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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-12-04
US. SENATE POLICE Threaten
NEGRO PASTORS With GUNS

NEW YORK. - OPP - Guns were
pulled by Capitol police on five negro
ministers, leading a delegation of 100
persons to fight for the Geyer-PeppeT
anti-poll tax bill, when they appeared
in the halls of the U. S. senate in
Washington. This was revealed by
the Rev. A. Clayton Powell, pastor of
Abyssinia Baptist church, on his re-
turn here.
Formal charges against the police
for their mistreatment of the clergy
men have ben filed by Pres. A. Philip
Randolph of the Bro. of Sleeping Car
Porters (AFL) and Sec. Walter White
of the Natl. Assn. of Advancement of
Colored People.
When the ministers arrived in
Washington, they were compelled to
walk the mile from the Union Station
to the senate because they could not
find a taxicab which would carry
them.
Arriving at the senate" Powell re-
lates, I'VE stood in line with hundreds
who were going into the gallery. A
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-12-04
new OFFICES
OPENED IN
MONTANA

Two new offices of the Department
of Labor's Wage and Hour division
have been opened in Montana to serve
the public by answering inquiries and
accepting applications In connections
with the National War Labor Board {
disqualification program, Charles A
Graham, acting regional WLB direc
tor, has announced.
The new offices are at 230 Federal
building in Great Falls and at ia N
9th Street, Billings.
Mr.. Graham said they will supple
ment the work of the Butte office
Of the Wage-Hour division in making
information and services available i'm.
mediately to Montana employers and
employees in the rehabilitation
part of Americas battle against in
flation.
The Great Falls and Billings offices
will serve under the Butte office at
303 Lewisohn building. William G.
Maloney is senior inspector in charge
of the Butte office. e. K Duncan
will be in charge of the Great Falls
office, and R. A. Wells will direct the
office in Billings.
Mr.. Graham said he was informed
by Mr.. Maloney that the Butte Wage
Hour office will handle WLB matters
in the western part of Montana, the
Billings office will serve the south
ern and eastern sections, and the
Great Falls office the northern and
eastern sections.
Functions of the three Wage-Hour
offices serving Montana will include,
Mr.. Graham said, the answering of
questions about the WLB sterilization
program, distribution of texts of WLB
orders and applications forms, receiv-
ing of applications for WLB approval
of wage increases or decreases, pre-
rulings on whether WLB ap-
prevail is required for any specific
wage increase or decrease, and any
required Investigations.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-12-04


will out-soak the last soak-labor tax
bill.
In other words, on domestic issues
necessary for total war mobilization
the coalition will function as a unit
though on foreign policies the poll
takers will have to support the ad
ministration.
The National Farmers Union in a
recent news letter says that the re-
publicans will let reactionary demo
Gratis carry the bill in drive to rip
out New Deal legislation on the pre-
text of war necessity
"Rabid Tory democrats" it says,
will demand the wiping out of Farm
Security, repeal of the Wage-Hour act,
suspension of the National Labor Re-
lations Act, federal Incorporation of
unions and financing accounting to
government, and cancellation Of over
time pay. Byrd (Sen. Harry F., D.,
Va and Mcclellan (Sen. Kenneth, D.,
Tenn.), Cox e. E., D.. Ga.) and Smith
Howard W., D., Va.) in the house,
will again be the Four Horsemen 60
ing the Wrong Way"
All four are poll-taxers. Byrd heads
the reactionary rules committee, to
which Sen. Claude Peppers d., Fla.)
motion to amend the rules Of the SEN
ate to prevent filibusters was refer
red. Mcclellan is next in seniority.
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-12-04
ON THE
CAPITALS CUFF
By VIRGINIA GARDNER

by FIhblNlA 1AhDNlIlh
Columnists have worked their fin
gers to the bone since the election
depicting the forthcoming 18th con-
gress and anticipating the savage at
tack administration forces will be up
against.
Some of them have done so jubil-
antly. Women aren't allowed in the
Natl. Press Club, but my spies tell me
that some few Washington CORE
spondents, for all the world as if am
plifiers carried it to their front Of
fices, went about the day after cleo
ton saying, "a great day. Yes, a
great day"
Not to imply for a minute that he's
typical even of them, here is what
The Daily News New York; column
ist, John O'Donnell, wrote on Novem-
Der 25. Speaking of Thanksgiving a
year from now and bemoaning all the
foods to be rationed, he says:
"Of course, the new congress with
its powerful anti-administration forces
already warming up for the 1914 pres
idential battle, will be in action at
that time, pounding away at Leon
Henderson's Office Of Price Admins
tration and insisting that responsible
ity be fixed for this muddle into
which the whole problem of civilian
supply of life's necessities has de-
generated"
I've never felt so fond of Leon
Henderson before.
O'Donnell goes on: "The whole
lend-lease administration will come in
for heartless going over SO that the
public, as one anti-Roosevelt congress
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CAPITOL
HICHLICHTS
CONTRIBUTED

