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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-09-06
The Voice" Policy

To of readers it appear that The Peoples
Voice has sold out to the Democratic party which not the
is true that following out the basic policy of The
Voice. support candidates for national state office who
established records of consideration for the interests
the people of the state and shown favorsm the
special privileged interests The Voice supporting all of
the Democratic candidates for national office This does not
being controlled in degree by that political party
We supporting Left Erickson for election to the United
States Senate because he has liberal record associate
justice of the Montana Supreme Court We opposing Zae
Ecton because his record in the Montana legislature
brands him supporter of the powerful special in
terests exploiting Montana, its people and its
We opposing the reelection of Wesley DEwart to
gress from the second Montana district for the identical
have for opposing Ecton We challenge
be he Democrat Republican to justify the record made
either from the standpoint consistent action the Mon
tana legislature in the interests of Montana a whole
We know nothing about what Rankin candidate for the
congress from the first Montana congressional district stands
His statements far nothing but political plat
constantly repeated by the more reaconary Republican
party adherens They nothing constructive merely
the whining of the "outs" against the 'ins'.
We sincerely hope that the time will when can
prove political independence of The Peoples Voice. when
Republican party many whose leaders sincerely adj
mre and respect will bring out candidates whom
scienousy following out the demands of basic policy
support intellectually
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-09-06
FROM EDITORIAL COLUMNS
Farewell. Mr.. Little Merchant

On big business got wish The OPA drowned
flood of propaganda released by the organized industries
America The of prices upward began almost Instant
M No legislation has enacted that the National
Association of Manufacturers will let it enact halt the
steady spraling in the cost of living.
lot of foolish little merchants jumped up and down with
joy when passed the phony price control bill that
killed OPA regardless of presidential Veto
They chaned with ecstasy that they free from price
control They thought they could roll in the trough
with the big boys.
But they found differently money trough off
for all but the captains of industry who financed the
long and costly campaign to kill the OPA.
little groceries and markets and other shops
rugged individuals have discovered that they not free
price CONTROL they imagined They merely substituted
private control for federal control
The big industries raising prices to the little merchants
in raising their prices to the public But the
little merchants take all the heat up them that the
indignant public makes its complaints.
The little merchant has been Unanswered into the
where he must skmp his profits to keep his customers
He isn't as happy as he
shouldn't be- He is the way out. When the public
longer willing able the inflated prices it is the
little merchant who will go bankrupt
will be replaced by agents of the big industries that fix
The big industries will then control the retail outlets
their products we'll the wholesale Every time
duct is moved, it will bring them an added profit
Already the monopolies cutting the ground out from
the foolish little who thought he big
They underseng him and letting him sweat out
with his angry customers.
thought he being "regimented" by the OPA. That
what the big industries told him to think He swallowed
smooth words and appauded when his left him
helpless
Now indigestion He finding out what
-egmenaton really 1t the Recommendation of the
0PA protected his profits while protected his customers
prices
the ruthless reorganization of determination practiced
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-09-06

olerates blesses the paror pns the fellow
travellers and the out and out communists who thrive in
midst.
enemy will never take over " F. w. and
others who love this nation will work throughout the world
for the restoration of true moral standards"
Aside from wondering this cleric harmOnzeS his
tolerance with the spirit the Christ and his teachings
only speculate about what the would his listeners
do those he nferentay condemns because their political
beliefs do parallel his The conclusion to be drawn
to is that he advocating cerc-fasc state.
Perhaps the excerpts the speech of Mrs M Frances
Anderson quoted in the reports provide fitting
climax for the session. which have resembed and pleased
Wnrods the Sprngers others of the screwbaasc
fringe | quote the UP report on her speech
NJ Hartford national president
the " F. W. auxiliary charged that Russia saboagng
world peace by barring God from the peace table"
"There will be lasting she said, until God
sits at conference The that representative
His has not been because of Communist Russia
think Christian countries of this world should not bow to
her."
To those who heard this statement, loaded with sham,
hypocrica petsm if they heard thoughfuly must have
seemed that the estmabe lady questioning the omnpo
and omnpresence of the Det Who good lady, would
bar God from the table, the last sentence of
statement quoted in the press have considered that you
be suggesting that might be pledglng the life and
blood of the and daughters of American mothers
perhaps, to support your prejudices?
These reported features from the Veterans of Foreign Wars
annual convention will disappointment to great
number of its members The organization has outstanding
of liberal policy connection with labor and consdera
the interests of the people the country Ger
ainly has before placed itself position of adj
the future It's membership generally speaking
know meaning of than do the members OF other
organization It's members responsibility to America
and to the world to lend their aid toward making I'M
necessary in the future.
This is written by member of the organizations
H. S. Bruce
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-09-06
"SKY'S THE LIMIT SAYS HAMILTON EDITOR

