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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-27
 REp0RTS0N
 YALTA MEET
Prime Minister Asks for Vote of Confidence
 from Commons

LONDON, Feb. 27-British Prime Minister Winston Churchill today declared that the great powers are preparing for the collapse of Ger many and asserted the proposed Polish frontier will mot SOW the seeds of future war. He gave his personal assurance Of Russia's good faith in the plans for peace.
 The British leader demanded a vote of confidence from the House of Commons on the Crimea Plan for a peaceful world challenging par ticularly those who criticized the Polish decisions.
 To Crush Germany
 He promised drastic, effective steps ito render offensive action by Germany utterly impossible for gen. erations to come" and called on Ger many to surrender
 Churchill said the United States would play "a vitally important part" in the new, far-stronger World Security League which will not shrink flc-n establishing it's will against evil doers" by force of arms.
 He termed the proposed Polish boundary the fairest division that can be made between two countries. 2 Stalin has given most solemn de- clarations" that Polands sovereign ty and independence will be main- tained he said. This decision has now been joined in by both Britain and the United States"
 On Japanese War
 At one point Churchill delivered a passage which indicated that the question of Russian participation in the war on Japan may have, at least had been raised at the Yalta Conference. He said the San Francisco World Security Conference opening April 25, would bring to- gether all those representative United Nations who had declared war upon Germany and Japan by March |, 1945 and those who had signed the United Nations Confer ence Declaration" ss az s@
 Among diplomatic observers the question was raised whether Chur- chill meant Russia might declare war on Japan on March 1, the day after tomorrow, or whether he was merely referring to admission tickets to San Francisco for several of the smaller powers.
 Churchill said Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and Deputy Prime Minister Clement Atlee will repre- Isent the British at San Francisco
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-27

stand the fundamentals of plant growth and it's relationship to our weather conditions.
 The final lecture will be given at the Grade School Auditorium on Wednesday night at 8 o'clock, and the public is invited to attend.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-27
OLDTIMER CHARLES BEVINS DIES TODAY

Charles Bevins, old-timer of this section of Alaska and former store keeper at Hoonah, died in St. Anns Hospital this afternoon after a long illness. The remains are at the Charles w. Carter Mortuary pending funeral arrangements.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-27
HEALTH DEPT. BILLS TANGLE, SENATE TODAY
Committee Members Com. plain of Peculiar
 Situation"

Two conflicting measures for the establishment of a Territorial De- partment of Health, occupied the foremost place on the calendar o1 bills to be considered by the Alaska Senate this morning. Senate Bill No. 23. by Senators N. R. Walker, Andrew Nerland and Don Carlos Brownell, and Senate Bill No. 3l, by Senators Allen Shattuck, Frank Whaley. Edward D. Coffey and Leo w. Rogge.
 An editorial in the Monday issue of The Empire stimulated an out burst from Senator Walker and lntl- nations of political skullduggery from Senator Nerland. The three members of the Senate Education. Public Health and Morals Commit tee who sponsored the measure first introduced. No. 23, have been placed in "a very peculiar situation,' the Ketchikan Senator proclaimed.
 Statements by the two Senators established that at a committee meeting, the Territorial Commls- sioner of Health, Dr. c. c. Carter had declared No g to be the bill he wanted. AS a result of Dr. Carter's statement, the bill was sponsored by the three Senators, the fourth mem- Der of the committee, Senator whaley, not stringing along with them.
 Senator Whaley later put his name to the other Health Depart ment measure. No 3l, which was offered, not as a committee bill, by the four members of the Finance Committees
 We have been charged with "scheming" to put over an "ersatz' bill, one not in the best interests of Alaskans, Senator Walker said. We only went along with Dr. Carter's recommendation of No. 23, because we had confidence in him, Senator Nerland confirmed.
 One Bill supported
 Later, Dr. Carter dispatched a memorandum to the legislators, critl- cizing No. 23, and supporting the other bill, No. 31. We have been put in the position, by implication, of trying to Hoist" an undesirable bin on the people of Alaska, Senator Walker continued.
 Now we are put in the position of having to withdraw our bill in favor of this later, more acceptable, meas ure. This is situation that does not ring true" We acted in good faith on the statements of the Health Commissioner and now are charged with "scheming," Senator Walker declared.
 Senate Bill No. 31 had come up in second reading and the first few sections had been looked at when It. Col. George Hays, Executive Of- ficer for the U. s. Public Health Service, was called before the Sen- ate to outline the differences be- tween the two conflicting bills.
 Weak Bill
 He pointed out weaknesses in No. 23: The setting up of a board of eleven members, including four Fed eral officials with the possibility of control of the department being lift ed out of the hands of the Terri tory; that the Commissioner of Health would serve as chairman of the board to which he would be responsible; that the Commissioner would be appointed by the Gov ernor, not by the board.
 Additional opinions and facts brought out by questioning of the Medical Officer were: That No. 3l has endorsement of it's basic prin- ciples by the various Health Coun- cils of the Territory, that it has been approved by representatives of the two Federal agencies from which
Montana labor news., 1945-11-15
Csc MINIMUM WAGE
WILL NOT FORCE
INCREASES in PRICES

