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Montana labor news., 1946-11-07

It's just that everybody can see the
meat on the farms but often cannot
see the goods in the warehouses;"
Although by July 1916 real payrolls
had fallen $3.50 below the peak in
1914. various indexes show the con-
~tinuing upward trend in retail prices
have reached the highest point in
more than rs years.
The Fairchild index on piece goods,
clothing and home furnishings reports
the retail price advance at close to
45fo over the 1939-40 period. The U.
S. Bureau Of Labor Statistics index
reported the general cost of living
increase at 46fe above August 1889,
Food, one of the most important items
in this index, had risen by over $500
in the same period. clothing was up
over 500 and house furnishings 57%.
Realization that rising prices will
force a sales slump comes from many
sources. Barron's explained the down
ward sales trend Oct. IA by saying
that prices continue to rise while
consume incomes are leveling Off" In
a more fearful vein, the New York
Journal of Commerce declared Oct. Is:
"As producers must look more and
more to the middle and lower income
groups for their customers, there is
no assurance that the demand will
still be there if prices keep going
higher"
But while a depression would hit
hard at labor, which has virtually no
savings to fall back on, industry can
count on the highest profits in history
to cushion the fall. Net profits. after
taxes, on U. S. corporations in the
current quarter are expected to run at
an annual rate of nearly $14 billion.
Ira reports. That would be far above
the actual profits realized in any war
year, the peak having been reached
in 1943 when total profits, after taxes.
were 800 billion.
Montana labor news., 1946-11-07

ally rise too much.' said Wyatt.
home construction will inevitably
suffer and the nation will invite a
repetition of the experience after the
first world war when prices skyrocket-
ed ont Of the reach of customers, and
home building took a precipitous drop
for lack of customers able to buy
Although warning against strikes
in construction materials industries as
a possible deterrent to about produc-
ton, Wyatt laid his emphasis on
price rises in general and housing
cost initiation in particular as the
main threats to the successful housing
of veterans.
The Wyatt prediction, couched in
general terms, bore out the detailed
analysis Of the alarming rise in new
housing sales and rentals uncovered
by Federated Press Oct. 80. The
figures show that estimated price OF
the medium house. without land. was
$4,000 and steadily rising. Medium
rental. without utilities, was about S64
a month.
The Wyatt report observed steady
progress in both starts of new housing
units and compilations. The box score
Of unit starts shows S01 800 through
September. or these. $1,000 are new
permanents. 1872, 200 are for temporary
reuse, $500 are conversions, and
q 300 are trailers. Total compilations
in the 9-month period amount TO $780,
200. two-thirds Of which are new
permanent housing.
Other points noted in the report in
clude.
/. An increase OF 5000 workers in
BODYBUILDING during the month. bring
ing the total to Gls,O00 working at
housing sites.
9. A growing shortage OF land with
sewage. water and utilities facilities.
8. Increase in the number Of may.
or's committees on veteran housing to
$50. with smaller cities of 10000 TO
$4,000 population tagging behind
larger centers in committee forma-
ton.
Montana labor news., 1946-11-07
VIOLENCE FLARES IN WISCONSIN As
RESULT OF PIckETING BAN

as $4,000 pickets at the plants II
gates at quitting time.
POwerhouse workers who had been
requested to remain on the job thru
out the strike to prevent plant damage
were permitted to walk out Oct. &c,
cutting off 900 Of production power.
Also helping to swell the picketlines
were hundreds of workers from near
by plants.
Tension was heightened when the
entire law enforcement body of Mil
waukee county was modified to form
an iron ring around the plant. Police
arrived in busloads and as many as
600 cops and deputies are now on
hand when plant shifts change.
First violence occurred when the
police, lined up two deep, locked
arms to form solid walls between the
strikers and the plant gates. In some
cases picketlines were forcibly moved
to the other side of the street. Pickets
were m~anhandled by the police and
several were beaten unconscious. An
estimated 16 workers were injured.
Police threats to S tear gas
brought fears that continued police
brutality would result in a full-fledged
bloody battle equal to that of 1871.
Describing the situation as critical,
JAW Reg. Dir. Joseph Mattson wired
Gov. Walter S. Goodland to use his
good offices to call both parties to
submit their differences to arbitration.
Mattson told the governor that the
workers lives were being endangered
by professional strikebreakers, thugs
and hoodlums.
THE responsibility for this union
busting. anti-democratic and un-Ameri.
can development is placed at the
doorstep of the company" he warned.
Company refusal to arbitrate has
made it clear. union spokesman said,
that it does not intend to use reason
able methods to end the strike which
began at La Porte. Ind, March IA and
rapidly spread to v other plants
The West Allis and Boston plants are
the last two remaining on strike
Most recent settlement came when
workers at the Lacrosse, Wis. plant
ended their strike Oct. "a.
Montana labor news., 1946-11-07