For number of years bipartisan political machine
has dictated affairs in Montana This outfit got rude
jolt in the July primary election when its leader Sena-
tor B. K Wheeler, defeated by Judge Left Erickson
for the democrat senatorial nomination
Things were not supposed to have gone that way
according to plans of the bi-party machine
The program for Wheeler to win the democrat
party senatorial nomination plenty of help from
republicans who to into the democrat
primary to help Wheeler. Then the Goppers sup
posed to nominate straw who Wheeler could
knock easily in the November election. This plan
was used in Wheeer's behalf in 1910 1t worked
nicely then that repetition sought.
But despite the fact that many Goppers went into
the democrat primary to help Wheeler too many people
voting in that primary in July remembered Wheeer's
record veered closely Hitler He defeated by
former Justice Erickson.
This leaves the republicans in the embarrassing posi-
ton of having straw man, who supposed to be
Wheeler victim at the polls in November their
ddate for u S. senate Now, they, and their democrat
confederates going to try to win senatorial
election with candidate who they intended to
seriously support.
Such situation leads to wonder about the straw
candidate who certain big business folks in Mon
tana today trying to build for election purposes
next November Most people in Montana heard of
Copper candidate Zaes Econ That is nothing against
the but it is well for those who familiar
with his record and view point to investigate the straw
character before they make up their mind whether
they to vote for him in November In the time be-
tween today and election day November you
going to be exposed to lot of propaganda about what
balderdash along the same line You going to be
told that he recognizes problems confronting
the nation and you likely to overlook in the neatly
served dish of propaganda that he will offer solu
lions to these problems In view of these conditions
have been doing bit of investigating of my own just
to find the true if possible about Mr. Ecton From
time to time in these columns propose to call to your
attention the results of such investigations that at
least it cannot be said that somebody did not dig
beneath the mice guy surface. Already have found
pay dirt and satisfied there is plenty of it. Mr.
Ecton is doubt splendid gentleman personally,
but his public record matter how obscure
fully protected from public gaze ought certainly to
eliminate him from the serious consideration thought
full men and women-so far senatorial timber is
concerned
You see although you never heard of Mr. Ecton he
has record Of public life He has served
of the state legislature In this capacity Mr.
been recorded, by his vote, if not by his voice. on
number of matters by which people Judge him
and thus determine if they consider him the type of
person they want to represent them in the S. senate
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-09-06
WYATT ON VETERANS HOUSING

1916 calls for starting 100000 homes
before the end of the year.
Considering the tough time we've
had, so far we are doing all right. In
the first seven months over 100000
new homes were started We expect to
reach our quota by the end of the
year.
Commercial Building Cut
1 am especially hopeful that we will
reach our aim, because we have re-
Gently succeeded in cutting CONNER
cial construction from s4S to s35 mil
lion per week.
Too many race tracks and night
clubs were getting scarce building ma
terials. By a recent decision in Wash
ington more materials will now be
available for dwellings,.
Countrywide Problem
1t isn't only the big cities that suffer
from the housing shortage. Small
towns and farm dwellings are not up
to the standard which we should have
in this country for our people.
And the shortage wasn't brought on
only by the war For ten years previ-
ously contractors and builders had
on building for the well
to do. AS a result we have slums in
cities, small towns and countryside.
AS the former mayor of Louisville,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-09-06

