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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-06-25
By LEVERNE HAMILTON
xERxES, CANUTE, AND THE
SEVEN DEVILS

History records many incidents o.
fantastic performances by the ancient
CAPITALIST leaders. For example there
was the Greek naval commander
Xerxes, who when a portion of his
fleet was destroyed by tempest
commanded his sailors to chastise old
Father Neptune by flashing the waves
soundly with chains. While this
method of retaliation may have taken
quite load off the mind of this an
cient capitalist there is no indication
that the "sound humping" thus adj
ministered to the waves had any no
ticeable effect upon subsequent
weather conditions and among later
and (possibly) more intelligent gen
erations the incident created so much
amusement that when leaders of later
times perform similar acts of ASSN
unity the particular act is somewhat
slangily referred to as pulling an
Xerxes."
Later history records an anecdote
about an old Scandinavian king, Can
ute, who, implanting his family"
firmly in the sand at the waters edge,
commanded the tide to halt it's adj
vance In justice to old King "Knute"
it must be said that there was meth
cd in his Madness" since his purpose
was to rid the minds of his royal sub
jects of silly idea that even king
as powerful and popular as he was
could overcome the forces of nature.
In modern times however there is
little that can be said in extenuation
of similar acts of assininity on the
part of capitalist leadership. The in
dividual of average intelligence real
ICES that human nature is the same
the world over and that the best
method of inducing an already
aroused person to REFUSE to do a
thing is to try to COMPEL him to
do it. Similarly the sure method of
inducing person to insist on his
rights is to attempt to punish him for
such insistance. Therefore when Sec
rotary Ickes attempted to enforce the
provisions of an expired contract by
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-06-25

poultry, or who uses farm supplies in
operating silo filling equipment
threshing machines, or similar equip
ment for farmers priority to buy any
of 140 listed farm items.
More Supplies Coming
To help farmers get their share OF
the items which are the most urgent.
ly needed of the 140, WPB is also di-
recting manufacturers or distributors
to produce or set aside for sale for
farmers specified quantities of &C
items. AS the supply in given line
becomes too large or too small, adj
justments will be made There will
thus be a steady, adequate flow of
supplies.
Buying Method Is Simple
To obtain supplies, the farmer has
only to give his dealer a signed GER
tificate, reading as follows:
81 certify to the War Production
Board that | am farmer and that
the supplies covered by this order
are needd now and will be used for
the operation of farm
The farmer may copy and sign this
form himself, or the dealer may have
forms printed, for him to sign.
However, if a farmer wishes to buy
more than $25 worth of any one item
at one time, he must have his certifi-
cate approved in writing by the Coun-
ty Farm Rationing Committee.
How Dealers Recorder
A dealer may at any time buy new
farm supplies to replace those he has
sold and has received certificates for
from farmers. To place an order
with his supplier, he simply certifies
that his order, at wholesale prices,
does not amount to more than rs per
cent of the retail value of the goods
already sold. The difference of 25
per cent represents the dealers mark
up allowance.
If the dealer wishes to stock up on
farm supplies Immediately, he may do
SO without waiting for farmers GER
Lificates. In this case, he certifies to
his supplier that he expects to sell
The goods covered by his order and
hat the goods ordered plus the goods
IN hand do not exceed months nor
nal inventory.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-06-25

problem was now solved and that
everything was under control" but
when the customer pays out his hard
cash for necessities and finds the
purchasing power of his wage steadily
decreasing along with his standard of
| living, he soon reaches the inescap-
able conclusion that prices are stead
lily rising and all the protestations
of Nude Eel economists cannot con-
vince him to the contrary. Likewise
when he finds ceiling prices" vary
| in the same city and at stores often
within stones throw of each other
he naturally begins to think that the
OPA method of establishing ceiling
prices is as badly 'haywire" as other
Nude Eel alphabetical programs.
Confronted with this situation, made
more noticeable and vociferous by the
Mine Workers insistence, the OPA
labored and brought forth another
mouse" in the form of a promise to
roll back" prices to something ap-
preaching the levels of 1941. Our
OPA "Canutes" planted their 'fan-
MES" firmly round the conference ia
BILE and commanded the waves to roll
back" offering a subsidy as a reward
for acquiescence. AS well command
chick to "un-hatch himself. The
average consumer, if he knows any
thing at all, knows that subsidies
must be paid from taxes, that taxes
are collected directly and indirectly
from the consumer, and that every
lishment of new army of bureau
cratic pencilpushers" to make it eff
fective, while each new army of "pen-
cil-pushers" means an additional bur-
den of taxes for salaries and expenses
which will be added to the bill which
John Consumer will have to pay along
with the burden of subsidies. So,
while relief from high prices might
under subsidy program be temper
arily apparent the ultimate cost to
John Consumer would place him in
the same position as the biblical char
seven devils, cleaned his house so
that a whole herd" of
devils moved in and took up their
abode, making 'the latter state of
that man thousand times worse that
the first
Xerxes, Canute, and the Seven Dew
lis. The Small Businessman" is be-
coming the vanishing American while |
OPA prepares for The Big Squeeze.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-06-25
IS NATURALIZATION OF
INDUSTRY In PROSPECT?

