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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-02-05
THE SPIRIT OF l776-PERCENT

the banker, but it strikes your humble
servant as just a little bit ludicrous
that the bankers, who have been the
strongest conscientious objector to
putting the state into business"
should be the first to attempt to grab
off" a large slice of the benefits when
the state has demonstrated that it has
done a profitable business. One won
ders also if this might not be a ges-
ture of appeasement toward the small
independent banker intended to make
his absorption by the chain banks a
little more acceptable when he is fl
nally swallowed up in the process of
benevolent assimilation"
If this. present" means a reduc-
ton in state income of $250,000, and
it propably does, we ordinary citizens
know from past experience that a
similar sum will have to be acquired
from some other source. Are we to
expect that the next proposal from
the Bankers Legislature" will be the
enactment of a "Sales Tax" a tax
which always falls heaviest on the
low income groups. Taxing money
where it amt is what logical per-
son would term the ultimate in ASSN
unity. We don't place a hand in an
empty pocket and bring it forth filled
with twenty dollar bills.
What the Montana senate will do
with H. B. AZ is not difficult to fore
cast. At any rate you can bet your
last war savings stamp, along with
your "a, "B" and &C" books that
he bankers will descend ON the CAPT
.ol with fife and drum, demonstrate
ng their paytriotic Spirit of 1776-"
PER CENT.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-02-05
BY LEvERNE HAMILTON

If bill which recently passed the
comes a law, the 1943 session of the
Montana legislature can be appropri
ately described as 1.-THE Bankers
Legislature"
This BILL H. B. No. AZ provides as
follows: "As a basis for the imposi-
ton of taxes on the different classes
of property herein specified, a per-
centage of the true and full value of
each class shall be taken as follow:
Moneys and credits, seven per
cent, (79o) of true and full value;
"Moneyed capital and shares of
banks both national and state, seven
per centum (7%6) of true and full
value"
Section 2. "All acts and parts of
acts in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed"
There you have it. For brevity
(said to be the soul of witt and for
getting right down to brass tacks"
with the least possible delay and
waste of legal verbiage, this session
of the Montana legislature surely
takes the sour dough biscuit"
This apparently the first, and pos
sibly the sole tax reduction offered
in the assembly and who gets it?
The banker. Evidently the legisla-
ture intends to depart from the prin-
ciple of taxing money where it is and
% rf,,c
it amt"
The present law provides that such
property shall be taxed at 800 of its
full and true value, consequently the
bill, which passed the house by vote
of 70 to II provides a tax reduction
for bankers of about 1870 and means
a reduction of state income by APP
proximately s25O,OOO.
Now we wonder WHY the legisla-
ture should make a present to the
bankers and if fact why there should
be a present at all. Is it because the
state has made such a profit from the
liquor business that the legislature
feels that some of the benefits should |
be handed back to the "favorite |
sons?
The state has indeed made hand
some profit from the liquor business. |
For the calendar year 1912 the net
profits were $3,575,5O1.5 an increase
over the proceeding year of $685.,
271.90 and beside that the state has
IN hand stock and merchandise to the
value of $1,475,0 4S.41.
Naturally, when the sum of five or
six million dollars is mentioned, the
mouth begins to water and
lie starts lying awake nights planning
ways and means to "get his hooks"
IN some portion thereof, the larger
he portion, the more agreeable to
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-02-05
FREE IDENTIFICATION OF
ROCKS MADE BY UNIVERSITY

MISSOULA - The continuation of
free identification of rocks and min
erals for residents of Montana by
Montana State University's geology
department, was announced by Wayne
R. Lowell, asst. professor of geology.
The service will consist only of
Identification, Mr.. Lowell said The
department is not equipped to do as
say or chemical analysis work Resi-
dents of the state are invited to mail
or bring specimens to the state uni
verSity.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-02-05
Bills introduced
During the Past
Weeks Sessions