We will enumerate few of the votes cast by Mr..
Ecton wealthy Gallatn county corporation farmer and
stockman, during the period of his tenure as state
senator
In the 1916 session of the legislature Mr. Ecton voted
against the so-caled Fowler chain store tax law lib
1888; he opposed HB SO which measure providing
for farm laborers lien provide for the filing and
foreclosure of such liens to protect aborers against
any crooked employers.
In the 1887 session the legislature Mr. Econ voted
against lib 3d. That proposition would have set mini
scales for women employees.
In eastern Montana vast coal deposits being
Quilted from the earth by few men with steam shovels
The coal is used by the Northern Pacific railway In
the 1887 legislative session bill proposed whereby
strip coal mine operators would pay state tax of 81
per ton for all coal mined. The purpose to
Montanas natural and get something for the
state for such they exhausted 1t would
also have raised considerable tax revenue for Montana
which could have reduced other state taxes much
million dollars year He voted against the bill.
The same session saw the House approve HB SO
which would have raised income taxes people in the
lower income brackets and lowered income taxes
people in the higher brackets This would make those
least able to pay more; make those best able to
pay pay less Mr. Ecton voted in favor of this PROPOSE
ton.
The Ecton voting record in the 1889 session found
him voting against repeal of the notorious Hitler"
law In this session he voted against bill which would
have authorized publication of voting records of
bers of the legislature that Montana people could
find out what their state senators and representatives
do at legislative sessions at Helena.
In the 1899 session Senate would have limited
by statute the interest rates charged on borrowed
money to eight 18) per Mr. Ecton voted against
such limitation of interest rates In the days of the
fortynners eight cent interest considered
high but in modern times such action is likely to win
for Ecton title of "Sky's the Limit Ecton"
In the 1941 session Mr. Ecton voted negatively on lib
It's which was designed protection for beet farm
ers from the sugar beet factories Beet farmers who
think their interests identical with those of high
interest rate loaners ought up record
OF Mr. Econ with to HB 175 in the 1871 session.
and then ponder whether he is their friend
l think that is enough medicine for Dose AS
time progresses it will be noticed the WIN will con-
tnue to portray the picture of the Econ as he
unfoded it while member of the state senate The
task is one which character might revel in
but will handle with compassionate understand
ing merely allowing light to fall in the places that
for some reason certain people ignore
So enough for this week Be with again next
week, and the next week. unfold the drama of
"Sky's the Limit Ecton Well be seeing you-Western
News Hamilton
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-09-06

KY, l know the high cost of slums.
Taxes shrink as the slum area de-
clines in value. Meanwhile, crime, fire
and disease go up-requiring expen-
ditures for police, firefighting and
public health to go up while income
goes down.
Quality Needed
We need not only many houses, but
good ones. Yet we get reports all the
time of contractors who are Gerry
building" on the edge of cities and
towns, offering small, crowded, flimsy
structures as homes. The National
Housing agency can pay certain prem
iums similar to the farm subsidy
program and it can deny priorities
But it can't make a contractor build
a good quality home if he wants to
build poor one.
The responsibility rests on the citi-
zens of each community. 1t is up to
you to insist that new housing in your
community is quality housing and fits
in with modern methods of city de-
velopment.
Federal Bill
l hope that the next session of con-
gress will adopt the Wagner-Taft-El-
lender bill. 1t was passed by the SEN
ate but the House didn't act on it. We
need such a bill now-and in the years
ahead. For we must plan
now so that the 100000 homes to be
started before 1947 don't become the
slums of tomorrow.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-09-06
SHACK SWEEPINCS
By BILL