| filming coal miners one dollar per day
for absenting themselves from work
those acquainted with the miners
problems realized that such an erbi
trary action was the one thing nee
essary (if indeed anything more were
needed) to line the miners up solidly
behind their leadership in it's justified
demands. Consequently the most
charitable comment that can be made
regarding Ickes' action is that he
pulled an Xerxes."
Likewise when congress enacted
the Connally "anti-strike" legislation
that august body not only pulled an
Xerxes" but at the same time applied
sufficient heat to administration lead
ership as to require the Johns-Man-
vile company to operate overtime to
supply asbestos trousers for those di-
rectly affected
Capitalist leadership is indeed ION
hot spot" Labor, regardless of in
ternal disagreements, insists on
presidential veto of this legislation
nOr Call Lie II6Slu6ul COuSlSlSuIly
permit the bill to become effective
either with or without his signature
and still maintain the Nude Eel pre-
tense of friendship toward labor. The
dark cloud of economic Showdown"
becomes ever more menacing.
While capitalist leadership squirms
from the hot spot on which it sits,
Nude Eelers in the OPA are emulat-
ing King Canute in their attempt to
halt the tide of initiation by roll
back" of prices.
When it became apparent to even
the most fanatical administration par
tisans that prices were taking off,
for stratosphere flight Nude Eelers,
that such flight could so
arouse public sentiment as to menace
the security of their positions, de-
cided to bestirr themselves and at
least APPEAR to be doing something
about it, and so by miraculous Caes
arian operation on the already anemic
alphabet the OPA came into being
and price ceilings" were established
on one commodity after another. For
a time consumers allowed themselves
to be "kidded" into the belief that the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-06-25
REPORT OF WORK
lin SUPREME
COURT FOR Week
DECISIONS:

DECISIONS:
June 18th - Leta F. ElIingson v
George M. Shaw and others. Appealed
from district court of Toole county
Shelby. Unanimous opinion of the
court prepared by Justice Lief Erick
son.
Heidi Where Leta F. Ellingson, the
owner of oil lands, and George M
Shaw, a driller, had drilling agree
ment in which Shaw agreed to drill
two wells but had drilled but one and
the lease was about to expire and
where an extension of time for the
drilling of the second well was agreed
upon, it was held that the driller did
not live up to the extension agreement
and that consequently Mrs. Ellingson
was entitled to decree quieting title
and extinguishing any interest Shaw
might have in the land with the ex-
ception of five acres surrounding the
two wells which were drilled.
June 16th-WiIIiam Adam v. Lewis
G Clark County. Appealed from dis
trict court of Lewis and Clark county,
Helena Unanimous opinion of the
court prepared by Chief Justice How
ard A. Johnson.
Held: That the law passed by the
1943 legislature, which provided for
a 10 per cent increase in the salary
of elective county officers cannot ap-
ply to officers elected or appointed
prior to the passage of the law, since
the Constitution forbids the increas-
ing or diminishing of the salary of
any officer after his election or ap-
pointment.
Will Whalen v. County Commission
ers of Lewis G. Clark County. APP
pealed from district court of Lewis
and Clark county, Helena. Unanimous
opinion of the court prepared by Chief
Justice Howard A. Johnson.
Held: That the law passed by the
1943 legislature which provided for a
raise in salary of the undersheriffs,
chief deputies and deputies of county
officers was not in conflict with con-
restrictions relating to spe-
cial laws nor with the constitutional
provision against increasing or dimin-
ishing the salary of an officer as in
the above Adami case, since the un-
chief deputies and dep
uties do not have fixed or certain
period of employment but serve only
at the will and pleasure of the Off
GERS appointing them.
The Board of Railroad Commission
ers V. sawyers Stores. Appealed from
Park county, Livingston. Unanimous
opinion of the court by Justice AL
bert Anderson.
Held: Where Sawyers' Stores were
charged with a violation of the "Un-
fair Practices Act" i'm that they al |
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-06-25