HOUSE BILLS:
IA. Harken and Saylor - Elections
closed primary.
rs. MISUNDERSTANDING tax.
rs. Hunter and Padbury-Plumber
board.
II. Parker of Flathead-B Boards of
county commissioners. Killed
rs. Parker of Cascade = Dog bite
damages.
49, Chaffin-Airport coming regula-
lions.
So Watts Foreign surety COM
panies.
ST. Rice, ct al-Magpies.
80. Judiciary-Use of word "Trus-
tee.
SO. Simon-Slot machines.
"a. Standardization returns.
IS. Peterson-Exception child.
sc. Bricker and Building
and loan associations.
81. Education = Public school in
come.
SO. Education-Dist supt schools.
49, Chaffin - Ownership, motor We
hicles.
90. Busch-Artesian wells.
81. Public Health-Dental health.
go. McGreevey-Sala state en-
ployees. Killed.
SO. anization-Soldiers home.
"a. Foot-National guard
95. Appropriation Money: certain
state departments.
SO. Petroleum, Oil and Gas - Gas
leases: terms, conditions.
81. Petroleum Oil and Gas = Gas
leases: area, pooling units.
SO. Atkinson and Mcdaniel = Per-
sonal property tax.
SO. Towns and Counties - Unre-
deemed tax title property.
100. McGreevey by request = Merit |
system.
1O1. Healy, ct additional com
pensation.
.1O2. Revenue and Taxation = Cor
poration license.
103. Anderson of Phillips, Byrne and |
Hageman-Forest and land comm
104. McGreevey Time, payment,
salaries.
1O5. Bricker, Hughes - Leasing of
lnsold lands.
1O6. Livestock and P. R.-Predatory
animals.
107. Krieg, ct al-School districts.
10S. Parker of Flathead and Kimpel
Labor hours.
100. Gunderson, by request-Optom-
stry.
10. Aronson-Taxes: Cut Bank.
BILLS:
AZ. Stromnes-Workme compen-
ation.
4S. Olmstead = Pollution, Yellow
tone river. Killed
40. Simmons and Burke-Filing con-
racts, sale of personal property.
SO. Peck and Lott-Salaries, mayor
nd aldermen.
81. Stewart-Salaries chief police.
81. Kalberg, ct al-Tax deed lands.
SO. Banks and Banking loans.
81. Federal Relations-Montana war
council.
55. Maddox ct al-Voting, persons
n service.
Sc Mulholland and Taylor = Work
mems compensation.
81. Rice, by request-Assesment
So. ampbell-Income tax
SO. Counties and Towns = Publica-
ion of reports, city council.
so. Counties and Towns-City budg- :
is.
61 Counties and Towns = Auditing {
ooks, cities e
81. Counties and Towns-Financial
fairs, cities. b
So. Sanitary Affairs-Cadavers 7
GA. Liggett, Participation, v
ounty public welfare. o
IS. Wallander ct al-School lunches Il
&C. Leo-Road tax levy. il
81. Compensation, county of c
GERS. C
6S. Haight-School districts. t
SO. Relief and Social Welfare-Pub- &
C Welfare act a
70. Taylor, ct al-Powers, mayor,
)uncilmen. =
II. Stromnes TYPOGRAPHY con-
acts.
70. -Chiropractic
73. -Chiropractic. al
IA. s-Chiropractic. It'll
rs. Hammond-School districts fC
rs. Toomey-Hours, county offices. g
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-02-05

More than 900 of the goods going
to Britain and other Allied countries
under the lendiease program are
packed in waterproof paper board
boxes.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-02-05

One 37mm anti-aircraft gun takes
5000 lbs. of steel to make. A three
inch trench mortar uses 10 lbs,
Comm aircraft cannon Ill lbs, 80 cal.
machine gun rs lbs, and so cal.
machine gun 100 lbs.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-02-05
\ X
%lA0tHo~B~xMM
WAR Bonds

The Bofors anti-aircraft gun is de-
signed for greater range and heavier
calibre than the average anti-air-
craft or rapid fire gun. They are
mechanically intricate and more
costly. The two-gun Bofors mount
costs approximately $4,000 while
a Bofors quad-mount runs up TO
$4,000.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-02-05

1t will take 20,00O.00O tons of steel
to make 100000 RAINY reconnais-
sance cars and trucks or medium
tanks.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-02-05