whole and in most objective manner the impartial
observer is forced to conclude that the grand old party
of 1916 has really missed the boat It's insult to the
intelligence of Montana voters believe that they will
go along with party which offers only vificaton Of
its opposition in lieu of party principles, party
platform, and party candidates of proven merit.
+ + +
Headlines in Wednesday morning papers point out
that stocks the New York exchange took the worse
drubbing in trading of many year That's not at all
surprising, and future drastic bear markets
to be expected, what with the price of living soaring
upward and inventories of durable goods beginning
to pile up Ever since the death of an effective OPA
June go the cost of eating clothing and maintaining
home has been bouncing upward at increasingly dizzy
pace, with the result that most ordinary families
having most difficult time securing enough funds to
provide food In this group of almost rs cent
people lies the potential market for the coming huge
capacity of American industry whether it be radios
every bit of the average income, and in
many cases his savings too going to meet every day
there isn't going to be any market for huge
post volume of durable goods What's it all add up
to? Very simpea bigger and better repetition of the
1929 depression repete with closed factories industrial
and business bankruptcies mortgage foreclosures on
homes and FARMS and either a huge WPA-or rebel
llon It's not pleasant picture to contemplate, but
unless congress- the administration people,
have courage and foresight enough to stop it, this
bent into another debacleand soon! Better think it
over brother!
Have you registered? September 20 is the final day
of registration in Montana the November general
election Don't delay another day Farsighted candi
dates such Erickson, Mansfield and Holmes, who are
determined to do their bit to the tide initiation
and also bring about greater development of Mon
ana, will need every one of votes at the election
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-09-06
A. A.-s-sd -i.Aa4s s--&

really its party principles, whether it has PLATFORM
whether it's candidates anything than
strawmen for the big financial interests of the nation
What its party principles, if any? Where is its plat
the shortage of planking made it
for the COP to forego same this year? Who are its
candidates? Off hand, how many of you recall the
of the republican opponent of Judge LEFT
ERICKSON for the senate? Who is the COP nominee
for congress from the first district? Is he any relation
Wellington d? Jeanette And, in the eastern district
what has the incumbent, 15month representative
done to deserve reelection Does his consistent voting
for initiation qualify him to stay in Washington any
longer? How about his supporting the Bulwinkle bill,
which, had it been approved, would have left Montana
shippers the tender merces of the railroads and the
Interstate Commerce commission with any further
redress against discriminatory rates through the
courts orclosed forever? Or for that matter his sup
porting of the Hobbs and Case laborstraitjacketng
bills?
All in all, looking over the republican slate
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-09-06

advertise as a campaign slate,
that republican emphasis will be
placed upon confusing the issues,
creating smoke screens, and
doing a wholesale business of
character assassination Already
this pattern is beginning to
emerge as the dominant offer
ing of the party which would
push our nation into a period of
boom-bust, while at the same
time giving lip service to many
honey platitudes on the great
ness of Americas so-called free
enterprise" economy.
In the western district, in the
eastern, in the state as a whole,
the COP seems determined that
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-09-06

war to lick Americas housing short
age That's the housing war, as | call
it.
The Battle
But we have short term battle on
our hands now. And that's to provide
dwellings for our veterans and for
people who have literally nowhere to
lay their hands. And that Battle of
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-09-06

this year. How are
we doing?
There are 14,000,-
900 families in the
U. S. who have no
dwelling, or who
are living in poor
q u a r t e r S. They
need new houses.
So, first, let's get
it clear that it will
take a ten years
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-09-06

by monopolies that will tolerate competition. They
hungry profits denied them by the during
the war They all the public has saved and all it
And looks though they about to get it.
Good bye little merchant We have 'free enterprise"
now-Electrical Union World
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-09-06
By WILSON WYATT
Federal Housing Expediter
Administrator, National Housing
0pnau

(Wilson Wyatt is President Tru-
mans trouble shooter, appointed to
speed up the building of 100000 new
homes before the end of 1910
Americans all have declared war on
bad housing and the battle of 1916 is
to get 100000 new homes started
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-09-06

very definite political pattern to be developing
republican headquarters Present indications
are since the COP has very inferior bill of goods to
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-17
B., HERMAN N. BUNDESEN. N. o.