with lew exceptions, roll up
huge majoritics over their re-
publican opponents.
In the non partisan judiciary Har
risen J. F%rechourn was given an over.
whelming vote for the chief justiceship
Associate Justice Hugh Adair.
and Lee Metcalf several thousand vote
lead over Albert Anderson for associ.
ate justice. Adair and Metcalf were
elected To their respective offices.
In the race for county attorney.
James ID F%rcebourn. son OF Harrison
] was given a better thar two to II
vote over Justin BourQuin. republican.
Despite the heavy Silver Bow county
majority rolled by by Judge Left
Erickson. he was defeated In state
wide balloting by Gales Ecton for the
T. s. s%enatorship by approximately
$1,000 votes. Congressman Mike Mans.
field again received strong support In
his reelection to a third term by car
rying Silver Bow by approximately 2
" wv uiH 'Hubiithh VppohCA'
Barney Rankin
In the two state contests. Frank
Murray. former Butte unionist and
businessman was given a large major
ity by local residents in his success
full bid for reelection for the supreme
court clerk. Incumbent Railroad Com
missioner Paul Smith was given a
commanding lead over his COP op-
poncnt George Davis. The latter race
Is still in doubt with Smith holding a
ert G. Dwyer. Mike Loughran. Fred
Il. Christy. Frank Tierney, W. T. Bal
lard and Elmer Clark. Alex Blewett
was the lone republican to secure h
place in the house representation.
The following democratic nominees
Montana labor news., 1946-11-07
UPSET ARMOUR
0PA ARGUMENT
FEDERATED PRESS

philadelrhia.-Th facts got in the
way Of the defense offered by Armour
& Co. in its trial here on charges Of
violating the OPA ban on tie-in sales.
OPA charges that the big packing
firm forced many Of its $500 whole.
sale customers here to buy such I'M
wanted commodities as canned meat,
eggs. turkey livers and soap before
selling them meat and butter were
denied in L. S district court by John
Dwyer. Armour official.
Many Of the items which the govern
ment said were foisted on buyers were
so scarce that buyers were glad 10
get them. he argued Then how come
the oyerjoyed buyers returned pea.
nut butter. eggs cheese and other
items which they received without
ordering them. L. S. Atty Joseph r
Gold demanded.
Montana labor news., 1946-11-07
CORPORATION FARMING
CRITICISED BY
0'eRADY

The RI. Rev. Monsienor John
O'Grady is virtually head Of Catholic
charity activities in this country. He
is not only a keen student Of social
and economic problems. but a noted
theologian. as was the late Monsignor
John A. Ryan.
When Father O'Grady cuts loose,
he always has something to say. and
he says 1t frankly and bluntly. This
was notably true of a speech he de-
.livercd this week at Boston.
Father O'Grady addressed himself to
commercial farming which he con
demned as Il serious threat to family
life in the United States and added.
1T is the very anthithesis of the
principles of American democracy,
which are built around the independ-
ent home owner with a stake in the
soil.
THE newly.developed commercial
farming has about the same attitude
toward labor as American industry
had in the early '90's. It's whole think
ing in regard to workers is pr%edicated
on a surplus. 1t has 10 thought of
gearing its production to meet the
needs of labor.
"The time has come for the Amcri-
can people to have dramatized for
them the growth Of commercial agri-
culture and what the use of migratory
labor means for the family life. for
the religious life Of ~ country
what it means for every church and
every teacher OF religion. and what II
means for our whole rural economy
Father O'Grady spoke bitterly Of the
miserable novels provided for migra
tory workers. of the health hazards
to which families are exposed and the
utter lack Of educational facilities and
for the religious care and training OF
children.
He was heard by a distinguished
audience. including Cardinal Spell
man Of New York. and the Pope's
spokesman in Washington.
Montana labor news., 1946-11-07

