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Montana labor news., 1944-11-02
BRITISH EDUCATOR
TO SPEAK
HERE TONIGHT

Ezra Fisher, prominent British leader
in the field of workers education now
touring the United States, is scheduled
to make an ADDRESS at the Miners Union
Hall tonight.
Montana is fortunate in gaining so
much Of the time of Mr.. Fisher, who is
sent to this country at the expense of
his government and is making the ma
tion-wide tour under the sponsorship of
the Workers Education association of
Great Britain.
Groups sponsoring appearances by Mr..
Fisher urge the public to take advantage
Of the opportunity to hear this able
speaker from the ranks Of the workers,
who has a vital message on democracy
direct from war-torn Britain.
Brief Biography of Ezra Fisher
Ezra Fisher has observed the workings
of the British system of adult education
from a variety Of points of view.
Born in a poor district Of Manchester,
he attended elementary school until he
was - years old. Then he started work
as an errand boy and later became a
salesman in a Manchester warehouse.
He served in the last war from 1914
to 1918-two and a half years in the
line on the western front, followed by
a year on the Rhine near Cologne.
Mr.. Fisher had been a student and
voluntary official in the Workers Educa-
tional Association before joining the
army, and, on his return to civilian life,
he was offered a post as assistant to
the district secretary Of the W.. e. A.
office in Manchester. There he remained
for nine years, working in close coop
Grafton with the University Of Manches-
ter, the. local education authorities and
with working class movements in the
area. The students in this district are
mostly textile workers, and Mr.. Fisher
took a keen interest in their o%rganiza-
tons.
In 1929 he was appointed secretary Of
the South Yorkshire district of the w.
E. A. Here the students are coal min
ers. and steel workers and their fam
lies.
Mr.. Fishers work has meant serving
as joint secretary of the University Of
Sheffield joint committee for tutorial
classes, secretary of the South Yorkshire
division of the Workers Education
Trades Union committee, secretary of
the Aberystwyth and several continental
summer schools and organizer of the
Yorkshire Miners lecture committee.
Mr.. Fisher is a lifelong trade unionist
and is at present a member of the exec
utive committee Of the Sheffield Trades
and Labor Council. He takes pride in
the fact that the w. e. A., n OF the
most successful voluntary organizations
in South Yorkshire, has been able to
foster most cordial relations between the
university and working class groups, and
that many of its students now hold high
office in national and local government,
trade unions, the cooperative movement
and the Working Mems club movement.
Montana labor news., 1944-11-02

district.
Through the efforts of Tom Murray.
the Niehart miners have received their
back which had been held up for
four years.
Several new locals have been estab-
lished in District No. l, during the past
two years and jurisdiction over the huge
Remington Arms plant at Denver, Colo
RADIO was won through a NRLB elect
ion.
Tom is a former member of the state
Legislature from Deer Lodge County,
from which he served three terms, re-
turning with a 1909 record for Labor.
Through his honest efforts for his fell
low-workers, Tom has made a host of
friends in this district.
His many friends from District No. l.,
hope that Tom will be available to con-
tinue his good work in the future.
Besides being International represent
alive Of the Mine, Mil and Smelterwork-
ers Mr.. Hill is a member of local draft
board No. l and a member of Federal
Housing Administration.
Montana labor news., 1944-11-02

