective prosecu-
ton of the war" was announced here
by President Roosevelt January IL.
Within a few hours after the Pres
ident's announcement, the board had
its first case, stationery, and staff
ready to go to work.
Named to the board as special
commissioners" were four representa-
tives of labor, four representatives OF
the public and four representatives OF
the employers. Also named were al
ternates for the employer and labor
members.
Labor representatives on the board
are:
Thomas Kennedy, secretary-treas
urer, United Mine Workers (CIO).
R. ]. Thomas, president, United
Auto Workers (CIO).
George Meany. secretary-treasurer
AFL.
Matthew Vol, ALL vice president
Alternates for the labor members
are:
Martin Durkin, secretary Treasurer
United Assn. of Plumbers & Steam
filters (AFL).
C. S. Golden, regional director
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
(CIO).
Emil Rieve, president, Textile Work
ers Union (CIO).
Robert j. Watt, international repre-
sentative, ALL
Public members of the board are
William H. Davis, attorney, George
w. Taylor, economic professor and i'm
partial umpire in the auto industry
Frank P. Graham, president of the
University of North Carolina, ant
Wayne L. Morse, dean of the Univer
sity of Oregon law school.
Davis was named chairman while
Taylor was made vice chairman.
Employer representatives on the
NWLB are A. w. Hawkes., us. cham
Der of commerce president, Roger d
Lapham, American-Hawaiian Steam
ship Co. board chairman, e. ]. Nc
MILAN, Standard Knitting Mills presi
dent, and Walter c. Teagle, chairman
of the board of Standard Oil of N. J
Alternate employer members are l.
N. Bent, vice president, Hercules
Powder Co., R. R. Deupree, Proctor
G. Gamble president, James w. Hook
Geometric Toole Co. president, and H
B. Horton, Chicago Bridge &c Iror
Corp.
Teagle and Lapham served as EN-
ployer members of the Natl. Defense
Mediation Board which is absorbed by
the NWLB. Davis and Graham were
public representatives on the ole
board while all the labor representa-
tives were either members of the
NDMB or alternates.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-01-23
War Budget
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other words, the standard of living
VIII be reduced nearly 500.
The reduction will be unequal. me
poorest half Of the population will OF
course suffer most. The middle third
will not be hit ( so hard, while the
richest one-sixth may very well enjoy
milo good things than they had in
1889.
Fifty-three billion spent for war
purposes will give the U. S. the most
formidable military machine on earth.
No other country, with the possible
execution of the Soviet Union, is IN
position to build tanks By the tens
of thousands and planes by the hun
bred thousands. Unless the us. suf-
fers severe and prolonged military re-
verses, which seems highly improb-
able, the country will be5tflde The
peace table like a military colossus.
Unless this immense military power
is put at the disposal of World Fed
eral Government, it will constitute a
menace to the security of not only
the relatively weak Latin American
countries but also every other nation
on the planet. It's existence would be
the unanswerable argument in favor
of defensive military preparations
elsewhere and would thus lead direct
" into the new armament race in
preparation for World War III.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-01-23
A Proclamation
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male person residing in the continent
tai United States or in the Territory
of Alaska or in the Territory of Ha-
wall or in Puerto Rico, other than
persons excepted by Section (a) of
the Selective Training and Service
Act of 1910, as amended, and by Sec
toin 20S of the Coast Guard Auxiliary
and Reserve Act of 1911, is required
to and shall on February 16, 1912, pre-
sent himself for and submit to regis
tration before duly designated regis
tration official or Selective Service
Local Board having jurisdiction III the
area in which he has his permanent
home or in which he may happen to
be on that day if such male citizen
or other male person on December
81, 1941, has attained the twentieth
anniversary of the day of his birth
and on February 16, 1912, has not
attained the fdrty-fifth anniversary
of the day of his birth, and has not
heretofore been registered under the
Selective Training and Service Act OF
1910 as amended and the provisions
Hereunder: Provided, That the duty
of any person to present himself for
and submit to registration in accord
ance with any previous proclamation,
(b) A person subject to registration
may be registered before the day set
herein for his registration if arrange
a. l1,1
Board under rules and regulations
prescribed by the Director of Selec-
tive Service. Whenever such arrange
ments are made, public notice thereof
will be given by the Local Board
(c) A person subject to registration
Il Il
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-01-23
Defense Board
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for repairs. If the dealer doesn't have
parts NEEDED and can't order them, the
farmer should take the matter to his
local USDA Defense board and from
there it will be carried to Washington
where Department of Agriculture Off
Gals can negotiate with defense Off
Gals to secure manufacture of the
parts.
"This, however, will take time, y
McKenna stated, land farmers should
ascertain right now whether or not
parts are available. If farmers put
off ordering repair parts, some may
have to go without them and crops
might be lost as a result"
This method of reporting untitled
needs to USDA Defense boards should
also be utilized in case of shortages
of bolts, nails, wire, welding rod and
other metal products needed on farms
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-01-23

