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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-07-02

There is no need to quote the SEN
tinel or the Daily Muscular on the
topic of absenteeism. From about
the middle of February, when the
order for the 48-hour week deprived
the daily prostitute of it's bestowed
and most high-sounding anti-labor
slogan, until May, when the cry of
"absenteeism" began to bore its very
inventors, these two sheets almost
daily rent their garments, covered
their heads with ashes, and wept over
the wickedness of laborers who some
times lost a days work. According
to these unimpeachable authorities
on labor, no day was ever lost be-
cause of illness, accident, or any kind
of necessity; the absentee always
went fishing or riding or just loafing.
This is written on June 2S Mon
day week will be July 9Th This col
umn bets veinte centavos in Mexican
silver that there will be no Sentinel
that day, though the holiday is Sun
day, not Monday.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-07-02
BY JAMES D. GRAHAM

Recently on a railroad which passes
through Montana, there was a conges
ton of refrigerator cars containing
beef belonging to the government
destined for shipment overseas from
a Pacific coast port. While in tran
sit from the packing house, the cars
were stopped in Montana, for the rea-
son it appears, that cargo steamers
were not available at the west coast
ports to receive the beef The beef
in transit, it is said, was under the
direction and supervision of the ODT
The cars containing the beef had to
be re-iced every few days or the meat
would spoil. The Maintenance of Way
men have the jurisdiction of icing
the cars
On account of the draft and men
leaving the employment of the rail-
road for better paying jobs, the rail
road had not and could not get suffi-
cient help to take care of re-icing in
the emergency and the use of prison
labor had to be resorted to in order
that a great tonnage of beef would
not rot.
The constitution of the state of Mon
tana forbids the contracting of convict
labor by the warden of the state pris-
on or any official of the state of Mon
tana.
Labor has consistently opposed the
use of convict labor, or the enactment
of laws to provide for convict labor
and the exploitation of convicts for
private gain ever since Montana en-
tered statehood.
AS the state of Montana cannot re-
ceive money for the labor of convicts.
the Milwaukee railway makes a dona-
ton to the prison library and welfare
fund in icing the refrigerator cars.
Fifty cents per hour being the amount
paid Maintenance of Way men on the
railroad.
Statements have been made that if
the Milwaukee railway would pay
more, they could get the labor. How
ever, the railroad cannot pay higher
wages as wages are frozen by execu-
tive order.
Some months ago, the railway I'M
ions throughout the country made a
request for an increase in wages. The
representatives of the railroad COM
panies and the unions could not agree
and the subject of wage increase
was submitted to the wage board and
that body refused any increase in
wages to all and any railroad EN-
coupled with the execu-
tive order freezing wages, prohibits
and forbids the railroad management
from raising wages to secure man. |
power during an emergency.
The writer met with the state board |
Of examiners to discuss the situation |
The governor asked the state director |
of the employment service to wire the |
different employment offices in the |
state in an effort to secure men to |
ice the cars. Later the state direc- |
tor reported to the governor he could |
not get any men for this work at fifty
cents an hour
On one day there were two hundred |
cars loaded with beef in
the railroad yards at Deer Lodge. |
(SD of which had to be
iced or the meat would spoil, under
these circumstances, convict labor
had to be resorted to.
On June 18th, at meeting of the
Trades and Labor Council, a motion
was adopted condemning the use of
convict labor for private gain, but
his motion did not include the use
If prison labor for icing the cars in
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-07-02

12.21%.
Tone of the durum wheat market
was draggy during most of the pc
riod. Cash offerings were fairly large
and most durum millers did not have
sufficient storage capacity at their
durum mills to take on large offer
fngs at this time. At the close of
the week. the storage situation clear
ed somewhat and the trading basis
steadied. Duluth July durum declined
NC net, and closed Friday, June rs,
at $137 u. Hard amber durum was
quoted within an entire range of &c
under the Duluth July price to SC
over. Early in the week, however, 4c
over was about the top with large
share of the arrivals trading within
a range of 1c to &c over the July
price. Red durum was nominally
quoted at the Duluth July price.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-07-02

copies you don't getl
From the MISSOULA SENTINEL
December "a, 1912:
mo SENTINEL ON CHRISTMAS
Tomorrow is Christmas. The
Sentinel will have no edition The
comics :. will be carried Saturday. y
From the MISSOULA SENTINEL,
December 81, 1912:
"SENTINEL TO TAKE DAY OFF
New Years day will be holiday
and no paper will be published
Comics :. will be carried Satur-
day.
From the MISSOULA SENTINEL,
May 29, 1913:
mo PAPER MONDAY
"The Missoula Sentinel will observe
the Memorial holiday Monday and no
paper will be published. Comic
strips" etc.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-07-02