j Reports from all sections of Montana
indicate that Left Erickson will win the
g%overnorship by ten or more thousands
Of votes. Montana is so safe for Roose-
welt that betting odds have climbed to
three to u whereas before the vitri-
Ole campaign of the corporation press
was opened the odds were nearly even.
Lavish Use Of Money
The present campaign has marked a
new high in the lavish use Of money.
Governor Ford has used hundreds Of
billboards throughout the state and the
messages on these signs are patiently IN
truthful in many instances and mislead-
ing in others. Against this O%utpouring
of -money-many times the total salary
that the office Of Governor will return
during the next four years, Judge Erick-
son has had to rely upon a personal
message to the people Of the state over
the radio and in the most extensive
series Of public meetings ever addressed
by a Montana candidate for office.
Why Buy GOvernOrship
All citizens have a right to ask: Why
is it necessary to spend five times the
governors salary to elect a governor"
Labor, whether farm or industrial. has
a right to demand: What purpose will
be served by this effort to buy this cleo
tom"
AS the campaign enters its closing
hours, labor and citizens everywhere
may expect to be deluged with last
minute attacks impugning the integrity
of this or that candidate. Farmers will
be scared by phony organizers; mouth
pieces of the corrupt corporation press
will sing their parrot songs Of hate and
ridieule. Montana voters, deluged time
after time by these o~utpourings, will not
be fooled. Labor knows that Montana,
with Roosevelt in the White House. will
prosper and grow and be in a stronger
position to meet postwar readjustments
with an able, forceful and liberal Demo-
cratic governor at Helena. With the cleo
ton of Roosevelt assured, it would be
folly to place an unsynpathetic, tight,
r%eactionary in the Governors mansion.
Montana would suffer.
Erickson Thanks Supporters
Judge Erickson yesterday issued his
final appeal to the voters. He said.
Montana voters have the power to
restore popular government in this state
but they must go to the polls Tuesday
to vote. Every reactionary and biggoted
citizen, every corporation henchman,
every self-seeking politician will be in
there voting. Farmers, workers and in
dependent business and professional
people must vote to Overtake and defeat
them. I have every confidence that the
sound American common sense Of our
citizens will prevail IF they get out the
vote. Let no other duty or pleasure in
%terfere with that important task. 1 wish
to extend my deep and sincere thanks to
the thousands Of good citizens who have
helped me in this campaign. Without
their support nothing could be accom-
plshed. Together we can go on and
build here in Montana a great common
wealth where prosperity, free opportun-
ity and the security all must have, win
prevail. My friends, I thank you from
the bottom Of my heart"
Montana labor news., 1944-11-02
BY SEN. NJ E. MURRAY


The time has arrived for the people
Of Montana to demonstrate their ca
pacity for free government. Ever since
the Heinze and Clark corporate inter-
ests were taken over by the Anaconda
Copper Mining Company, that corpora
ton, allied with the power interests, has
dominated and controlled our state gov
eminent. These corporate interests for
the last forty years have been exploiting
our state and our people. While u
wealth, as represented in our great
natural resources, is being exhausted, u
industrial growth has been stifled. Every
federal census which has been taken
during the past forty years has shown a
constant decline in population. Mean
while, every effort on the part of intelli-
gent and progressive citizens to reverse
these conditions and bring about some
development Of industry in Montana is
met with violent and ruthless attacks.
Their motives and intentions are i'm
.pugned and their patriotism questioned.
Their stand as citizens is undermined
and destroyed.
These corporate interests are giving
the people Of Montana in this election
an exhibition of political skullduggery
which could not be duplicated in any
other section of the United States. They
have set up in Montana a political ma
chine backed by a string of newspapers
with the avowed purpose of controlling
and directing our state government.
They are opposed to every effort to bring
about the development Of low-cost cleo
trio power which is the only basis upon
which any substantial industrial devel-
opment can take place. They oppose,
malign and misrepresent the Missouri
Valley Authority project.
In the present campaign their news
papers have carried IN a constant stream
of propaganda designed to convince the
people Of Montana that the Honorable
Left Erickson, candidate for governor on
the Democratic ticket, is in league with
communicated he is seeking to Or
ganize the farmers of Montana for the
CIO-that he intends, if elected, to turn
the control of Montana over to the com
munists and do many other things to
injure our state and its business inter-
ests. BY this propaganda, they seek to
brighten and terrify the farmers into
voting against the election of a governor
who has promised to support a program
for the development of the Missouri Val
ley Basin under the legislation now
pending in Congress known as the Mis-
souri, Valley Authority.
Power Trust Controls
While the power interests in Montana
is known as sthe Montana Power Com
pany, the real ownership is in eastern
corporations. Some years ago, the
American Power and Light acquired the
control and ownership Of the Montana
Power and the Electric Bond and Share
of New York, a Wall Street corporation,
owns the controlling interest of the
American Power and Light. So the own
ership of the Montana Power Company
is held by these foreign corporations-
owned and controlled in the East. They
are opposed to the development Of public
power because they know it would mea
lower rates to the public. They wish 20
maintain their monopoly Of electricity in
our state and continue to charge high
and stifle industrial development.
Montana labor news., 1944-11-02