WASHINGTON.-FP)- Tipping OF
"copper" lead and zinc prices by the
Metal Reserves Co. sis complete
victory for the deliberate sitdown OF
the metal mining operators during the
last year and a half" President Reid
Robinson of the init. Union of Mine
Mill & Smelter Workers (ClO) de-
clared here Robinson, also a CLIO
vice president, cited the staggering
profits of the metal mining corpora
lions during the last year and de-
clared, Labor is still looking for any
government agency or official more
interested in production than in prof
its as usual"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-01-23

for his registration in case he is pre-
vented from registering on that day
by circumstances beyond his control or
because he is not present in contlnen-
tai United States or the Territory OF
Alaska or the Territory of Hawaii, or
Puerto Rico on that day. If he is not
in the continental United States or
the Territory of Alaska or the Terri
tory of Hawaii, or Puerto Rico on the
day fixed for his registration but SUD-
sequently enters any of such places,
he shall as soon as possible after such
entrance present himself for and sub
nit to registration before a duly des
ignated registration official or Selec-
tive Service Local board. II he is
in the continental United States or in
the Territory of Alaska or the Terri
tory of Hawaii, or Puerto Rico on the
day fixed for his registration but be-
cause of circumstances beyond his
control is unable to present h1mself
for and submit to registration on that
day, he shall do so as soon as posi-
BILE after the cause for such inability
ceases to exist.
4. The registration under this proc
lamation shall be in accordance with
the Selective Service regulations gov
erning registration Every person
subject to registration is required to
familiarize himself with such regula-
lions and to comply Herewith.
S. And | call upon all state, county,
and municipal officers, and especially
all Selective Service Local Boards and
officers, and other patriotic citizens,
to do and perform all acts and serv-
ices necessary to accomplish effec-
tive and complete registration.
6. In order that the purpose of the
Selective Training and Service Act as
amended may be brought to compile
ton, urge all employers and gov
eminent agencies to give those under
their charge sufficient time in which
to fulfill the obligation of registration
incumbent upon them under the said
act
IN WITNESS WHEREOF | have
hereunto set my hand and caused the
Great Seal of the state to be affixed.
DONE at the city of Helena, the
capital, this the twenty-first day of
January, in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred forty-two.
SAM c. FORD.
BY the Governor-Attest:
SAM w. MITCHELL
Secretary of State.
You cannot control what you do
not own!
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-01-23
christian
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overcome and vanquished by your
numbers and cohesive influence.
'If Moscow-misfits seek responsible
offices in organizations at home while
your sons, brothers, husbands and
sweethearts are dying abroad, over
whelm them by your numbers and
capture every office. Get out and get
busyl You are the majority. Do not
let the minority hog-tie and dominate
you"
Christian Frontiers, who have plot
ted untiringly against the government
of the United States, are openly boast
ing they have found the ideal war
time vehicle for their seditious activ-
ities.-"The Hour"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-01-23
State Liquor

fund.
Profits from beer licenses and taxes
total 1871, 512.20. OF this amount
the general fund received $3.50,
1929; relief fund, $72,S54.39 and ex
penses of the beer section amounting
to S142,665.4S have been paid.
Collection under the monopoly since
January 1 are reported so far to have
been: beer licenses and beer excise
tax, $245,550; retail liquor licenses,
$272,2O5 state excise tax on liquor,
71,531.05.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-01-23

NEW HAVEN. Conn. - (FP) = A
meeting of jobbers, rectifiers, hotel
men and liquor store owners to plan
a fight against the threat of prohibi-
ton returning under the cover of war
has been called by Local Al, Wine,
Liquor & Distillery Workers init. I'm
ion (AFL).
Evening star., 1942-05-01
'RattIesnake Slayer
Dies on GaIIows
Earlier Story on Pare ak

Earlier Story on Page A-I5.)
By tht Associated Press.
SAN QUENTIN, Calf. May 1.-The
wife-slaying that came to be known
as ''the rattlesnake murder case"
was avenged today as the hangman's
rope killed Robert S. James, 48. He
was convicted of singing his sixth
wife with reptiles and drowning her
in a bathtub.
The paunchy, beady-eyed man
smiled as they slipped the moose
about his neck. There was no word
not even the customary Good by"
to the warden.
II realize I've lived a bad life"
James told the prison chaplain &
moment before the execution But
I've asked the Lords forgiveness and
1 think He has forgiven me-"
James was calm as he mounted
the steps to the gallows. He bore
out TO the letter the words he spoke
after the verdict of guilty was re-
turned in Los Angeles in 1885, Il
can take it. Just say 'Rattlesnake
Bob is not afraid to die, boys"
At prison he had led a Bible class
in condemned row.
Although California now uses
gas chamber for executions. they
hanged James today because he was
convicted and sentenced to death by
hanging before enactment of the
law prescribing death by gas.
Evening star., 1942-05-01
Fish
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radio speech in his congressional
district, which includes President
RooSevelt's Hyde Park home.
Taking cognizance of reported
movements within the Republican
party to prevent his denomination
because of his pre-war isolationist
stand, Mr.. Fish declared he antici-
pated a vigorous and bitter cam
paign.
The smear artists, the Commu-
nists, radicals and a few fanatical
lnterventionists who hate my out
spoken condemnation of Commu-
nists, left wing New Dealers and
even some reactionaries in my own
party VINO cannot control me-" he
said, ARE out to defeat and purge
me.
One group has gone so far as to
blame me for the disaster at Pea ri
Harbor. This contemplate and in
famous SANDER is made in spite of
the fact that I voted for ever
Army, Navy and Air Force appro-
ration bill since 1898 and intro
duced bill in 1899 10 prohibit the
sale of scrap iron to Japan-the
same scrap iron that destroyed our
ships and the lives Of our soldiers
and sailors.
Two members of the New York
Legislature, State Senator l.. A.
Ryan, jr, and Assemblyman Emer-
son Fite have already announced
their intention to oppose Mr.. Fish
for the Republican nomination
Other Republican opponents of Mr..
Fish have been reported sounding
out Lewis E. Lawes, former warden
OF Sing Sing Prison. to seek the
nomination.