able.
To ignore that fact, by expanding
the political chicanery of two or more
nations to a world governments to
plan for more blood-letting.
Unless. the British and we, before
this war stops, move to change to
an economy of abundance, every
Postwar Plan is merely postscript
to vanished hopes.
For the first time, many millions of
what we arrogantly call heather"
are armed and taught to fight, but
with their basic objective fair oppor-
tunity, and access to the economic
resources of the world.
Those cannot be provided by po-
litical governments, not under the
profit system.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-06-25
STUDIES IN MAIN STREET DIVINITY
THE BLUSHFUL PARALLEL
By JOHN STAHLBERG

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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-06-25
WPB Explains Program Making 40
Farm Items More Readily Available

From now on, farmers will have
first chance at buying the shovels,
forks, and other supplies they need
to meet 1913 food production goals.
WPB is seeing to it that it's regional
offices, newspaper editors, and the
County Farm Rationing Committees
are up to date on all developments in
the program to keep farmers supplied
with necessary items. If they have
any questions, farmers-or the deal
ers who supply them-have only to
telephone or drop in at any of these
offices.
Who May Buy Equipment
Briefly, WPB has given everyone
who engages in farming as a business
by raising crops, livestock, bees, or
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-06-25
MATERNITY CARE PROVIDED

Wives of men in the four lowest pay
grades of the armed forces can now
get maternity care plus medical, hos
pital, and nursing care for their ba-
bies in % staes without costs to the
family, the Children's Bureau of the
u. S. Department of Labor has an
nounced. To apply for such aid the
wife must fill out form secured
from the State Health Department
Additional states are expected to have
approved programs soon.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-06-25

legedly sold merchandise at less than
cost, it was held that the Sawyers'
Stores were not guilty for the reason
that the Commission had adopted an
erroneous basis in determining what
the cost of doing business was The
Commission made survey of the
entire state as basis for computing
the cost rather than combining the
survey to the particular business area
a locality in which the defendants
business was carried on.
Prepared and released by:
PETER MELOY, Marshal
Montana Supreme Court.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-06-25

In the midwest war production re-
gion, 1900 war plants reported So
per cent increase within six months
in the employment of women workers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-05
I'm Which We SerUe'
To Open Here Soon

of a ship from her launching TO
her destruction off Crete.
But this naval film was a means
of satisfying another Coward de-
Sire-to produce and direct his
own story. The result is the pro-
duction dedicated to the courage
Gus men of the Royal Navy.
But Coward is more than au-
thor, director and producer. He
composed the music for I'm Which
We Serve" and he plays the main
part as Capt. KinroSs. At the age
of a., Coward has behind him
many years of experience as au-
thor, producer composer and
actor i'm the theaters. Born in
Teddington, England. on Dec. 16,
1899, ne made his first stage APP
pearanCe i'm 1910 in a children S
play He's been acting ever since.
HIS FIRST TRIP
Tn 1921 he came 10 the United
States for the first time, and il
was not long after that his name
was known throughout America as
well as England. His versatility
alone has brought him fame, but
more than that, an unconventional
style of acting, crisp dialogue,
brilliant wit and biting satire.
For IN Which We Serve" Cow
ard has borrowed the method OF
the theatcr. using the screen as if
II were a revolving stage.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-05
STILL TERRIFIED

I'm still afraid TO walk
across the stage and the terror
l feel about walking on In that
third act. when it's all dark, II
by no means acting" she said
I'm sure some evening I'm
really going Ia see something
and that's going TO be the most
realistic performance have
ever given. l know I'll bolt for
the nearest exit and leave the
audience to get out the best way
they know how"
As charming and sweet as she
is shy. Miss Pitts is very proud 81
her handsome son who is in the
army and her lovely daughter
Ann, who is here with her mother
for a brief stay.
In private life. Miss Pitts I,
Mrs. William Woodall and would
like 10 keep Mrs. Woodal a per
son entirely separate from the one
who appears on the Wilson stage
these DAYS. In fact. ZaSu and hel
altar ego don't even speak TO, OF
about one another any more.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-05
Book Offers
NeU ShOu
In Casino