War No. 1 1.-TWO years service) and now
has four sons serving in the Navy, three
of whom are chasing Japs in the Pacific.
In the past years Alberta and sas-
kachewan Canada have been added to
District No. l. Ray Lee, a miner Of
many years experience. is serving as m
te%rnational Representative in these pro-
vinces.
Carl Melavic "a native Colorado miner,
has been placed on the staff in the last
two years and is in charge there.
Jack Byrne, a well known Butte miner,
who has II years service in and around
the Butte mines, is now working or ne
gotiations and organizing throughout the
Montana labor news., 1944-11-02
WARTIME LIVING

That's a big vote you're carrying
that Better Half fable i sout the win
dow this election says a flier put into
the hands of n million women voters
by the National Citizens Political Action
Committee. Because more than II mill
ion of your husbands ana sons are in
the armed services, and because only a
small percentage of these fighting men
will have a chance to vote, you're going
to be the BIG VOTE on Nov. T." it re-
minds. Because women add up to $50
of the voting strength this year, it's
actually the who can decide:
Montana labor news., 1944-11-02
MONTANA MUST THROW OFF SHACKLES;
ANACONDA co. CONTROL is HOLDING
BACK DEVELOPMENT OF STATE; new
DAY UNDER ERICKSON IS PROMISED

1t is only through the development Of
public power that Montana will be able
to secure low electric power rates to en-.
able it to develop any semblance Of in
dustry.
Greed Retards State
Montana therefore is being held bach
by these selfish interests. Business anc
industrial expansion is being blocked ant
at the same time our natural resource,
are being exhausted. Montana is the
third largest state in the Union and ha,
enormous nature. resources. It has ex-
tensive agricultural lands which if irri-
gated would provide homes for thou
sands of new settlers. The development
Of irrigation and cheap power in Mon
tana is absolutely essential for ouI
growth and prosperity.
Ford Opposes Development
In the face of these conceded facts
Governor Ford has publicly declared that
he is opposed to the program for the
development of cheap public power while
he knows that Montana is going back
ward. It's population is dwindling and
its material resources are being exhaust
ed, yet he sits by and follows the dicta-
ton Of the power interests who are OPP
posed to any such program.
Everyone in Montana knows that the
only way Montana can grow and pros
per is through the development of its
vast natural resources, the construction
of dams for the utilization of our vast
water resources and the development Of
cheap electrical power. That has been
the history of every state in the Union
that has prospered.
Growth Fellows Power
Look what has occurred in the Column
bia Valley as a result of the huge power
development there. Look also and see
what has happened in the Tennessee
Valley. That section of the country is
not to be compared with Montana with
its vast natural resources, and yet the
Tennessee Valley, through the establish
ment of dams, control of floods, Tire
development of navigation and the ere
alton Of cheap electrical power has
doubled its business and industry and
doubled its population in ten years under
the present administration.
No one can dispute these facts.
Frank j.. Gavin, president Of the Great
Northern Railway Company, is certainly
no communist, yet in a public statement
he has pointed out that cheap power is
the only basis upon which Montana can
bring about a development Of its raw
materials, and the creation of business
and industrial growth. Mr.. Gavin said,
I quote:
II don't know why Montana can't
have manufacturing if it has power"
MILESTONE No Communist
NOW Dan MILESTONE, who is the Ia
tional committeeman for the Republican
part, is certainly no communist, and he
with Mr. Gavin. on June 2, 1914,
in the Cut Bank Pioneer, published by
him at Cut Bank, Mont, he called at
tention to the statement Of Mr.. Gavin
and reiterated his support Of a program
for the development of our state through
the creation Of cheap power. IN the
Of his paper on May 7, 1913, Mr.
milestone printed a lengthy editorial
along lines parallel to the statement by
Mr.. Gavin. He pointed out that Mon
tana should stop relying on WPA pro-
CONTINUED on Page Eight
Montana labor news., 1944-11-02
.ANGSTMAN LEADS IN
SUPREME COURT
RACE