THE cause of ulcer of the stom-
ach and first part Of the bowel or
duodetum is still not known. How
ever, it would appear that two
things are necessary for the Tor
nation Of such ulcer. First, there
must be death Of some of the It's
sues in the lining membrane of the
stomach or bowel and, secondly,
this tissue must be digested by the
pepsin and hydrochloric acid in the
stomach or gastric juice.
Gastric juice composed of hy-
drochloric acid and pepsin is
formed in considerable amount
soon after eating. Normally, there
is only a small amount of gastric
juice in the empty" stomach and
the lining membrane is protected
by a layer of mucus. The amount
of acid and pepsin formed when
food is eaten will depend on the
type Of the food.
More Mucus
Together with the formation Of
gastric juice, more mucus is pro-
duced, which covers the lining
membrane and protects it against
the hydrochloric acid. The food
eaten also. in a way, helps to pro-
tect the stomach against the action
of the acid. For example, protein
foods. such as meat, milk and eggs,
combine with and n%eutralize tn
hydrochloric acid.
Fats cause a longer lasting Sc
erection Of the gastric juice but IN
laser amount than do the protein
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-17
Little Yet Known
OF Stomach Ulcers

foods. Fats also cause an increased
secretion Of mucus, and a flowing
back of alkaline ~pancreatlc Julce
and Of bile from the intestine into
the stomach. The pancreatlc juice
and bile exercise a neutraliZlng,
diluting and protective action IN
the stomach. Starches and sugars
do not have any of these proper
ties.
Irregular Eating
Doctor Rudolf Ehrmann of New
York thinks that irregular eating
habits and poor nourlshmcnt may
be a factor in the development of
ulcer. He thinks that eating large
amounts Of coarse vegetables may
overdistend the stomach and make
the lining membrane more vulner-
able to attack, as the gastric juice
is not n~eutralized to any extent by
vegetable food.
These coarse foods may also
directly injure the lining mem
brane which appears, according to
Doctor Ehrmann, to be a good
reason why raw salads, as we'll as
vegetables. are eaten with some oil
dressing. or other fat which les
sens their irritating effect.
Irregular eating habits also may
cause gastric juice to form at times
other than when food is eaten and
help to cause ulcer. Thus it would
appear important in the preven-
ton Of ulcer that a proper, we'll
balanced iet and this, of course,
mean . Let containing all CT The
necessary food parts, vitamins and
minerals, be selected, and that
meals be taken at regular tlmes.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-17
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Astronomers say the planet Venus
has turned green on three occasions
recently. But not with envy, surely,
of the earth,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-17
18TH INFANTRY DIVISION

18TH INFANTRY DIVISION
BloOded in the Battle of the Bulge.
Eliminated German resistance be-
tween Colmar and the Rhine. Hop
ped across the Rhine, took Witten,
mopped up in the north corner OF
the Ruhr pocket. On We Day was
at Luetgen, Germany.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-17

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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1946-10-31
Ionia News

Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Therney
spent Thursday evening visiting
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Harris and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Magnani
spent several days in Billings
on business.
Mrs. Ida Taught spent the
past week visiting relatives and
friends in Lodge Grass, Wyola
and Hardin.
Mrs. L. E. Grisham visited
Mrs. Ida Taught and her SON
in-laW and daughter, MI. and
Mrs. Carl Greenwald and
daughter.
Lyle Taught of Bozeman and
Lawrence Taught of Billings
spent last weekend visiting
Mrs. Lyle Taught and their
parents, MIR. and Mrs. Jess
Taught
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira White of
Spokane spent several days Last
week visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Simpson.
Harry Williams had the mis-
fortune of having his leg brok-
en- last Friday in a football
game.
Maurice Smith received Sc
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1946-10-31

we're injuries while threshing
seed last week.
Melvin Taught, F &c, arrived
here Tuesday from Brooklyn,
N. Y, to spend a short fur
Tough with his mother and