The aluminium needed to make 700
automobiles, used in the pistons and
miscellaneous parts will make one
fighter plane.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-02-05

The actual steel in the hull of a
heavy cruiser totals 6,635 tons. In a
$4,000 ton battleship $4,000 tons are
needed.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-02-05

We want our fighters to have the
best equipment possible and your
purchase of War Bonds will help pay
for these guns, giving them an adj
vantage over our enemies. Buy War
Bonds every payday. At least ten
percent of your income, or as much
as you can buy will help pay the
war cost, provide you with nest
egg for the future, and pay you good
interest. Us. Treasuyy Dsboyt,nsn,
Evening star., 1943-05-17
He Asks For 1t

The Governments handling OF the
coal emergency has been marked by
a conciliatory attitude that tried the
patience of many who believed the
time had come to strike, and to strike
hard, at a power which seems to
superSede the power in the hands of
the peoples constituted representa-
tives in Washington.
But the Government was more in
terested in keeping the mines open
and, within the limitations of it's
wage policy, seeing that the miners
had full opportunity to protect their
interests through the processes of
collective bargaining than in striking
down John L. Lewis. So long as this
course could be followed it seemed
the wiser one in the end
But Mr.. Lewis himself makes it
very difficult to pursue such a policy
any longer. He continues openly to
defy the Governments machinery
for the settlement of disputes be-
cause he does not like that machin-
cry and does not believe in it. There
are many who doubtless share his
views, but they have surrendered
them in the realization that in war
time we have to accept, for the good
Of the Nation, a great many things
we do not like. II Mr.. Lewis insists
on a final test of power between
himself and the United States Gov
ernment it will have to be made.
The war effort is far more impor-
tant than any of Mr.. Lewis princi-
pies, even than Mr. Lewis himself.
This administration, in the face
Of continued criticism, has fought
efforts to exercise legislative control
over strikes in wartime. But Mr.
Lewis himself becomes the eloquent
advocate of such measures now. He
Is the one, in the end, who has given
the green light to Congress and
beckoned it to go ahead
Evening star., 1943-05-17
THIS AND THAT
By Charles Z. Trace,Uell.

She was so alarmed at first, that she
did not realize just what the bird was
up to and tried to fight it OF with her
hands.
The persistent chickadee came right
back to the attack, and this time the
woman entered into the spirit of the ad-
venture and permitted the determined
bird to get another bill-fui! OF fur.
The song sparrow is one of our best
birds.
Scientists have done great deal of re-
search on this species
The song sparrow may seem small,
but several large books have been written
about it.
1t is great singer, at its best in winter,
when 1t likes to perch on fence post and
salute the first real light Of day.
There are few more pleasing sights in
the bird world than that of one OF these
splendid small birds perched on a post in
the snow, singing away despite the cold
and ice
lhls sparrow is about six and half
inches long, with upperparts brown and
black, in streaks; and under parts white,
streaked with black. The crown is brown,
narrowly streaked with black and di-
vided by narrow center stripe of gray.
Countless persons who are not very
well acquainted with birds confuse it
with the English sparrow.
The musical ability Of the song sparrow
as we'll as some Of its habits are attested
by the many common names people have
given 1t in various parts of the country.
Some of these are silver tongue, everv-
bodys darling, ground sparrow, hedge
sparrow, bush sparrow, ground bird,
marsh sparrow, swamp finch.
Such peoples names as ground SPAR
row, hedge sparrow, bush sparrow. speak
volumes in showing where the bird places
its nest.
1t Is very easy, when one builds up a
genuine interest in birds, to watch over
them too much, to worry about their
habits, and to feel that the creatures
really do not use good sense at times.
Sometimes one is right, but often one
Is wrong, too. Nature has Way of
caring for her small ones which is built
on generations of experience
One spring a pair of song sparrows
built their nest in a barherry, right at
the edge of the sidewalk.
In it fine brood was raised, although
children's hands fairly brushed it as they
went by.
A very practical way Of handling this
nest problem. If one is nervous about such
matters, is to stop looking at the par
tlcular nest, and concentrate on some
other nest, instead.
More often than not (much to ones
surprise) the birds will prove In the end
that they knew what they were doing.
They have the confidence in success
which is the very heart OF every adven-
ture. whether in building a nest or con-
ducting military campaign.
Evening star., 1943-05-17
WostefuI if Continued