Reports coming from all parts of Mon
tana to Angstman for Associate Justice
Club of Helena are in agreement in pre-
dieting the election of Judge Albert H..
Angstman as n Of the two judges to be
elected next Tuesday. Those reporting
to the club state that the people Of Mon
tana are supporting Judge Angstman be-
cause of his record while a former mem
Der Of the Court which shows that he is
fair, capable and dependent. Judge
Angstman is a veteran Of the first world
war and was the peoples choice in the
primary election. He received nearly
5000 more votes than his nearest OPP
ponent.
Judge Angstman is a conscientious
Woodworking iurist.
Montana labor news., 1944-11-02
ROOSEVELT ERICKSON SWEEPING AHEAD
in NATIONS MOST CRITICAL ELECTION
AS WORKERS RESENT UNTRUE ATTACKS

In a campaign marked by deception and deceit from it's
beginning, the Old Guard reactionaries will be swept to
defeat at the polls next Tuesday as a united front of labor
to display its American strength as citizens of this great
nation by the wise and courageous use of the ballot. Never
has an election been so important to the future of this state
and nation. Labor, assailed in the corporation press and
by the Republican candidates for governor, and for the
will give its answer in traditional democratic
manner, by sweeping out the %nfaithful and sending the
faithful back to office.
Montana labor news., 1944-11-02
OPEN LETTER
Mrs. Howard King,
Great Falls, Montana.
Dear Mrs. King:

Mrs. Howard King,
Great Falls, Montana.
Dear Mrs. King:
Your circular about the absence Of
Judge Erickson from the Armed Forces
of the United States reached me this
morning. It leaves me in a serious
puzzle. If I follow your advice, I will
have no candidate to vote for for Gov
ernor, because t~wenty-seven years ago.
when my oldest son was in the First
World War, Sam Ford, who was then
known as Clarence Ford was ~thirty-five
years old, and Attorney General. and
memory is to the effect that he did
not enlist in the Armed Services of the
United States.
Will you please inform me if there
is any other candidate running for Gov
ernor?
Cordially yours,
H. L. MAURY.
HLM-E
Montana labor news., 1944-11-02

It's songbird Helen Forests favorite
story, about the young couple who elop-
ed and got married, after a 24-hour
courtship. After a few days Of the
honeymoon, the fact came out that the
bride was a professional snake-charmer.
why, darling" said the husband, a
little r~eproachfully, chow is it you never
told me that you were a sn~ake-charm-
er?"
"Well' said the wife, why didn't you
ever ask me?"
Montana labor news., 1944-11-02
Labor Lost Friend
in Death of
Judge J. H. Baldwin

The death of the Honorable James H.
Baldwin, judge of the United States dis
trict court, was a shock to the people Of
Butte and the state Of Montana and
particularly to members of organized
labor. To a layman Judge Baldwin
could clarity a legal situation or a legal
problem in a few words and in very
simple language.
His attitude or demeanor toward peo-
pie was dignified yet friendly and kind
ly. Labor lost a friend in the death Of
Judge Baldwin.
Montana labor news., 1944-11-02
SO THAT THE
VOTERS
MAY KNOW