We have no quarrel with the real
working farmer and we do not believe
the real farmer has any quarrel with
US. We may lack understanding of
each others problems at times, but
let us hope that we can talk over
these problems in spirit of friendly
cooperation. We are sure we both
will benefit thereby.
If you believe this proposed legisla-
tive program against labor goes be-
yond the desires of the members of
co-operatives, please advise your
members of the legislature to that
effect. We also would appreciate an
expression from you direct to this or
ganization.
St. Paul Trades G. Labor Assembly
Legislative Committee
JOHN H. CARLGREN, Chairman
FRANK T. STARKEY, Secretary
Labor Temple
418 Auditorium Ave.
st. Paul, Mimi.
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Widespread 5th-
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sage of legislation to abolish the
poll tax, deadly blow against the
southern poll takers which consti
tute a bulwark of the national de
featists' clique;
! 8. The treacherous revolt of John L
Lewis against the government ant
the commander-in-chiefi in the form
of a disastrous mine strike imped
ing war. production and prompting
flood of anti-labor and anti-wai
production legislation.
This same 90-day period saw q
dangerous deterioration of home front
unity. Made desperate by anti-Axis
successes and emboldened by Lewis
treachery, the fifth column in Amer
lynching and mob violence in war pro
duction centers, to destroy national
unity and to disrupt war production:
Pascagoula, Miss. (shipyards) mob
violence, April;
Mobile, Ala. (shipyards) mob VIC
lence against shipyard workers
$50 seriously injured), May 25;
Los Angeles, Calf. (aircraft) so
called "zoot-suit" riots against
Mexican-Americans and negroes,
June 49,
Mariana Fla, Cellos Harrison
(negro) lynched, June 16;
Beaumont, Tex. (shipyards) mob
violence; 2 dead, so injured, 100
homes and businesses burned,
June 1917;
Chester, Pa. (shipyards) mob VIC
lence against negroes;
Newark, N. ]. (war production CEN
teri mob violence against ne
groes.
Khan Program
Behind the June 20-22 insurrection
in Detroit is the history of the So
journer Truth riot last year in which
cross-b burning khan leadership in
cited COMMUNICATIVE violence against
the occupation by negroes of public
housing development constructed ex-
pressly for negro war workers. In
Detroit, Gerald L. K. Smith, former
Silver Shirt leader and present leader
of the America First Party, continues
to edit the Cross and The Flag
(branded "seditious" by the federal
government year ago.. Here too
are native fascist leaders some of
them indicted but never brought to
trial by Attorney General Biddle-
leaders of the National Workers
League, the Aryan League and the
Southern Society. Prosecution of
these fifth columnists was urged by
the Civil Rights Federation mich.
of NFCL) and other organi-
cations in Detroit at a conference
held in Detroit last August Also
NFCL made a special appeal to At
torney General Biddle in Washington
No action was taken by Biddle
through the facilities of his office and
his special wartime powers.
Campaign
In Detroit, The Citizens Committee,
of negro and white repre-
from church, labor and civ
C organizations Immediately began
to: II return to normal liv-
ng and production for victory; p de-
,ense of the victims; 81 care of vic
inns families; demand prosecution
If the fifth column instigators of the
The national campaign was launch
I'd simultaneously by the National
Federation for Constitutional Liber-
les with a conference Of national
groups in New York; and by the Ma
ional Lawyers Guild with a call to
IN emergency conference in Washing
on. Representative delegations from
Detroit, Philadelphia, New York and
'ther cities have been and are being
to federal authorities in
d. c.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-08
'Curie Launched
Famed Stars

MADAME CURE went before
the cameras at Meuo-Goldwyn-
Mayer with Greer Carson and
Walter Pideeon portraying Marie
and Pierre Cure. whose discovery
of radium made them immortal.
The film opened in a replica Of
Pierre's laboratory, and pictured
amusnEly his CONSERVATION at
sharing his studious retreat with
the young Polish girl, Marie Sklo-
dovska. Until their romance. mar
riage and scientific collaboration
brought sucnSrich rewards. the shy
and sensitive Pierre was convinced
that science and women did Ao'
mix.
The picture is the third 10 co.
star Miss Carson and PidCcUn
the first two being in Mrs. Min
Ner" and Blossoms in the Dust
Sidney Franklin. who gave the
screen Random Harvest and
Mrs. NInivor,' is the producer
Albert Levin IS the director.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-08
Real Beauty
Or Ability
Handicap?
By JOHN TODD

