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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-06-21
Corporations Racketeer Legally

The of the large corporations the strikes
of their workmen and their attitude of driving the hardest
kind of bargain without consideration of the welfare of their
the interests of the public is understand
able when the protection granted them by the
taken into The tax rebates to which they ent
tied because of diminishing profits result of and-sti
of their plants equal probably than the normal profits
they would have made comparable time from operation
osses through strikes in the last quarter
of 1945 General Electric granted refund of $100OO
General Motors 600 and Chryser put
a claim for 81, 150,000.
Moreover other advantages were granted by the federal
to the industrial corporations made easily pos
sbe for them get few millions of dollars and evade
great taxes
Losses Make Profits
the Bethlehem Steel This corporation
reported for the third quarter of 1945 profits of
before taxes but only did taxes these millions
of profits but has will receive from Uncle
SAM rebate of $34900000 which is also tax free Thus
Bethlehem will chalk up profits of $5763600 900 for the third
quarter of 945 which not cent Of taxes will be collected
Just by shifting figures from bookkeeping column
to another it able to show loss it's operations
The ability this the result of the governments
yielding the big industries in 940 when they staged sit
strike against the
profits before starting production At that time
authorized them amotze their defense plants
fveyear period less if the ended sooner Thus
assured of savings of taxes and speedy
for enlarged facilities from profits made from remen
dous government contracts.
However, the tax adjustment act of 1915, provided still
generous treatment of the great corporations This act
provided be tentative refunds made
them by recomputaton of amortization of national defense
facilities within days This made possible for Bethlehem
Steel to charge S4 of unamorzed costs
of defense plant facilities against its operations all
at one time enabling to show that while its
tions it showed profit of $22676,000 this amortization
charge-o possible to show paper loss of
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-06-21
Equipment Dealers Holding Up New
Farm Machinery

Damn the faminewe want profits? This, in eff
the position of the National Retail Farm Equipment
ISOLATION conducting vigorous and successfully campaign to
withhold all sales of farm machinery until after June 3d.
when present OPA law expires and expected to
throw away the lid.
Agreeing provide parts for the tired and inadequate
aopes the FARMS 600 Illinois dealers voted to withhold
prceeef granted to the manufac
tures profits machinery 10 cent
from 20 per cent parts from 35 to % cent
Similar action had already been taken by other state
cations NRFEA expects its full thryfour state bodies
to fall in line.
While the equipment dealers have ustifiable complaint
against the manufacturers for hoggng the profits and against
whom they should consider striking their vtrio is directed
only against the OPA The dealers sole anxiety pass
ing increased costs to farmers seeing to the end of their
noses exactly, missing both initiation and famine
Said Paul Muikan secretary of the NRFEA: 1T free
Amercansm socialism, and declared against the
tapo tactics Of Bowles'
Such remarks and barrel of rainwater would fertze
forty Sixteen per thousand dollars $3.50 clear
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-06-21
FROM EDITORIAL COLUMNS


When World War II broke Attorney Lee Metcaf enlisted
the infantry where he from the ranks captain He had
combat experience battling the Japs He knows what
smell powder He knows fox holes and has speaking
quanance with death This experience served to him be-
yond his We believe has completed his qualifications
be member of the Supreme Court of the State of Mon
tana-the office for which he has filed.
Some remember Metcaf during his youthful days
in the Montana legislature Like most youngsters he out to
the world His crusadng spirit may have been imposed
by who to impose upon the ideast
During those days he evidence of spirit honesty and de-
Couple this with years active combat
calming element and should have about the best
imaginable timber for the Montana Supreme Court.
We believe Montana folks will think and that this young
will be elected and thereafter prove credit to the
and the State of Montana Missoula County Times.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-06-21
Power Trust AID Tells A Story