any IIIlR Uuot, tIIC INV
ember issue of Labor Research
Assn's Economic Notes reveals.
Two major factors heralding a de-
preston. Ira says, are the rapidly
mounting s%tockpiles of goods and the
slackening off of consumer spending
because workers real wages can not
keep pace with rising prices.
Business inventories in August,
1916 were at an all-time high Of $751;
200. 900. 900. according to Commerce
Dept. figures. Even more significant
is the rapid increase In the piling up
OF goods. The monthly rate Of increase
between August, 1945 and May. 1916
was about $3.50 million but in the three
months between May 1916 and August
1916 the increase averaged 1898 mil
lion a month.
From the Commerce Dept. Oct. 10
came the warning: In the past .
periods Of rapid inventory accumula-
ton have been followed by periods
OF declining production, declining en-
ployment and lowered income .
There is the further danger that once
the business pipelines are filled the
increase in inventories may shift
quickly from a voluntary to an inv0l-
untary accumulation because buying
slackens or increases less than anti
cipated."
Industry boarding for higher prices,
partly responsible for the increased
inventories. has beer n of the main
developments In the production-price
decontrol situation, with the artificial
meat famine as the clearest example,
Ira points out.
Producers strikes have cut across
a number of major industries. This
was a confirmed Oct. Is by the con
%servative U. S. News, which reported:
Gambling on a crack in control of
prices is tending to keep many goods
back from consumers. Meat has been
just an example, not an insulated case.
Montana labor news., 1946-11-07
PACKERS Racket
PROVES EXPENSIVE
FEDERATED PRESS

Philadelphia.-A federal court here
found Armour & Co, one OF the Big
Four meat packers, guilty on II
counts Of an indictment charging it
with forcing customers to take IN
wanted commodities to obtain such
scarce items as meat and butter.
Retail butchers testified they we're
forced to buy %scrapple, chicken, eggs,
soap and turkey livers to obtain meat
and butter. Sentence was deferred
until Dec. 2 pending appeal for a new
trial. Maximum penalty is a $4,000
fine on each count.
Montana labor news., 1946-11-07

had no opposition in the general cleo
fion for county offices. County Com
missioner District /. Loretta Sullivan:
District ;. Joe Sullivan Clerk and Re-
corder, McGrath. Auditor. Drew. AS
SCISSOR. Lester. Coroner. S~ayatOvic,
Public Administrator Lyons, Supt. OF
schools. Hogan: Surveyor Jack Healy.
Treasurer, Phemia McPhail.
konen and White were elected on
stables for South Butte township on
democratic ticket and John Rowe and
John Gardner. South Butte justices
al the peace
bare three hundred vote lead owe
Davis on a statewide basis.
For state legislative positions Mike
Mulholland was reelected with a large
complimentary vote. having no re-
publican opposition. and. lever out
of eight seats in the legislature were
won by Democrats Frank Benich. Rob
Montana labor news., 1946-11-07

Der, Wyatt said: I'm order to
achieve the goals of the veter-
ans emergency housing pro-
gram, controls must be retain
ed on materials vital to hous-
ing until a closer balance be-
tween supply and demand is
achieved.
Likewise, authority to control au-
thorizations for construction. as we'll
as price ceilings on new housing. and
veterans preference, are essential
elements of the program" The report
showed dollar value of residential
buildings in September exceeded non
residential by 1855 million to 1870
million.
III production Of building materials
and their flow into housing are seri-
ously interrupted or if prices gener-
Montana labor news., 1946-11-07
oPA ScuTTlED BY
administration
FEDERATED PRESS

Washington On orders that Fed
Grated Press learned We're issued
directly by Reconyersion Director
John II. Steelman, OPA Administra-
tor Paul Porter announced the closing
OF l.6i2 price control boards on Nov. 1.
Porter said the remaining OPA work
would he handled by 81 district offices
and $50 rent area offices throughout
the nation. while his order eliminated
10000 workers.
With over II third OF OPA's opera
tons wiped out. FTP was told. Steel
man insisted that 1t throw overheard
its master decontrol plan as too slow.
and abolish sweeping segments OF re-
naming controls except rents and GER
tain hard goods before the national
! election.
Montana labor news., 1946-11-07
BEANS FLOOD MARKET