HOLLYWOOD, May 1T was
another Hollywood paradox that
natural beauty-the kind that
needs no assistance from the
makeup artiSt-almoSt became a
handicap to Barbara Britton.
Just cast in one Of the feminine
leads Of Cecil p De Miles story
of Or. WaSsell. the former Long
Beach, Cal, high school girl can
congratulate herself today on a
narrow escape from being typed
permanently as too decorative TO
have any talent.
Paramount signed her on the
strength Of her beauty alone. after
seeing a newspaper picture Of her
riding on the Long Beach float in
the Pasadena Tournament Of Roses
Parade. De Mile let her waltz in
front of the camera once in the
ballroom scene Of Reap the Wild
Wind, shedld a walkon in "Louisi-
ana Purchase, and then was given
lngenue roles in half a dozen minor
pictures. She was firmly pigeon
holed in the collective mind of the
casting department as strictly a
sweet young thing.
ironically 1t was Hollywood 5
own type casting system that
got Barbara her big chance.
A sweet young thing was just
what director Mark Andric h
needed for a strong role in so
Proudly We Hail" starring Claud-
Iette Colbert. Paulette Goddard
and Veronica Lake. But the sweet
young thing had 10 know how 10
act. Barbara got the part.
Speaking of the natural, director
Henry King tried 10 tire Jennifer
Jones on the set Of The Song OF
Bernadette." at Twentieth Cen
tury-Fox and succeeded in firing
only himself.
II was a scene in which Jennifcr
as Bernadette, comes up a steep
| hill 10 her home after day OF
gathering wood in a forest. Direc-
tor King wanted Jennifer to show
just the right shade of fatigue. He
didn't want her 70 stumble or tC
overdrdmatize her walk. but
merely 10 show that she was tired
by faint reluctance in lifting hel
feet.
Pretending 10 be rehearsing, hf
had her climb the hill over anc
over again, figuring that the ma.
tural fatigue this would engendel
would be more nearly what he
wanted than anything any actress
would simulate. Jennifer made the
trip six times without showing the
least sign Of distress.
With a very false smile, Kinl
said:
"Jennifer, i hope we're not
firing you out too much. But we
must get this just right"
"Oh, no." replied Jennifer
quickly, that's entirely all
right. Every Sunday 1 walk at
least Is miles in the hills. i can
do this all day" !
, When last seen. King was dow
at the bottom of the street ex
planning 10 Jennifer just what j
was ne wanted.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-08

week was so widely pubhcized
AZ the Players with l.. Hal Crit
fifth of the Griffith Park people
He's plainly handsome; a great
night for the Irish Club al a local
cafe when Spencer Tracy Jimmy
Cagney, Frank NcHuch and Pat
O'Bricn got together with Grad
Sears; never saw 50 much table
hopping in my life
The Stork is interfering with
Gene Tlerney'S screen career. She
is visiting her husband, OleC
CaSSini. AZ Fort Riley and has
notified Twentieth Century FoN
studios she will be ont Of circula-
ton for seven months. She will
spend most OF her time with her
husband at least until he goes
overseas. Gene married CaSSini
in 1871 and after a turbulent be-
ginning IN which her family
strenuouSly objected 10 her mar
rage. all her troubles have been
Smooihed out and it looks now as
II she viii live happily ever
after as they say IN the story
books.
Frances Ward is in Palm
Springs so is Mickey Rooney
Hazel Forbes (toothpa>te heiresS)
honey. 1t. Mcdonald of the medi-
cal corps. is back in town. They
were dining AT the Beverly Tropics
Diane Forbes. here TO Get in
pictures. getting advice from Eddie
Norris az Mike LYMAN Vivian
Blaine. 2Oth-=Genlury- Fox con.
tract player has a new romance
It's Bill Thompson. who docs the
voice Of the old Tmcr' and
other voices on the Fibbcr MCGEE
show.
That's all today. See you to-
morrow.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-08
National Has
Nancy Blair

HEADLINEF At the Nationa
Thcater this week rs Nancy Blair
who is Sweet ~ Hot and dance
with plenty Of grace LilliaS Cairn,
also docs exotic dances as VOL a.
character and acrobatic numbers
Frank and Arty. those wei
known comedians arc hoirg hclC
over. proving that their silly do
ingS arc still ponular with fur
loving people walter Richards
a famed baritone, sings all tn,
favorite songs.
Lovely Roberta does a gown dis
rohing routine Containing n cas-
of 40. with new scenery. new faces
and eye-appealinC costumes, tho
show is an all-Star affair from be-
ginning 10 end
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-08
NEBIOLO'S CAFE