Effective December 1, ]. E. Henry
state purchasing agent, succeeded
Dudley Jones, former Dodson rancher
as warden of the Montana State Pris
on at Deer Lodge. Russell Shaw
former Missoula salesman, was named
by Governor Ford to be purchasing
agent succeeding Henry. Shaw an
nounced that he would continue the
policies started by Henry and would
retain the same staff. Dudley Jones
former warden, has announced thai
he will return to his Phillips county
ranch
| A look at the records reveals that
Governor Ford will have the right to
appoint a new member of the State
Board of Equalization, State Bank
Examiner, and soon, chairman OF
the State Industrial Accident Board
These positions, all paying $4,000 or
better per year, are among the best
to be filled by the governor. The
term of E. A. Shorty" Dye as mem
Der of the Board of Equalization ex-
pires soon. The term of w. A. Brown,
State Bank Examiner has already ex-
pired. Burke Clements, who has
held the position of chairman of the
Industrial Accident Board for many
years will be up for reappointment or
rejection sometime next year. Gov
ernor Ford has given no indication to
the press if he intends making any
appointments soon or whom he in
tends to appoint
Out of state trips for several state
officials have been approved by the
State Board of Examiners. Albert H.
Kruse, Commissioner Of Agriculture,
is in Denver attending meeting of
Commissioners of Agriculture and
others interested in the farm labor
situation Howard w. Holmes, chief
engineer of the Highway Commission,
and two other highway department Of
fciials were scheduled to attend the
annual meet of Highway Department
officials in st. Louis. DR.. Ernest o.
Melby left December l., for Washing
ton to attempt to secure educational
wartime contracts for Montana State
university.
Fish and Game enthusiasts ex-
pressed resentment over the an
nouncement that the National Park
Service would kill a great number of
elk in Yellowstone Park and use the
meat to feed Japanese interned In
various camps in the western noun
tain area. Various groups of sports
men wired their protest, and in Liv-
ingston Representative O'Connor an
nounced that he had protested the
move to the Department of Interior
Governor Ford in Helena announced
that he was investigating the situa-
ton to see IL the state administration
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man in gray uniform called the cap
tain of police, who was one of worst
looking and worst talking persons
have ever seen. Although we had
cards from Sen. Robert Wagner for
group seating in the gallery, the cap
tain demanded individual cards, say
ing he didn't care about Senator Wag-
ner and that nobody was going in
without individual cards"
The delegation, through the inter-
cession of Sen. Arthur Capper (R.,
Kans), finally was admitted to the
gallery but not until receiving consid-
cradle abuse from the police, includ-
ing a threat ito black you out" In
the gallery, the negro delegation was
After the senate session was over,
the delegation stopped in the hall to
discuss what had happened. Two po-
licemen appeared, shouting: Move
along, you" And when the delegates
insisted on their rights, the policemen
pulled out their guns and told them
to get out of the building.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-12-04
SECOND STATE
PEAL BOARD
5 EC0mM ENDED

In order to expedite the number Of
.ppeals taken by registrants under
the Selective Service, Governor Ford
has recommended to the President
that a second state appeal board be
established. The governor recon-
mended the following persons to serve
on the board: Representing agricul
ture: Don w. Chapman, president OF
the Montana Farmers Union; John E.
Duke, East Helena, member of the
CLIO Mine Mill and Smeltermen Union,
representing labor. Representing in
dustry: Dan N. Miles, Livingston bust
ness man; Donovan Worden, Missoula
attorney; and DR.. VIM. F. Cashmere,
Helena business man.
This was the first indication from
the governors office that great num-
Der of Montana draft registrants were
appealing from the classifications
granted them by the local boards. APP
peals can be taken as matter Of
right by all registrants.
Members of the original appeal
board are: Walter Good, Great Falls;
James D. Graham, Helena; Stanley
Foot, Helena; DR.. S. A. Cooney, Hell
ena, and Ray Houton of Red Lodge.
The governor indicated that he
would interchange the members of
the two boards in order that expert
enced members might sit with the
new members in the meetings. AS
soon as the President approves the
appointments the new appeal board
will begin work in Helena.
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TORY DEMOCRATS
Will CARRY BALL
FOR REPUBLICANS
Expect Attacks On All Laws
Of Amy Special Nature and
While Reactionary Republic
cans Support Moves, Will
Let Reactionary Demos Lead