A FINE CAST has been assem-.
bled for Don ArdenS newest edi.
tion of the Book Revue cur.
rently charming the populace ir
the Casino Room these May eve.
ningS.
Lauretta and Clymas, a tor
flight dance team who have re-
Gently been delighting patrons OF
the Hurricane Club in New York
open the show with a sparkling
bit of ballroom dancing. Unfortu-
most ballroom teams find
it necessary to assume an express
sion of complete boredom while
whirllng, and it's refreshing TO see
Lauretta's happy face twinkling
at the diners. They appear later
in the show with smashing
apache dance spiked with the UNI
expected. Lauretta suddenly picks
herself off the floor and admin
iSterS a sound trouncing TO her
unhappy partner, aided by the use
of metal trays and loud cheers
from the audience.
Tall singer of musical comedy
gems. Helene Standish, delights
theater devoteeS with her selec-
tons of Jerome Kern immortalS.
The stunning Libro Casino Girls,
in sequln gowns. join Miss
Standish in That Old Black
Magic
Florence Hin Lowe. Chinese
dancer. is poetry itself in her
Temple Dance" Miss Hin Lowe
is dainty miss from the land Of
Copfuciopc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-05
COLLECTED AT RANDOM

Virginia Lindsay. popular head
NJ the Tom FIzdsIc publicity, re.
tires for 4 NearN Come September
she and her husband Will welcome
the stork Be'ry Hutton got her
self 50. Sunburned Al Lake Arrow
head she had 20 come home for
treatment. what goes on with sid
Lift and the gorgeous Lynn Bar
VINO were 500 IN love- He was
Mocambcrng with Peggy Stack
(JImmie's former wltel.
Paul Horgan. author Of The
Common Heart. " best-Selling novel
is now In Hollywood working on 4
war story Met him and Col
CourSey AZ the Players. where
tsey were dinner guests Of Oracle
Allen and George Burns.
Thai all today. See you TO-
morrow!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-05
Fine ; Bakers, Grocer
For Short Weight

Three Chene street bakers and
the manager of a grocery were
fined by Traffic Court Referee
IFitzSimmonS today for violation
of the weights and measures regu-
IlationS.
Chester BalkowSki of 6237
IChene and John Puzio Of 5409
IChene were fined $40 each for
failing to mark the weight of their
dread. Steven Adamczyk, Sol
IChene, was fined $35 for the same
IoffenSe and for selling short
weight bread. Harry Burke man
Iager of a store at l3945 East JEFF
IferSon, was fined for selling one
pound packages of beans one
ounce short of the selling weight.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-05
Film Time Clock

ADAMS-"Next NJ Kin" 1l.1O M
? 70. Sis. 7.27 1895 p. m "One Dan
gerous Night" 1902. 4Oi, 7:lo, e:l9 p. m
BROADWAY CAPITOL - "Cssablanca. Of
1874. .; SO. 712 1872 ?. m. Ny Heart
S,57 p. m.
UNEMA-"Wages ~ Sin" Y ,o5. $50
3 IS. sic, 1850 p. m. Forbidden Ad'
venture" 1920. 4:05, $50. 925 p. m.
FISHER Yankee Doodle Dandy" %
AIS. 7.05, q-55 3 N. Rear Gunner,
! .04. 1874, ga q.34 p. m.
FON-"Desert Victory" 12;5i, ; 55
6.46. ear .. m Hello Frisco. Hello,
Il a. m. 2.oi, 5:O2. 7.53. 1854 p. m.
HOLLYWOOD - CITY Without Men.
T:ls, 1913 p. m. at Comes Up Love,
6 .O5, 9 p. m.
MICHIGAN-"Edgeo Of Darkness" 12.l2
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-05