POgr-a-Drink Dornfeld is tho
Ncbiolo'S feature attraction this
week. producing drinks from moth
ingness. and doing all sorts OF alco-
holic miracles.
Maurey Warren sings the cur
rent ballads in a way that makes
YOU rather nostalgia. His LAS Time
Goes By is especially good. and
Can't Get Out Of This Mood" puts
you into a mood even if you did
get out Of il.
Leonard Seel and his orchestra
provide the music for dancing and
the acts, while jaime Anthony
adds novelty appeal 10 the pro-
CeedIngS with her act.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-08
Top Bands
At MGM

ACCORDING TO latest luke
box popularity returns, the tip
four bands of the country are now
all working on the same movie lot
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Tommy Dorseys band is appear
ing in Girl Crazy" Jimmy Dorsey
in Presenting Lily Mars" Kay
Kyser in Right About Face" and
Harry James in Best Foot For
ward "
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-08
He els May Have
Souls, Girls!

NO DOUBT inspired by their
ethereal environment, two very
feminine angels appearing in
Heavenly Music" delved into a
discourse on things spiritual
The girls concluded that certain
righteous qualities existed in every
one.
The conversation soon SWerved
into more personal channels, how
ever. and a prominent man-about-
town was given a royal roasting
Suddenly recalling the trend OF
their earlier remarks. one of the
angels observed, well. after al
is said and done, even a heeI
usually has a souli'
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-08
Loadings Decrease
SAIL Cars in Week

WASHINGTON, May Load
ingS of revenue freight in the
week ended May l totaled 7S8, 1888
cars. a decrease Of SAL cars from
the previous week, 70i128 cars be-
low the like week a year ago and
a decrease of 5,516 from the l94l
period, according to Association of
American Railroads.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-08
CLUB BARBARY COAST

over al the Barbary Coast, the
Housekeeping Revue is before the
footlightS and Conchita and
Anton are in their third week IN
the lead spot with their duo-musi-
cal comedy dances. They do the
regular routineS in a different way.
alternating the Latin stuff with
the good old American ballroom
numbers.
Brendt Hays is the concert
banjo player. who is serious and
hooking on the classics. and Les
Scott a the master of ceremonies.
gives good imitation Of a kanga-
roo. luStifynC his title of The
Australian Jumping Jack"
Janice Parker swings into a
fast tap 70 complete the show. and
Freddy Sheyer's boys make with
the music.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-08
Stock Dividend Voted
By Knight Screw Prod.

Knight Screw Products COM
pany has declared stock dividend
of one share of common capital
stock. 81 par value. for each 10
shares now held. The dividend IS
payable June ;, TO holders Of rec
ord Nav %
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-08
May Return Japs TO Coast

WASHINGTON, May PLANS
for the liberation of many thou
sands Of japanese Americans To
live again in California, Oregon
and Washington have been dis
cuSSed' by the war relocation
authority with the war depart
mcnt Elmer NJ. Rowalt, deputy
director of the authority, said
tpGay
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-08
Draft Rejects Orson WeIIes

LOS ANGELES. May Z INS)-
OrSon Welles was rejected Tor
induction into the armed forces
yesterday for physical reasons. ~
the commanding officer of the
induction center here announced.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-08
Singers Are
Featured
Attractions
BY COLLEEN mcdonnell