WASHINGTON COP, startled by
success in recent elections but now
aiming at 1914, will let reactionary
democrats carry ball in drive to rip
out new deal legislation on pretext
of war necessity. Raymond Clapper,
who classes himself as independent
but temperamentally Is Bull Moose re-
publican, has warned republicans that
ripper tactics will ruin the party.
Rabid Tory democrats will demand
the wiping out of Farm Security, re-
peal of wage-hour act, suspension of
Incorporation of unions and financial
accounting to government and cancel
lation of overtime pay, at the same
time believing for free enterprise"
for business during and after the war.
Byrd and Mcclellan in the senate; Cox
and Smith in the house, will again
be the Four Horsemen Going the
Wrong Way.
This years tax bill, the worst In
history, may be surpassed by next
years measure in brutality to low-in-
come millions. Sales tax can only be
stopped by nationwide campaign to
spell out to low-income majority its
vicious drain on living standards.
While war" appropriations will be
supported by republicans and Tory
democrats, knives will be out for
every item in agricultural appropria-
tons bill that can be labeled non-war.
American Farm Bureaus campaign to
reduce Department of Agriculture to
impotence will have new helping
hands in congress, led by Congress
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|0PA TESTS TRIPLE
DAMAGES FOR
SHOPPERS

| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the
recent Office of Price Administration
release on a suit brought by Patricia
Hall, war department employee, against
firm for overcharging her Soc on a
pair of nylon stockings, lies quite a
story.
1t is, says OPA, the first step to
test the right of shopper to collect
a minimum of $50 from any store
keeper who charges more than the
legal ceiling price.
Most shoppers remain to date I'M
aware that the provision allowing
triple damages or a minimum of $50
to anyone who hauls landlord or
shopkeeper into court and shows an
overcharge in rent or OPA-controlled
foods or goods, was incorporated in
the Economic Sterilization Act last
January.
Although these provisions did not
go into effect until the end of July,
they have been given little publicity
by OPA even since then. For some
reason OPA apparently was loathe to
make known to the public its rights
that OPA was trying to protect, to
any considerable degree.
Recently Federated Press learned
that II cases have been brought and
triple damages collected from land
lords over the country, although OPA
had no data on the specific cases
when it was sought.
If the rights of renters and buyers
CONTINUED on Page FOUR
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(chairman) James M. Tunnel
of Delaware; Lister Hill OF
Alabama; Wallace H. White
of Maine; Charles w. Tobey
of New Hampshire; and Clyde
M. Reed of Kansas.
The Christian Century, in an edi
torial, November 25, summarized the
radio situation and declared.
with the matter before the SEN
ate committee on interstate COM
merce, The Christian Century took
pains to obtain a copy of the script
of the proposed broadcast. Careful
reading shows it to be a straight
forward presentation of the pur-
poses and services of movement
which now links 100000 families
in economic solidarity. There is no
appearance of a membership drive
in the text and no attack is made
on competitive business. 1t is, as
the Cooperative League maintains,
no more controversial than is a
chain store The cooperative move
ment is a free enterprise in which
private persons = the consumers =
have gone into business for them
selves in a perfectly legal manner.
1t is business which has long been
recognized here and abroad to be in
the public interest. We therefore
believe that banning it from the
radio is an essential denial of free
speech which abundantly justifies
investigation by the senate"
The Queens Work, national Catho-
lie magazine, reported the NBC-CBS
ban in full column story and said
to its readers, ''If you want to ex
press your protest at the doubtfully
action that borders on en-
dangering freedom of speech, you may
join your fellow-consumers by writing
to: National Broadcasting Company
Place, NJ Y. G. and Column
bia Brodcasting System, 4S5 Madison
Ave-, New York"
Economic Justice, published by the
Continued on Page FOur)
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and the two-party
system shown to be
in the discard was