The following nominees have
been endorsed by the labor unions
and farmers unions.
PRESIDENT
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
VICE president
HARRY S. TRUMAN
CONGRESSMAN, 1sT DISTRICT
MIKE MANSFIELD
CONGRESSMAN, 2ND DISTRICT
JAMES F. O'CONNOR
GOVERNOR
LEFT ERICKSON
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
PAUL CANNON
SECRETARY OF STATE
SAM MITCHELL
ATTORNEY GENERAL
R. V. BOTTOMLY
STATE TREASURER
WNL P. PILGERAM
STATE AUDITOR
JOHN J.. HOLMES
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION
VIOLET M. EASTMAN
SUPREME COURT JUSTICE
ALBERT ANGSTMAN
cTTvup uOVu rorrNrrxy
FOR DISTRICT JUDGE
J. ]. LYNCH
TIM DOWNEY
COUNTY ATTORNEY
FRANK ROE
LEGISLATURE
SAM SPIEGEL
Erwin WEST
STANLEY BABCOCK
JOHN v. HEALEY
Vote for initiative measure este
opathic bill No. 48.
Vote against House Bill No. 81
which provides for a new system
of apportionment of school funds.
The Teachers Union and the
Trades Council are opposed to it.
Vote against Senate Bill No. 1893
which would increase the term of
office Of certain judicial officers.
Montana labor news., 1944-11-02
MINERS UNION AND
AUXILIARY AIDS DRIVE

The Miners Union and Miners
Union Auxiliary are doing an ex-
ceptional work for the current
drive for funds for the United Ser
vice Organization of which Frank
Venable is the head. The Ladies
Auxiliary is giving the services of
25 women to solicit funds during
evenings, Mr.. Venable states that
the contributions nave been liber-
al and will exceed the sum collect
ed a year ago. Headquarters are
at IA N. Main.
Montana labor news., 1944-11-02
SAVE HANDLES

The original beauty Of tortoise shell.
a favorite material this fail for hand
bag trim and handles, can be retained by
washing with denatured alcohol and
polishing with a chamois dipped in
bOrax.
Evening star., 1944-04-25
Penn Relays Friday, Saturday
Attract Over 1000 Athletes

PHILADELPHIA, April 25.-With
more than 1000 athletes from over
800 schools and colleges entered.
the Pennsylvania 50th renewal Of
its annual relay carnival will be
held next Friday and Saturday on
Franklin Field. Action starts Fri
day at o'clock and at 10 am. Sat-
urday.
Teams and individuals from 20
service organizations will vie with
college athletes in the relays and
special events, along with high and
prep school runners and for the first
time since 1886, relay teams from the
elementary, parochial and junior
high schools in the 69-event pro-
gram. Such service organizations
as the New York Coast Guard, Co
lumbia Midshipmen's School, the
Premidshipmen'x School OF Asbury
Park, Langley Field, Va: Hampton
Naval Training, Camp Lee, Tuskeege
Army Air Base and individuals from
camps from Florida to Nevada, and
many Eastern stations, will compete
during the two-day carnival.
Forty colleges, including Michigan
and Chicago from the Big Ten. vir-
ginia and Duke from the South, and
Army, Columbia, Cornell, New Yorh
University, Dartmouth, Princeton
Villanova, Temple, Tufts. Penn
State, G. c. N. Y, Colgate, Rochester
Howard, Hampton, West Virginia
Lincoln and Virginia State have en-.
tered teams and individuals.
Bill Hulse, who was clocked ir
4:06 in a race against Gundar Haege
Evening star., 1944-04-25
Rodeo, Handicapped at Stort,
IsWeII Receivedby3