The House Naval Affairs Com
mittee's critical report on the num-
ber of able bodied sailors in Wash
ington assigned to desk Jobs is fair
enough in taking note of some Of
the circumstances responsible for
this condition. Rapid expansion of
the Navy, shortage Of available
civilian personnel, the time required
and the difficulties to be overcome
in recruiting, training and housing
the WAVES are contributing factors.
Under the pressure of business to be
done, a man who is handy with
typewriter or whose civilian skills
have equipped him for paper work
may be more Immediately useful in
an Office than behind a gun. 1t was
not from choice but from necessity
that the Navy has used so many of
them here in Washington who
physically are fit for sea duty.
But the committees report is
sound in it's contention that there is
no reason why the Navy cannot
accept limited service" recruits,
with physical disabilities impairing
their usefulness for sea duty, and
utilize them to large extent in re-
leasing able-bodied men tied down
to desk jobs. The Navy's failure to
do this, as the Army already has
done it, evidently springs from the
same unwillingness to reduce its
high standards of personnel selec-
ton previously indicated in its hesi-
fancy to abandon the volunteer re-
crultlng system. The standards of
peacetime obviously ccnnot be re-
t2lned now, with the armed services
about to reach into families and
draft fathers to meet the need for
able-bodied male.
M2ny Of the ee5k Jobs filled by
sailors now CouI' less require some
Skill and knowledge that are hard
to reolace without time for adequate
training. But the committee seems
to have taken this into considera-
ton in its estimate that 80 per cent
OF the 5,183 msn in question are per-
forming non-technical work, while
IS per cent of the total sre engaged
in clerical work which "unruestion-
ably could be performed by civilian
personnel or by enlisted perscnlcl
without physical qualifications for
sea duty"
In testifying on the naval appro-
priation bill, just reported to the
House, Vice Admiral Horne spoke
frankly of the inevitable waste
which must accompany the tre-
mendous expansion of our Navy.
This utilization OF physically able
manpower for desk jobs is doubtless
a form of that waste. Understand
able as a temporary condition, the
House committee is right in its in
sistance that 1t cannot be permitted
to continue.
Evening star., 1943-05-17
Deficit Spending

The United States Government
during the last decade has engaged
in deficit spending on a scale never
dreamed of prior to that time. The
Brookings Institution has just made
public study of this method as
permanent governmental policy and
concludes that the policy is unsound.
The New Philosophy of Public
Debt" by Harold G. Moulton. presi-
dent of the Brookings Institution,
makes the challenging statement
that deficit spending, to promote
prosperity after the war, is today
the most crucial issue before the
Nation, and until the issue is de-
termined, neither the Government
nor private enterprise will be in a
position to plan for the years ahead.
The present administration has
for years been committed to the
principle of deficit spending to reach
prosperity. With the advent of war
the wisdom or unWisdom of the
policy itself was no longer an issue.
1t became necessary to have and to
spend money in unlimited and vast
sums. In the earlier years of the
administration the hope was held
out, each year, that eventually it
would be possible to get away from
vast deficit spending and to return
to sound and balanced Government
budget The people were told that
the country could stand a huge pub
lie debt-and indeed, that such
debt meant nothing since the people
merely owed it to themselves
AS DR.. Moulton points out, the
record has established new con-
cept of public finance in influential
quarters in the administration The
theory is that balanced budget is
unnecessary and even undesirable,
since it would prevent full employ
ment in this country. The National
Resources Planning Board is carry
ing the banner for unlimited deficit
spending as the Governments con-
tribution to spending power and to
prosperity" growing out of this
spending power. Public works and
social security programs are the
basis of its planning. Costs of both
are ignored, on the theory that with
them will 60 prosperity.
1t is interesting to observe that
this study shows in what direction a
continuance of the policy of unlim-
tied deficit spending will force the
American people. They will be on
the path toward complete regimen
tation, for only by such regimenta- =
ton will 1t be possible to prevent an
overwhelming and disastrous infla-
ton, and a final breakdown of
} financial stability.
RECOMMENDATION Of the American
people, in all the aspects of their
lives and labors is not the American
concept of freedom. The supporters
OF such a plan argue that it makes
for security. The price of such Sc
curity is the abandonment of freedom
I and the system OF private enterprise
which this country has known. Let
us hope that in the heat of the
Evening star., 1943-05-17
Starvation After War