Every time read one of the advertisements
trust telling what blessing the private electric
industry to these United States marvel at the mpudence of
those who concoct such fables.
These tell the pays tremendous
with the inference that such payments relieve the rest
of the taxpayers of their tax burden.
Nothing could be farther from the truth Actually the
Power Trust taxes at all Its component parts such as
the Montana Power Company are permitted TO earn IN rates
certain cent of the valuation of the compan properties
recall how the Federal Power Commission held hear
ing and after thorough investigations found that the Montana
Power Company earning rates valuation almost twice
great the true value of the corporations properties
The Federal Power Commission recommended reduction in
valuation Of the Montana Power of almost so million
dollars The joke about the affair that permit the Mon
tana Power to pay taxes on almost the
found be the true value but
the Montana Power charge rates based on almost twice
amount. It's joke son
But actually the Montana Power Company-and similar
corporatonspay taxes at all The rtepayers pay
the taxes The companies actually nothing more than
collection agencies for the tax-gatherer
The Power Trust has polluted the text books of schools
has bought considerable segment of it
poon public information in its interest and against best
interest of the rank and file of Americans
Consumer Even Pays Advertising Bill
Yet read these advertisements retailing the virtues of
the Power Trust And who for those advertisements?
Trust they just collect the to for those ads
poisoned books for the kept deficits from
the electrical atepayers state and nation The Power
gets profits above They guaranteed How
would you like to work on that basis Old Alfalfa
What takes the cake however, is the assertion that the
Trust helping to build rural America 1t claims it
needs help! Let us look at the record
Prior to President Rooseve REA less than III cent of
Americas electrified That May H. 1885 To-
day. result of the REA effort than As cent of
Americas farms electrified And the percentage grow
ing all the time.
this right here the Bitter Root The only way
the Montana this valley through buying up
lines built by individuals costing hundreds of dollars for
nominal payment dollar That's actually happened the
and the Power Company has made attempts o
buy other lines built by individuals because the Montana
would build them for the nominal price of 81 co.
That pretty good business pay buck for line that cost
of dollars That is the way the private
panies have built up America
Omnpotence placed the rivers earth and blessed
with the wisdom conceive of those rivers that
relieve mankind of drudgery and multiply production
the good of mankind Can believe it intended that
his gift of the Gods should be monopoized for profit
few? If there not equally good that the
very air breath should be handed to profhungry
trusts and cartels
that the Power Trust ads tell much to those
Who will read them carefully miles Romney in Western
Iews Hamilton).
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-06-21
OPINIONS OF
READERS
SALES TAX VICTIM OPPOSES SIM
LIAR TAX FOR MONTANA
June 20, 1916.

Helena, Mont,
June 20, 1916.
The Peoples Voice:
Dear Public:
notice that some of your $50
called" public officials have been out
spoken for (so-called) sales tax Hal
I've seen too many of them.
This may be ancient history CD to
some. l was working in North Caro-
lima when the state legislature put
in 3 per cent sales tax.
I did my trading at the neighbor
hood grocery store. They were nearly
broke, their shelves were nearly empty,
The sales tax came in and (what?)
1t wasn't six months before they put
in a new brick front to the store, big
plate glass, new floor. new shelves
and new counters N everything.
I've actually been in the store when
Though it never happened to mel
little boys, or girls) were sent to
the store by their mothers and they'd
give them dime for loaf of bread,
usually near mealtime. Could they get
the loaf of bread? NO, a thousand
times MOI There was 3 per cent
sales tax on every 10c to soc that you
bought (BUT THE PROPRIETOR
GROSS SALES, not on his individual
sales) and the poor workingman
and the POOR farmers, Chats
what some people call them) have to
pay &c on every dollar they spend. If
they should go into the 10c STORE
and buy 10 articles for 10c; thus the
working man and farmer pays 10c tax.
WHERE does the other &c go to? The
proprietor puts in new furnishings to
his store and then pockets the rest.
I've seen the sales tax from the Pa
cific Coast to the Atlantic Coast and
from the Mexican border to the Ca
madam border and that's the way 1t
works all the time
Surei 1t takes off some of the tax
on the BIG CORPORATIONS, but to
me that doesn't count so much
If your grocery bill runs about $500
per week that means that you pay
the GRAFTERS 45c every week and
il you don't pay the bill all at once
it'll run around 75c or more per week
to pay the extra tax. WHO GETS IT?
l wonder how many millionaires
there are in the state of Montana?
How much do they spend for gro
ceries, ETC.? They wouldn't pay more
than a thousand dollars year be-
tween them to buy groceries and
household necessities cars, etc.. and
pay tax of that much on what they
BUY.
Butt The working men and wom-
IN and farmers of the state of Mon
ana certainly would pay a heck of
/ big tax over a years time.
1 JUST WONDER HOW MANY
OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SEEN THE
sales tax work? Ask the poor ex-vet-
,rans who were in other states where
hey had to pay from one mill to one
cent extra for dimes worth of beer
Where did their poor $50 per month
20 to then? Of course, to the dog-gone
,rafters in the state capitals.
Respectfully yours-H.T.P.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-06-21

ETzabeth Ireland WIFI IdVOT- upUH
the imposition upon the Iaboring man and the farm
err and the poorer classes) of such tax the only
major means of securing needed additional revenues
to finance Montana school operations. Also there
seems to be much basis to rumor running around
Helena that come the next school term highly pow
cred (but uuiet) campaign will get underway (from
headquarters in the capital city, to convince the
school people of Montana of the merits of sales
tax This campaign will take the position that only
through such tax teachers salaries be sub
stantially increased to meet the soaring cost of
living If successful in blurrng the eyes of the teach
ing profession with "sales tax cement foundation
will then have been achieved for ntensifying the
propaganda campaign by using the teachers to plug
for it in their respective communities That in brief
would appear be tax dodgers association Zine of
pting fost such unjust tax setup on the people
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-06-21
X Il 4