conceded by o / d
hands at Analysing
such votes.
Thus labor was
warned of the forces
which will be lined
up against the New
Deal in the coming
congress. 1t will be
the poll takers plus
Hoover republicans
and + e a C I'll o n airy
northerners.
1t will take COM
plete unity of all the
win-the-war forces in
both parties to pre-
vent this unholy alli-
ance from doing a
job on labor and on
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and work, the profits OF some
industries have been advanced
400 per cent.
Mr.. Patton's reply to Mr. Witheroy
is printed in full below:
Denver, Colo
October 81, 1874
Mr.. VIM P. Witherow, President
National Association of Manufacturer
IA West 49th Street
New York, N. Y.
Dear Mr.. Witherow:
| have your September 20 letter il
which you say:
MY attention has been called to
a recent Washington Merry-Go-
Round article by Drew Pearson
which quotes you in conversation
with President Roosevelt, in part as
follows:
a. And while wages and farm
prices have gone up little, the
profits of factories and munitions
makers have gone up 400 per cent
course, not true, and every impair
tial study, official or otherwise,
demonstrates that. The real fact is
that industrial profits did increase
substantially from poor year in
1888 to reasonable returns in 1871.
Thereafter under pressure of great
ly increased federal taxation, prof
its, after taxes, declined 26 per cent
from the 1941 level"
| find your statement particularly
enlightening because of the light it
throws upon what the National Asso-
citation of Manufacturers considers
reasonable returns" for business.
You say
"The real fact is that industrial
profits did increase substantially
from poor year nj 1898 to reason
able returns in 1941."
Upon checking up, | find that the
net income, exclusive of dividends re-
ceived, of United States corporations
which reported net income in 1871 is
at S15.5 billions before taxes
rs compared with S12.1 billions before
axes in 1929, the previous record
year. Under the present tax law it
IS estimated that net income before
axes in 1912 will rise to SIP billions.
Il the tax rates are increased to
heights included in II. r. 1878 as
passed by the house, the increased
.axation would make less available
or dividends in 1912 than was avail
lble in 1941 but the amount available
or dividends, which of course, is after
axes, would still be substantially
more than the amount for 1889, an
lverage pre-war year. Just what
would you consider a good return for
American business?
Some consider profits of this extra
ordinary size one method of making
he government pay the taxes it col
ects, inasmuch as about 40 per cent
II all goods and services produced is
low purchased by the government for
var purposes, and by mid-1943 the
will have risen to about
0@e.
However, even after taxes, business
id not do badly in 1941, and will do
veil in 1912, despite heavier taxation
is estimated that net profits after
taxes in 1871 for all corporations
which reported net profit were $50
illions, compared with 500 billions
n 1929 and 1913 billions in 1928, the
My other years in our business his
Dry when profits after taxes were so
Ugh. But taxes in those years were
egligible.
Although the profits of individual
in World War l in some
lstances about equalled profits in
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NEW YORK-Protests of the NBCCBS ban selling avail
able the co-operaves continued to plans moved
complete airing of the situation before special
subcommittee of the senate committee Interstate
The committee, appointed by Sem Burton K. Wheeler
Senators Edwin C. Johnson Colorado
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-12-04
THE
WASHINGTON
SCENE
BY VIRGINIA GARDNER

By VIRGINIA GARDNER
More democrats and republicans
voted YEA" in the senate's vote on
cloture November % which ended the
anti-poll tax bill for this session.
That party lines were cut through
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-12-04

In letter recently addressed to James Patton, militant
president of the National Farmers Union W. P. Witherow
president of the National Association of Manufacturers cha
enged the made by Mr. Patton conference with
President Roosevelt that while labor and the farmers have
small advance remuneration for their products
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-12-04
FARMERS UNION HEAD
DISCUSSES PROFITS With
PRESIDENT OF N. A. M.