From the Providence Journal
The United Nations are to set up an
organization and administration to take
care of starving Eurore when that un-
happy continent Is liberated. They must
be c2t to swing into action at moments
notice. with both supplies and ships.
This is going to require the highest de-
gree of cooperation and generous assist
ance from all the members that are capa-
BILE of supr,ving foodstuffs. Already the
Canadian so. eminent, in fine spirit of
humanitar arianism, is giving the Greeks
thousands Of tons of wheat to help them
in their distress. The United States
will naturally take leading part in get
ting the food to Europe; that is respon-
sibility we are ready to assume; but we
cannot do 1t all by ourselves; that also
is understood. But it is very important
that the people Of the United States
understand the problem that now exists
and win exist when the shooting stops.
Evening star., 1943-05-17
BETHESDA, Md.

Lear OH
"A problem mas arisen in our garden
which hope you can advise on A pair
of half-witted song sparrows built nest
about three feet from the ground in a low
swaying shrub beside clothes post which
offered convenient ladder for cats or
squirrels.
THE nest was so unprotected that our
three-year-old could, and doubtless
would, reach in and get the eggs. We
worried about it for awhile, and finally
decided that, since the nest was unfin-
ished and without eggs, it would be best
to destroy it.
Now, however. 10 days later, another
nest has appeared in neiehboring shrub
in location only slightly better than the
first
1T is out of sight of the children, and
away from any solid climbing support,
but is very low and visible to adults.
What would you advise? Should we
destroy the nest again--I am sure it is
the same trusting couple-or let nature
take its course?
Last year cat tore down nest with
babies in the same corner of the garden
though it was in rambling rose and I
should think much better protected.
Il hate to set the stage for another
tragedy. but don't like to interfere too
much.
yours sincerely, H. NJ B."
What saves most birds nests is that
human beings, cats and dogs are not
bird minded.
That is, they ali have other matters on
their minds, and fortunately for the
birds simply overlook the nests.
We advise our correspondent to let the
song sparroWs select their own nesting
site
They know or at least ought to know,
what they are doing
They have been at 1t for thousands of
years.
The typical site Of song sparrow nest
Is on the ground preferably in fields.
Sometimes the nest is placed in bushes,
or in small trees Occasionally the site
chosen is hollow in an apple tree.
If the nest is built on the ground, the
place usually selected is where a big tuft
OF grass hangs over it.
This, seemingly, is all the protection
the song sparrows ask So it may be
realized that place in shrub, although
1t seems very low to a human observer,
is high for song sparrow
The song sparrow nest is built of small
leaves, grass and weed stems. 1t is
lined with fine bits OF grass, and some
hair, II the latter can be found.
We do not believe that song sparrows
are as daring as chickadees in finding
hair for their nests.
Recently woman was standing watt
Ing Tor bus when a chickadee flew
down and pulled out hair from the fur
jacket she wore
Evening star., 1943-05-17
To q Soldier, Returning

These fertile acres Dait his ministry;
God grant the frost be gone 50 he
may till
His land again Let his returning
be
When Dinds blon clean and narr
across the hill
And let his hand be firm to guide the
team
He had reHnQuished to another's
hand.
With springtime so,Ding, sou a s,Deet,
neD dream
Deep in his soul and let him,
smiling, stand
As tall oaks stand as one uho
knotos the north
OF simple things, pho stands ,Dhers
torebedrs stood
And in close fellowship pith sky and
earth.
Walk do,un his turro,os kno,oing
lite Is good
Let him reap harDests, soil and spirit
so,Dn,
In dcep-lunged peace he fought to
make hts oDn,
1NEz CLARK THORsON.