Saginaw, Mich.-The flood OF beans
reaching market from farms follow
ing the lifting of price controls was
so great that one wholesale concern
was forced to close 20 OF its elevators,
and 800 other plan to follow suit. De-
spite the tremendous outpouring,
prices jumped from s2.65 to $4.4O a
100 pounds above old ceilings.
Montana labor news., 1946-11-07
BRADLEY TO REMAIN IN
VETS Administration

There's nothing to it, That vas
the White House reply to reports the
President intended 10 move General
Omar y. Bradley from the Veterans
Administration and return him to the
army. General Bradley. it was said.
will keep his present job until he has
completed the tremendous task" OF
overhauling and undermining the Y.
Montana labor news., 1946-11-07
NO ARBITRATOR REQUIRED

San Diego. Calif-Without calling
in an impartial seventh man arbiter.
an arbitration panel Of three company
and three ALL electrical workers rep
rcsentatiyes agreed TO award pay In
creases Of So, plus &c an hour TO more
than 500 employees Of the a Diego
Gas Il Electric Co.
Montana labor news., 1946-11-07
Wyatt Warns Decontrol 10
Threaten Vets Housing
By PRESS

Washington-The administrations accelerated decontrol
policy can be a serious threat to the success of the veterans
emergency housing program, Housing Expediter Wilson Wyatt
warned Nov. 3, unless a firm control is kept on vital building
materials.
In his progress report covering operation through Septem-
Montana labor news., 1946-11-07

New York - Concentrating the
10th anniversa airy OF the defense OF
Madrid the New York Committee to
Win the Peace called for a mass de-
monstration at the dock OF the
Spanish liner IS Marquis de Commit
las Nov. 3.
Montana labor news., 1946-11-07
Biz Business Fears Another
Depression ::',s ...a ome
By Next Spring
BY MIRIAM KOLKIN
By FEDERATED PRESS

New ork.-Tal of a coming depression is gushing forth
at an increasing rate from conservative economists and bust
ness organs.
But while business is trying to use predictions of a depres-
sion mainly to scare off a new wave of wage increase demands
by labor, the evidence points to industry as the handspring of
Montana labor news., 1946-11-07
Butte Labor ReaffirW Faith IN Al Mcleod
Erickson, Mansfield, Metcalf, Murrayand
Freebourns, Given Large Majorities

Sheriff Al Mcleod's firm stand during last Apri's strike as
a friend of organized labor Tuesday was indicated by the
voters of Silver Bow county when he was reelected on the in
dependent ticket over Democrat John Malta and Repubican
Bob White. Other election contests in Silver Bow county saw
democratic candidates for federal. state and county offices.
Montana labor news., 1946-11-07

ut Is the business of the
old party politician to get
campaign contributions from
the rich and votes from the
poor on the ground that he
will protect one from the
other. Ameriger.
Montana labor news., 1946-11-07

An economy that relies fos
it's stimulation On waste and
disaster Is taking the road
to oblivion ~ surely ~ the
dinosaurs, those creatures
that were all bulk and no
brains Stuart Chase.
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-27
Rate Hikes Will Be Protested

WASHINGTON, (P) Any ef- fort in the new congress to force increases in rates charged for Bon neville power will be opposed say members of Congress from Washington and Oregon.
 Rep. Horan R.-WaShD said to- day the two states delegations would exert every effort to pre- vent anything being written into appropriations bills to increase the rates, which are $17.50 per kilo- watt year, the lowest in the United States.
 Private power companies have charged that the rates were too low but last year Horan had the Bonneville power administration hire a firm of private accountants to make cost study of the power produced from Bonneville and Grand Coulee government dams.
 The report contended that the low rate would return to the gov ernment its entire investment and leave small balance.
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-27
Take Out Hospital Life Memberships

SEATTLE, (P) - One hundred Anchorage Alaska Shrine club members have taken out life mem Jersh.ps in the organizations hos pital for crippled children fund because of the improvement shown by six-year-old David Harrison of Palmer, Alaska, since being placed at the Shrine hospital in Portland.
 The 100 memberships contrib uted $6,000 to the fund, w. Hal Mcdowell, Nile temple potentate of Seattle, said today. They are in addition to 50 memberships for S3,O0O signed at the time the boy was flown to Seattle.
 David and his mother, Mrs. Rita Harrison, were flown south last month by a party of Anchorage ShrinerS coming here to attend Nile ceremonial.
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-27

WASHINGTON, P)-Rep. Hy- ran R.-WashD said today nt planned 10 ask an investigation the sale of surplus property to veterans who resell it to indiV q uals at a big profit. "The Navy, Horan told a reporter, lis replac- ing all soda fountains in its ship and shore installations and turn ing the old equipment over to the war assets administration for re- sale to veterans, who get it througA exercising their priority.
 "I want the veterans to have first right at surplus property for their own use, but we should not permit them to go into the bushes of buying it and reselling it to others at a profit"
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-27
A ROOtin', ToOtin' Sewer Man?