2:46. 7.20 in.l4 p m Wildcat" il
a. m. 2.3i, SOS 9-42 9. m.
PALNIS-~TATE-"R esr the Wild Wind.
II a. M, 2.i5. 6.l3. 1913 ., m. Tomb
stone ." p. $40. 9 p. m.
PARADISE-Lous Jordan. 80, 5n2
IS, l0I3 p. m Idaho, l27. 3.53,
6.lg, s2s llly p. m.
RIVIERA -- Yankee Doodle Dandy -
t.13. 4.O2, 6.5l. $40 p. m Rear Gun
ucr' l2.4S. G.37. 6.26, 9.l5 r. m.
R-k-O UPTOWN -- Yankee Doodle
ROY Al" Yankee Doodle Dandy o.
g.53 p. M. Rear Gunner ga, e.3i
b. m
TELENEWS News, short subjects,
a. m TO II p. m.
UNITED ARTISTS - Slightly Danger
Gus" ll.lO a m, sos, :. lO.55 p. m.
Tennessee Johnson" 40. $40. .9:05 p. m.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-05

AT LAST Detroiters will get a
chance to see the long-awaiteo
and much heralded Noel Cove. ]
production, I'm Which We Serve.
Because of a packed booking
schedule the opening of the film
voted best Of the year" in the
New York critics award, has been
delayed. But it is scheduled to
open following the current show
Reap the Wild Wind at the
Palms State.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-05
EXTRA IMPETUS

Her first attempt on the stage.
Her First Murder was dismal
flop, except that il made this
timid. difident and delightful
creature determined to make a
success in front of footlights as
in front of Kleig lights
When The Bat" was offered,
she had her doubts-she confesSeS
that she always has them about
herself. However. she took a deep
breath and a do-or-die attitude
and accepted the role.
Her success as Lizzie" should
quiet all doubts for all time. but
ZaSu is a great girl for wondering
whether or not she's suited TO a
part.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-05
REALLY SINCERE

We can assure YOU that this Is
no prctenSe on Miss Pitts part.
She actually stammers and feels
III AT ease in front of strangers.
She can't sec why anyone wants
TO know anything about her per-
Sonal life, because she has never
been able TO see herself in any
glamorouS light.
She has a sincere wish 10 hit
the Broadway jackpot, because a
desire 10 be a hit on the stage is
her secret ambition since she was
a little girl in Kansas.
II always had an idea I'd he
come a great tragedienne. but l
was fated for laugh at my
own expense. My first movie
was with Mary Pickford in The
Little Princess and / was sure
that l would WOW them in the
sllents.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-05
Play Real People

Every one os the more than 80
speaking roles in Mission TO Mos
cow is the portrayal of a person
still alive or only recently de-
ceased
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-05
CHATTER IN HOLLYWOOD
A LINE OR TWO

John Barrymore, age 10. was or
the This is the Army set TO visit
ms mother. Dolores Costello. One
Of the soldiers asked the young.
Ster his name. John Barrymore,
answered the child. Can YOU beat
it?' said the soldier 10 one Of hi,
friends, that kid thinks he is ar
actor. He told me has name was
John Barrymore
Lou Costello, who was deniec
all visitors last week after he hac
A slight setback, ls better agar
this week and rarin' 10 60. A.
soon as he Is We'll the Bud Alb.
bolts Will celebrate their 25tt
wedding anniversary. The actua
date is tins month bur Bud re-.
fuses 20 have 4 celebration With.
out his rotund partner
Congressman VIII Rogers Jr
who has been visiting IN Holly
wood. told some OF MS close friend,
that he IS going 20 Try 10 GET lr
the army for overseas duty Young
Bill feels al has age he should b,
fighting.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-05
FIRST DIRECTION

Anything which Noel Coward
touches is always off the beaten
path. For a long time, it is said,
he wanted TO write a naval story
eXtoling the courage of men who
sail the seas in war and peace.
The elimination Of this idea was
In Which We Serve" the story
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-05
Bus Driver Fined SIS

Fred NJ. Lentner. 40, OF 1891
Colllngham, a DSR bus driver,
today was fined S25 for reckless
driving. the result of an accident
on HAYES road on February II.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-05
TURN TO THE LAUGH

"In came talkies and my voice
betrayed me. appeared In
picture, The Dummy starring
Ruth Chatterton and Fredric
March. but for a partner / drew
Jack Oakie and that was the
end. Al least IL was the end of
my serious career. Comedy
grabbed me by the hem Of my
skirt and wouldn't let go for
eight years"
Miss Pitts considers her great
est thrill was when she PLAYED
LieSl, the maid in the Lunts only
The Guardsmen," and hel
best serious efforts in Greed
and the great Erich Won Strohein
The Wedding March.
Both were serious parts she loved
but the movie moguls made other
plans and Pitts emerged iittery
and beautifully confused comedi-
nnne.