ETHEL HOWE. dark-eyed song
stress at the London Chop House,
wins mods of approval from the
guests for her gracious manner in
answering repeated requests for
That Old Black Magic" AS Time
Goes By and There Are Such
| Things"
Miss Howe strengthens the be-
lief that spring is Just around
the corner" in her white gown
which is besprinkled with corn
flowers.
Frank Gagen's orchestra con-
tinues 10 play smooth arrange
ments Of sophisticated rhythms
while Sammy Diberts merry men
do a maSterful job on the numer-
Gus requests for old timers.
WONDER BAR
Good music and the Wonder Bar
are practically synonymous. The
two orchestras alternate on the
bandstand from early evening un-
I'll closing time.
Manuel Lopez affably puts his
Gay Amigos through their PAGES
and they turn out tunes stressing
Latin-American flavor in case you
didn't guess that fact from the
little they travel under.
Aylene MasonS, the cute little
lsongstress. makes the patrons SIT
up and take notice with her ability
10 put over that tear jerker
I"Comin' In on a Wing and a
Prayer"
Eddie Paisley and his Vocalions
take a g6odly share Of the spot
light this week with some novelty
tunes in which all the boys par
Iticipate. The VocalionS are q swell
chorus group as well as being
super musicians. Ginny Brainard
that cute bundle Of pep. gives out
with more Of her comedy lyrics
BRASS RAIL
Bonita MonteZ, Latin via Man
haitian, over at the Brass Rail, has
augmented her repertoire with
some singing new songs.
One is called "Besame Mucho
! kiss Me Plenty and the Bonita
lslngs IL with much appeal
"Tabu " which is mysterious as
Iit sounds. turns out 10 be A chant,
made effective by its repetitious
rhythm. Montez also MARBLES two
current hit tunes, Murder He
SAYS and LAS Time Goes BY"
Roy Swartz, able pianist, accom-
lpanies Bonita, and later takes the
spotlight for some piano solos
Earl Beaudrie gives soothing tones
on the Hammond, later doing a
double act with Roy on some orig
inal arrangements.
For luncheon and early diners
SkeCter Palmer wandcrS around
playing varied selections on the
accordion.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-08
HassO
Tells StOrU
On Jap

SIGNE HASSO, M-G-Ms CLAM
orouS screen importation from
Sweden. who makes her Ameri-
can debut in ssignmcnt in Brit
tany" came from Europe 10 tho
United States VIA Soviet Russia
and Japan, before Pearl Harbor
Of course.
In Toxic she met the grand
high mogul Of japanese radio. a
Nip who spoke many languages
.flucntly including several With
which HaSSO was familiar. The
Jap refused To converse with
HaSso IN any OF the tongues they
both understood
he insisted on her speaking
Swedish, which be understood per
fec,ly and having her remarks
translated for him into Japanese
One Of his hCnChmcn explained
10 SICgP later that he was 80
proud ~ being Jap be would not
conde>cend 10 speak IN a foreign
language 10 her.
SUCCESS
The Robert YounES arc busy re-
decorating a spare room In their
home for a visit from the Stork
carly in the fall. i will make
Sir Stork'S third appearance in
the homo OF tho popular M-G-Nl
star and his wife.
Ruth HuSSey. co-Starred in Ten
ncSSee Johnson. " M-G-Nis film
story based on the life of Andrew
Johnson. once had her own radio
program. a fashion talk on a local
station in her home town Of ProV-
dcncc, r J. Ruth gathered her
own material wrote her own
scripts. did her own show for =
minutes each. and did general
pinch-hitting on the station All
for Sl2 a week.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-08
SURPRISE!

Lee Bowman'S wife. Helene. Is
repeating with guSto a conVersa-
ton she had with Ice by telephone
from Fort Riley. where he Just did
a camp show I'm never be the
same" said Lee. Il was dressing
in An army barracks for our show
when suddenly | saw face peer
ing through the window, and let
out a scream. Then I looked again
and who do you think II was? The
President,
sure thought 7 was seeing
things but IL was r - r all right
and he laughed and waved ] had
no idea he was visiting Fort Riley
~ the time and anyway who
would think the President Of The
United States would be- looking
through my window? Gosh
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-08
CHATTER IN HOLLYWOOD

Margo's makeup as a japanese
girl in Behind the Rising Sun" is
~actinG much attention. it's so
tive Mango looks happy these
DAYS. and the reason is Jose Maria
BenSaude. son of wealthy Portu-
gueSe family. now An American
citizen stationed in Washington
The young Portuguese calls the
R-K-O lot at least once a day 10
chat with the Girl friend.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-08
LoueIIa|
Parsons
in UoAwool

HOLLYWOOD, May Cary
Cooper is being paged-bdt loudly
Afor the role of Eddie Ricken.
ECKER. big Coop" is certainly
The dark horse, for about every
other actor in town has been ru-
mored for the role of the heroic
flier. Gary was on the 20th Cen
tury-FoX LOT for a conference with
Winnie Sheehan and if he can
find the time in which TO do the
picture it's his.
He's going 10 produce pictures
with Sam Wood and he has a
couple of other Jobs lined up. But
he feels this role is a little like
Sergeant York. which won him
the academy award. There are
even more adventures in the life
OF Rick.
~ In RickenbaCker's contract he
has the right 10 approve the actor
who will portray him on the
screen, and. knowing Eddie as /
do, l have an idea Gary. a mans
man, is Just the one who would
be okayed.