GREAT FALLS, Mont. (P)-Bn Shea, city sanitation inspector, Cx. dered man to clear away som1 junk he'd thrown into an alley. The man refused, and next day he called the inspectors office and asked, Anybody named Shea working there?"
 Said Shea, "Oh yes, I know him we'll"
 Well, he's been down here trX- in to keep me from throwin' things l don't want in an alley that don't. belong to him." the fellow said' You tell him if he comes around again I'm gonna carve him with my razor"
 Why, Shea's one of the tough est hombres in town" said the in spector. "He carries a .38. You'd better move that stuff"
 Followed silence, a click-and no further complaints.
 ''Psychology," says Shea. Just psychology"
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-27
ALASKA AIRLINES

Arriving on Thursdays plane were Mrs. Allard, MT. and Mrs. Amer Olson and MT. Cawley.
 Departing for Anchorage were: Geo. Henline, Arthur Kroemer, Mary Ozemma, Minnie Alton Mrs. Vim. Brookins, and Melvin Brookins.
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-27

Russia's population is twice as large as the combined populations of Britain and France, and her birthrate is more than twice as high.
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-27
PAN AMERICAN AIRwAYs

The Pan American plane arrived late Christmas Eve with a capacity load of express and mail. No pas SengerS were carried.
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-27
Hospital Notes

Patients in the M. C. HoSpita' are: Thomas Hooker, James Lar son, Irene Miller, Mary New;o2 Herbert Spencer.
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-27

There are approximately 250 commercial airports in the United States.
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-27
PATERSON HOTEL

R. E. Samson, Capt. and Mrs. w. J. Cannon, It. and Mrs Al lard
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-27

The gannet is the largest sea bird of the north Atlantic coast.
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-27
At The Hotels
WALLACE HOTEL

Sidney Black, M. Mercer.
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-27

For Good Printing Call Main l2y
The Valley settler., 1946-05-16
TAX IMPORTATION

Due to lack of space the release from the Tax Conrni ss toner N. P. lMl1aney only partially printed. For those who have not read the infornat ion, more of it is printed. In connection with all of said taxes, the Act states that payable by the retailer, renderer of servi ces, whole saler or exporter, as the case may be. The tax is to terminate at hhe end Of the quarter during which $3, 25o ,0Oo has been collected. The Tax is payable at the end of each calendar quarter. However, companies oper- ating Q fiscal year bas sis other than the calendar year, will be dealt with quarterly on the basis Of their own fiscal year. Companies Who keep their books and pay Federal taxes on an accrual basis will be dealt with that basis, if they so desire. However they may provide addi- tional records breaking down their business on cash basis, and, if they so desire, pay the tax only money which has act- ually been received.
 The tax is to be coll ected by the Depart nent of Ta2u!t ion. Appropriate forms for making quarterly tax returns will be provided by the Tax comai sioner and will be available before the end Of the current quarter. Although the tax shall be pay able at the end of each calendar quarter, it shall not bee one dclinquont until ono month after e7lpirat ion Of tho immediately preceding quarter, beyond which time it shall be delinquent. Penalties for delinquency provided in the Act; also interest It tho rate of 656 per ann,un from date until paid. Violations defined nj sdauoanors.
 The princip ipal question raised by business concerns is: May tho tax be passed on?" Thoro is nothing in the Act Whi oh prohibits concerns from pasc ins on the tax to the consumers. Tn this connection, however, prices cannot be changed in violation of oPA ceilings. However, the oPA will allow the tax to be collected as a tax and so designated at the tiro Of the transaction. This means that invoices hould show the prices charged for the merchandise SC and then show l% of as separate item marked Veterans Tax". Cash transactions which might or might not involve sales sl ips should be treated in tho samo manner. It must be emphasized that tho OPA vi Il