WASHINGTON, d. C.-Raising the
minimum wages of all workers in in
terstate commerce from the present 40
cents an hour to 65 cents as prescribed
in pending legislation would have no
significant price consequences, Chester
Bowes, price administrator, assured
Congress.
In testimony before a Senate sub
committee studying a modification Of
the Fair Labor Standards Act, Mr..
Bowles declared tina a higher floor for
wages was imperative to the health
of the national economy.
"There need be no hesitation on any
ones part because Of the price conse-
quences Of this legislation" said Mr..
Bowles.
He presented figures purporting to
show that a $l4OO0O0O rise in the
tobacco industry payroll, needed to lift
to the wage floor the SO per cent of
the workers in that industry now get
ting less than 65 cents an hour, would
mean about one-tenth of a cent per
pack of cigarettes-if the entire increase
was taken out OF cigarettes alone. He
pointed out, however, that the industry's
profits in 1914 amounted to $154,000,O00
which the proposed wage increase would
reduce by per cent.
Introduction Of a 65-cent minimum in
the lumber and timber industry-where
81 per cent of the workers get less than
that amount-would increase payrolls
by $67,0O0,000. Such an increase
amounts to 43 per cent Of the industry's
1914 profits, Mr.. Bowles admitted, but
even this cut in profits would leave the
industry go per cent before taxes above
prewar levels, and would yield a return
of 10 per cent on net worth-seven
times the prewar average.
"Prices that depend upon sweatshop
wages are sweatshop prices. No
thoughtful consumer would choose to
benefit through lower prices if those
prices are based on substantial wages,
Bowles said.
His statement that prices in the long
run might fall, rather than rise, as a
result of the 65-cent minimum were
based, he said, on the reasoning that
higher wages increase productivity
"A worker who knows that his family
is assured a reasonable minimum of
existence attacks his job with new
energy and satisfaction The increase
in output per worker, which l believe
would surely result from the proposed
to 65 cents, would in itself 60
far to pay for the higher wage bill
Montana labor news., 1945-11-15
R. R. DONNELLEY
& SONS co.
A CARTEL

The Donnelley octopus threatens I'M
less its grasping tenacles are removed
by unionization, to take over the entire
printing industry OF America. Only
the Printing Trades Unions stand be-
tween eartelization and autocracy, on
the one side, and free competition and
democracy on the other side.
Donnelleys already has nearly a
monopoly in the printing OF telephone
directories. 1t has an even stronger
grip on the printing Of stock catalogues.
In the mail-order field, Donnelley's
has Sears-Roebuck, Montgomery Ward,
Butler Bros, Adens Chicago Mail
Order, Firestone.
OF weekly publications the anti-union
company has Time, Life and Pathfinder
Of monthlies the plant has The Won
an Readers Digest, Science Digest
Farm Journal, Eyerybody's Digest, In
ternational Digest, and others
This company is rapidly taking over
more and more house organs and So
called employee publications" such as
those for Campbell Soup, Libby-Mc-
Neill, General Motors, U. S. Steel,
Westinghouse Electric, Monsanto
Chemical, Pure Oil, Kohler Manufac-
turing.
Donnelley produces Bibles and tracts
for the American Bible Society, prac-
tically all the work for the Presby-
terian Board OF Christian Education,
and printing for various Baptist and
Lutheran bodies. 1t does millions of
dollars worth Of work annually for
Scott-Foresman, American Book Co.,
American Technical Society, Gregg
Publishing Co, Laidlaw Bros, Web
ster Publishing Co, University Pub
fishing Co, and other book publishers.
A common Donnelley practice is to
take over part OF a job, such as the
composition, or the presswork, or the
plate-making- leaving the remainder of
the work in the original shop till DON
nelley has the equipment and the labor
with which to handle more of the work,
and then still more of it. Once Don
nelley gets toehold, the prospect is
that the whole publication will be a
strictly Donnelley product as soon as
Donnelley can SO arrange.
Union printing workers are now re-
iusing to integrate their services with
those of the non-unionists at the Don
nelley plant This means that union
printing workers who formerly were
doing part Of the work for such pub
ications as Time, Life, the Sears and
Ward catalogues, and scores Of other
Donnelley items, are now refusing to |
10 so. Putting it simply, these union
printing workers are refusing to be the
means Of their own destruction.
They are making substantial sacri-
ices in the cause of unionism. Help /
hem winl
Montana labor news., 1945-11-15
ANACONDA PLAYS
CENTRAL FRIDAY