Preparations were being rushed
today to improve conditions for to-
nights performance of Col. jim,
Eskews Texas Rodeo, which opened
an engagement at Uline's last night
The Western roundup extends
through Saturday, offering evening
performances at $3.50 o'clock and q
Sunday matinee at 2:30.
Last nights opening was well re-
ceived by 5000 despite the fact that
the clay-surfaced Arena had failed
to dry out properly and developed
into sea of mud and the amplify-
ing system also was out of focus.
Singing Cowboy Roy Rogers ane
his handsome movie stallion Trig-
ger, as well as the rodeo contestants
were handicapped, but met the
emergency sufficiently well to pleass
the spectators.
Rogers and Trigger made two ap-
lpearances. In their opening turn
Triggers clever capers were cur.
tailed due to the slippery going
under foot.
Rogers returned later to harmon
lie with his Cactus Cowboys in q
Icycle of songs of the range and
finally adjusted the amplifier salts
factorily enough to put over some
stirring songs in good voice. The
singing cowboy and his wonder
horse were roundly applauded.
The rodeo contestants, similarly
handicapped by the mud stained
arena, held the upper hand over the
bucking horses, giving several of the
fiery broncs qualified rides. The
calf roping, steer wrestling and other
events provided exciting moments.
Special entertainment included
Evening star., 1944-04-25
Bulldogs Are Sought
For Specially Show

Washington Bulldog Club is max
ing an effort to have big repre-
resentation of marine sourmugs
when it holds its annual speciality
show at the Meadowbrook Saddle
Club next Saturday.
This speciality is being held in
conjunction with the National Cap
ital Kennel Club all-breed fixture,
but a speciality judge is passing out
the ribbons and there is an espe-
cially handsome premium list for
bulldogs only.
Among the marine mascots al
ready entered are Jiggs of the Sd
Company. officially owned by Capt
G. z. M. Norton, but owned in fact
by the whole company, many OF
whom accompany the dog to the
show and cheer him in the ring
Another entry is Guadalcanal Rex
owned by United States Marine
Guard Battalion, which challenges
all other service sourmugs to COM
petition in or outside the square
rings. Arthur Forbush, president o1
the Washington Bulldog Club, in
vites all other service owners of bull
Evening star., 1944-04-25
|Greenwoy Bowls Pin Tourney
Prizes Sunday to Total $500

Greenway Bowl will stage its
second annual handicap tournament
Sunday and with prizes totaling
$500 promises to lure many bowlers
of both sexes. The juicy prize melon
will be sliced 20 times with 500
going to the winner.
Entrance fee will be $7.50.s Con-
testants will receive q three-fifths
handicap based on 1913 scratch.
Action starts at 2 in the afternoon
and bowlers may enter any time be-
fore midnight.
After sweeping the Cardinals last
night at Lafayette as Lorraine Gulli
aided with 1874 and 800, First Grill
has only to win one game in the
windup next week to win the
Washington Ladies' League cham
pionship.
The second-place Garvin's Grill
dropped two games behind the pace
settlers by losing game to Cardi-
Evening star., 1944-04-25

mails. Lois Gladding posted 347 for
the winners and Mae Diehl shone
for the losers with 357. Doris Pugh
top single Of lat and 375 led s. & H.
Parking to q 80 win from Spund's s
Market. Gladys Lynn's 146 and $50
gave H. 81 ]. Construction a 2-1 edge
over Investment Building Garage.
The league-leading Commerce
quint chalked up a season record OF
1872 last night at Lucky Strike to
trim Procurement, 2-1, in the Ma
ticnal Capital Ladies. Gladys
Thompson's 132-330, Rebecca Arm
strong's 110-332 and Agnes Thax-
tons $40 led the new high mark.
Paul Duffy's 150 and 418 were the
big blows as the pace-setting Duffys
swept Lo Jacono in the st. Martins
loop at King Pin. The runnerup
Jeffries remained close to the lead
ers by whitewashing Chaneys with
Muscles Francis $40 aiding.