Answers Letter From Witherow Directing
To Patton's Statement That Industry Made
Profits Showing Increases Up To 400 Per
Cent; Shows Industry Will Have Income of
Over Five Billions More in 1912 Than 1880
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-12-04
Committee TO HEAR
EVIDENCE ON NBC-CBS
ban ON C0-0PS ANNOUNCE

Protests From Many Sources Against tn 8
Unfair and Uncalled For Ban on Broadcosr1
By the Cooperative League by the Refusal
OF Broadcasting Companies To Sell Time,
Increasing; Hearings in the Near Future
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30
Film Time Clock
MONDAY

ADAMs-"Ride En- Cowboy" 12I1.
2;47. sac, 1859, 1885 p, m. "yuke Box
Jenny" llO a. m, 1916 AZ 6.os'
sRoADwAy CAPITOL Babes on
Broadway St. ililG .5s Nj 3 S 80 1o4O
Babes on broadway. -
2. $40, 9;2o p, IN; Texas" 1890 T.
CI MA - 9th from Leningrad, -
FISHER Babes on Broadway' u 80,
:. 1888. 1l:iO ,. m; Texas" 2;4o. elbi
ToX The Lady Is willing" i24e;
4:09, 1929 lO49 p. m; Martin Eden"
HoiLYWO0DI"Ba Babes on Broadway, Z"
I, 1910 p. m; Father Takes VIE, ="
MADIsoN THE Philadelphia story, +"
sie MIeHrd hiS ol2 s SUs p m 12ao
7.2s io:I5 p m. "L ISH,e'o OF the tropics, !"
II :25 a m, 2:45, $40. $3.50 p m.
PALMs-STATE = An T hrough the
Glamour Boy" IL 20 a. m. 2:39' $3.50,
PAkApisE "Mr Wise Guy" 1907.
ass, 500, $40, II ;O4 p, m; Mills
Brothers 2:26 4 81 72s, 9:59 .. m
RIviERA-"Babe on Broadway, - 1890,
III R.k siSI uRrowN-"Baoe. on Broadway"
800, 500, 1888 p. m; Texas" 1870.
R6YAfcI""Babes on Broadway" 8. $40
p. m. Texas" 1856. II SO p. m.
TELENEws - News. short subjects, 8
a u n + i k p + Woman of the
Year" IL. 3;2s, 6;4s. i0;0s p m. zoe
Smith, American" II a. m, 2'2o. $40,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30
Louella Parsons
GOSSIP FROM
HOLLYWOOD

of tough young mugg redeemed
by army service. Paulette God
dard is penciled in as the co-star.
BUDDY IN NAVY
Buddy Rogers, without any fam
fare or publicity, was sworn in
the navy Friday. He took his
physical examination and Ensign
Wayne Morris telephoned to say,
boy, you're in the navy now"
Mary Pickford is as proud as she
can be of her sailor boy. She
plans to join Buddy wherever he
is stationed.
Meanwhile, she has open e d
Pickfair 10 the u. S. O. The boys
are free TO go there and swim in
the pool Wednesday afternoons
and enjoy the beautiful grounds.
Mary is trying to get seven other
people with swimming pools TO do
the same thing.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30
Del Leroy Sings
At Club Fron+enac

AMERICAS No. l jitterbug,
Betty Hutton, in her picture, The
Fleets In" furnishes the main
song for Del Leroy, the torch
singer who is, featured this week in
Karyl Norman's male revue at the
Club Frontenac. It's Arthur Muir
ray Taught Me Dancing in a
Hurry"
Leroy changes his pace and his
act to do Self-designed tap dance
to the lively Strike Up the Band. ="
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30

gar Allan Poe's wife, in the film,
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe. "
Undecided whether TO show her
death on the screen or end the
picture before that point in the
story is reached, producer Brian
Foy and director Harry Lachman
will photograph both
endings and let the moviegoers
decide at the score OF sneak pre-
views 10 be conducted across the
country.
"Virginia's death wrecked
POe's life," explained Lachman.
ut was the beginning OF the
end for him.
I'VE would like TO show il but
perhaps in this day when there
Is so much tragedy the movie
audiences would rather that we
left Poe and Virginia at the
height Of their romance"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30
Silver VS.. Lead

HUMPHREY BOGART'S new
seven-year contract with Warner
Brothers will pay him a good
Salary-a fact that's being used
by wags around Hollywood to
argue that crime does pay after
all.
But in Bogart's first picture I'M
der the new contract. THE Big
Shot, only two Of the six leading
characters are left alive as the
film ends. Bogart. Irene Manning.
s anley Ridges and Chic Chandler
all die from lead poisoning" The
survivors are Susan Peters and
Richard Travis.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30
Music Placement

STEAMSHIPS "RITE OF
SPRING" one of the eight COM
positions which make up the score
for Walt Disney'S Fantasia was
placed, in the program, just before
the intermission. because the saw
age music and the accompanying
Disney screen perturbation of
primitive life carry such a heavy
emotional impact