Boys Central high school, Class A
gridiron championship team of Mon
tana by virtue of 90 win over Glen
dive last week end, will play the Ana
conda high school Copperheads here
Friday night. The Smelter city team
finished in third place in the Glass AA
or Big Six interscholastic race.
Definite arrangements for the contest
we're announced Tuesday by Brother ].
B. Walsh, athletic moderator at Cen
trail The game will be played at Ma
rancho Memorial stadium, starting at
8 o'clock, and promises to be one OF
the best-played contests here this sea-
son.
In Big Six conference play Anaconda
won two games, lost two and tied one,
the deadlock being 1912 stalemate
against Butte high. The Copperheads
scored 3S points against p in confer
ence play while losing TO Missoula and
Billings and defeating Great Falls and
Helena and deadlocking with Butte
The Copperheads lost an opening-sea-
son game with Gonzago high OF Spo-
kane and defeated Anaconda Catholic
Central in non-conference play.
Central won over Anaconda Catholic
Central, Havre, Bozeman, Kalispell and
Glendive while losing to Helena Of the
Big Six conference, 90, and to Living
ston in the Class A race, 1913.
Officials for the Friday night game
will be John Good, Butte, referee; Bob
Westfall, Butte. umpire. and Jim Em-
mons. Anaconda, head linesman
Montana labor news., 1945-11-15
QUARTER MILLION
RECEIVE PENSIONS

Out of more than one and a quarter
million beneficiaries throughout the
country receiving monthly checks under
the federal old-age and survivors in
surance system, 90 per cent are women
and children, said Patrick J. Shafer,
manager Of the Butte, Montana Social
Security Board field office This per-
centage, he said, would hold good in
most areas, especially where there is
considerable industrial employment
The monthly checks amount to enough
to keep up the purchasing power Of
thousands Of families who might other
wise be destitute because of loss of
income through old age or death of
the breadwinner.
Lack of information often results in
failure to file for behefits and results
in loss OF money to the family. Men
and women workers who may have
changed employment frequently during
the war period should occasionally
check up on their own social security
wage credit account. A simple post
card form may be obtained free of
charge from any Social Security Board
office for this purpose. In few days
the worker will receive a confidential
statement of total wage credits to his
or her account.
Last year, more than 48 million work.
ers were in covered employment, yet
more than 20 million self employed per-
sons farm workers, and other types of
labor are excluded from the insurance
protection Of the law.
Montana labor news., 1945-11-15
C. |. UNEMPLO>
APPLICATIONS
ON THE INCREASE

HELENA.-Applications for unem-
ployment allowances under the G. 1.
bill by discharged veterans of World
War II increased approximately three
fold in October over September, closely
following the rate of discharges of
Montana veterans which for October
were Approximately 5000 as compared
to slightly more than 1000 for Septem-
Der, Barclay Craighead, chairman Of
the Montana unemployment compensa-
ton commission, announced today.
The figures for discharges were fur
nished by Col S. NJ Mitchell, head of
the state office Of the selective service
system of Montana. Readjustment al
lowances are administered in Montana
by the commission through arrangement
with the veterans administration
Payments for unemployment allow
ances to SO veterans for October to-
tailed $30,193, as against September's
232 veterans who received S10,250,
Craighead said. The number of first
payments for October was Az; for
September ia, and for August o., he
continued.
Initial claims received for October in
local offices of the U. s. Employment
service totaled 645 as against 259 for
September, and 98 for August Craig
head said Continued claims received
from local offices numbered 1881 for
October, 55S for September, and 400
for August, he continued
Ineligible claims continued at two per
cent Of initial and continued claims
in the central office of the
the chairman stated. For
October, 664 initial claims for unem-
ployment allowances were declared eli
gible, IA ineligible, totaling 678 claims
disposed of for the month. OF the 664
eligible claims, only there were dis
qualified for from three to five weeks,
Craighead explained. For September
1876 initial claims and 554 continued
claims were disposed OF, with four in
each class ineligible or not certified
for payment, he said. For August, 90
initial claims and 1856 continued claims
we're disposed of, with and IA in
eligible respectively.
Montana labor news., 1945-11-15
LUST FOR PROFITS
KEEPS CLOTHES
ON SCARCE LIST

Recommendations OF
Withholding goods from the market
pending more profitable conditions an
ticipated for l946 we're brought against
some companies in the textile and cloth
ing industry by the War Production
Board and the Office of Price Admins
tration.
Reasons for Withholding materials
from normal channels of trade were
found to be-
/. Hopes that OPA would life exist
ing price ceilings.
B. Hopes that pending 1946 tax legis-
lation would lower tax burdens.
3. Speculation that labor would be
more plentiful in 1916
a. End of overtime pay.
A survey by WPB executive John
Small disclosed that some mills have
been closed down completely until Jan
1910, some with salable materials on
hand. A WPB textile official said
there are always those who will try
and find a way to make more profits"
Montana labor news., 1945-11-15
SEISMIC SEARCH FOR
OIL SANDS is
GREAT BUSINESS

Seismic exploration is done by drill
ing holes in the ground and setting off
explosions which are recorded by seis-
mographs just like those that record
larger natural earthquakes. The shock
waves are reflected from different earth
strata at different depths at different
time rates and give the subsurface pic
ture that way
The other method employees a device
for indicating the pull Of the earths
mass The composition Of the earth un-
der the gravity meter, when enough
readings are taken, gives a picture Of
the subsurface Actual drilling has long
since provided a picture Of an oil bear
ing structure-an upside-down cup into
which salt water pressure has showed
the oil or gas-so the degree Of prob
ability that oil or gas has been there
or is there can be read from the gravi-
metric or seismographic picture
A gravimetric exploration crew costs
its employer about $4,000 or 10000
month in the United States. For this
he gets party chief, usually a man of
extensive training as a geologist, physi-
cist or electrical engineer; an observer,
second to the party chief; two drillers
and two helpers; a surveyor and a rod
man, six or eight other technicians, and
a sufficient number of cooks and woods
men, and other laborers.
Seismographic crews cost up to twice |
as much as gravimetric crews. That is |
in this country; abroad, contractors get
as much as $25,00O or $4,000 a month I;
for a crew
Gravimetric surveys cost one-sixtb as
much per square mile as seismic ones
the crews are not only cheaper, they
move faster. Usual prospecting Sc
quence in virgin territory is mapping
from the air, scouting by geologic par
ties to find likely blocks for explora-
ton, gravimetric surveys Of these likely
blocks and seismic checks of the most
promising areas turned up by the
gravity meter. Then the drilling rig
goes in to see if the oil has survived
the vicisstudes OF 80 million years.
The worlds leading geophysical CEN
tiers are Fort Worth, Dallas, Houston,
Los Angeles and Tulsa in that order,
the Texas cities are very
nearly tied. Southern California ranks
first as recruiting station for geo.
physicists to work abroad. Perhaps the
largest single geophysical firm is a.
year-old Western Geophysical Co. of
Los Angeles with 10 SEISMIC and five
grayimetric parties at work now in the
United States, one seismic group in
Paraguay and another on its way there
Mining Record.
Montana labor news., 1945-11-15
Miners Union Ladies
Auxiliary to Hold
Regular Meeting Friday

Butte Ladies Auxiliary No. 7, Inter
national Union Mine Mill and Smelter
Workers, will hold a regular meeting
Friday evening at 7 80 in Miners Union
hall. Members are requested to have
membership books properly stamped in
order to take part in the nomination
of officers.
Thanksgiving social for members
only will follow routine business. All
members are requested to attend.
Montana labor news., 1945-11-15
Jack Golding Re-enlists
in Regular Army

Jack Golding, Is, 1910 Missouri,
Butte, re-enlisted in the Regular Army
Nov. J, l94s, as Guardian of Victory
and left that day for the reception cen
ter at Fort Douglas, Utah, for further
processing and assignment.
Golding has four and one-half years
service Of which three and one-half
were spent in the Hawiian Islands as
a member of the 4lst Coast Artillery.
He was re-enlisted in his former grade
as a corporal Corporal Golding has
selected the Signal Corps and wishes
to serve in the Pacific theater.
Corporal Golding has been employed
by the Anaconda Mining Company as
miner since his discharge in October
Montana labor news., 1945-11-15
TAILoRs NEEDED IN BUTTE

That there is a dearth of tailors in
Butte is evident to any one who is so
unfortunate as to have any business
with them. It was explained that no
apprentices have been hired for years,
either because youths didn't care to
learn the trade or because the shops
would not take them on.
Be that as it may there certainly is
scarcity of tailors. Butte tailors
must take care Of an area embracing
many hundreds of miles, including
Deer Lodge, Whitehall, up and down
the valley Anaconda, Basin Boulder,
etc.
Maybe it's the machines which have
made bench work so undesirable.
An interesting case is in progress in
Federal court before District Judge
Lewis Brown involving alleged dam
ages to the Reynolds & Mcdowell
building by underground workings Of
Butte Copper & Zinc Co.
Rumors, some we'll founded and
others phantasies, say that the A. c.
NJ. bought the old Thornton Hotel and
intends to install offices there.
Other gossip mentions that the fur
niture of the rooms Of the Butte Hotel
has been sold to local furniture
dealer for a song and that the A. c. M.
plans to use the building.
Butte will witness a new an novel
variation Of democracy when the min
ers vote under government supervision
at the Federal building November 10
to November 2l. The ballots are to be
sent to Seattle for final count
Montana labor news., 1945-11-15
BUTTE BOY ENLISTS
IN REGULAR ARMY

William p Henderson, Is, son of
Mrs. Anne Anderson of 413 East First
street, enlisted in the regular United
States Army last Thursday according
to a statement made by 1t. Colonel
Fred L. Hardy, commanding officer,
Montana district. Private Henderson
graduated from ST. AIMS school and
was a student at Central high school
at the time Of his enlistment. He is a
member of ST Joseph's church. Pri-
vate Henderson has reported to Fort
Douglas, Utah, for processing and as
signment to a basic training center.
Rep. Clare Hoffman of Michigan de-
mands a law to keep pickets 20 feet
apart.
A 10-foot pole is all we demand be-
tween us and Hoffman.
Montana labor news., 1945-11-15
Private Burke Back
in Army Uniform

Wilbur NJ. Burke, Jr., 1S, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Wilbur M Burke of 653 West
Granite street, Butte, enlisted in the
United States Regular Army November
T. Private Burke left Butte for Fort
Douglas, Utah, for the initial step of
army processing. While a student at
Butte high school, Burke won letters
in football and basketball
Montana labor news., 1945-11-15
Two More Montanans
Join Marine Corps

Two more Montana men have been
signed by the Butte office Of the Ma
rine Corps as regulars to serve three
years terms.
They are Robert Allen Noll, Dixon,
and Ray Edward Carter, Columbia
Falls.
They have been sent to San Diego,
Calf. for training.
Montana labor news., 1945-11-15
EVANGELISTTC SERVICES
AT ADVENTIST CHURCH

I. z. Tucker Of Deer Lodge IS h0ld-
ing evangelistic services and Bible
prophecies at the Adventist church, 81
West Porphyry, every Sunday evening
at 1880 o'clock The public is cor
dially invited to attend
Montana labor news., 1945-11-15
Townsend Club VIII
Sponsor Social

Townsend Club No. 9 will sponsor a
public social at the hail. 2O5 East Park
street, Monday evening, November 49,.
Games begin at $780,
Montana labor news., 1945-11-15
LOOKING AROUND

Pete Rebich, who will be remembered
for his stellar role as catcher with
pennant winners McQueens in the city
baseball league, is now managing the
Dinty Moore Bar at 557 South Arizona.
Pete is popular and has host of
friends who enjoy his hospitable smile
and cordial manner Dinty Moore's
is a favorte place for craftsmen and
raIroaders.