Last Sunday we (all five of us)
went out to the Lions Sunshine camp
for the annual picnic of the Helena
Lions club. This camp is situated
above Elliston amidst towering con-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-06-21

The caryback provisions of the law then made Uncle
Sam owing Bethlehem Steel 1914, 000
It's quite Jacket isn't it? And in this election
here Montana prompted to wonder where
Senator Wheeler with his Campaign great expressed
for the people and the country while these
being granted corporations? In 940 undoub
edy busy amnng Roosevelt and in 1915 much
engaged in promoting international w to bother about such
things corporations being relieved of taxes.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-06-21

John Mckay, former water facili-
ties specialist for the Farm Securities
administration, Bozeman, and an army
infantry major in the Italian cam
paign, this week became civilian pro-
duction analyst and public relations
fieldman under Manager Jerry Locke,
with headquarters here in Helena
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-06-21

that orporation-inSpired sales ta1
hooey thus far has not too favorably
impressed the voting public This is
understandable since many Montana
citizens are very well aware that the
states major corporations pay only
fraction of the taxes that they
should pay to carry their portion OF
the tax load-and that they will pay
whenever the people of the state
awaken and wrest control of the legis-
lature from their tentacles. Already,
many County Farmer Union organiza.
lions and labor unions have come out
in absolute opposition to a sales tax
in any form. Some have also
adopted policies of insisting that can
didates for the legislature fatty state
whether they are in favor, or are OPP
posed to a sales tax. Other farm,
wage-earner and professional groups
should adopt similar policies, and
should at the same time insist that
prospective legislators pledge them
gram built on the thesis of "those
best able to pay, should pay the most
T. Not only should Montana peo-
pie give a resounding mo" to all pro-
posals for any tax which shifts the
burden of supporting our state, county
able to pay, whether it be in the guise
of a sales tax, transaction tax, or
what have you, but Montana people
should also insist for a revision of
present tax laws that large corpora
lions operating here in the state would
be forced to carry more nearly their
share of the tax load.
Here in Lewis and Clark County at
least two of the Democratic candi-
dates, Don Peterson, Coop Print
Shop foreman, and William "BiIl"
Pilgeram, former longtime Cascade
County representative, have gone on
record as being completely opposed to
any form of sales tax legislation.
These two men, and men of similar
views merit most favorable considera
ton by the ordinary voter at this
years elections.
T F
Jerome Derry Locke, who six or
more days each average week liter
ally lives, breathes and eats his job of
Montana civilian production manager, |
asst Sunday tore himself away from
lis desk and went on a one-day fish
ng trip up the Blackfoot (near Mis-
;oula). Jerry reports that the fish
must have the same high regard for
aloon builders, because, while every
me else was catching the limit, all
lie got was a few nibbles and two
mall trout To top it off, Jerry dis
covered he didn't have the same agil-
ty as mountain goat and to his
Iismay received a thorough ducking
When his feet went out from under
i'm on a narrow waters edge ledge.
!. !. X
Julius c. kalbus, Chouteau County
'armer Unionist, and candidate on
he Democratic ticket for state rep
sentative from that county, was in ,
he Voice office this week to secure !
circulation book. He reports crop !,
respects in the Fort Benton area
} be looking pretty fair as result of
ecent rains. Other visitors in the cap
al during the deck included: Hugo '
Swede) Aronson, Cutbank, t
e. F. Lyman, production credit man. |
ger, Great Falls-RaIph Parker, Sun a
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-06-21

River. Mr.. Parker served the last
three terms in the legislature from
Cascade County, and made one of the
best records of any man in the as
sembly. Because of i'll health he will
not be a candidate for reelection this
year.-A. S. Kerr, Billings plastering
contractor, and member of the Plas-
terers and Lathers Union, was another
visitor of the week Mr.. Kerr has filed
on the Democratic ticket for represen-
tative from Yellowstone County. Re
ports are that Yellowstone Farmers
Union, and Billings labor unions are
solidly behind his candidacy
+. X X
A great white bird circled the earth
below, searching for a place to land,
swoop. And the earth-bound aborig-
ines looked upwards in amazement
wondering what strange creature this
could be-was it the legendary God
of the skyways, or was it an amen of
ill-will-was it a bird from another
meant no harm, or did this bird know
Just what it was doing and was bent
on no good; would destroy the natives
if given an opportunity? Finally the
great white bird landed, and what do
you suppose happened? Why, out
stepped the foxiest old bird ever to
sink his talons into Montana politics
Blk. had once again made the long
pilgrimage into the wilderness for
his regular once-every-s hunt
ing" trip.
Always looking out for ways and
means of having greater assortment
of educational pictures available for
Montana projectionists Harry Norton,
Superintendent of Montana Visual Ed
ucation Library, recently began ex-
pIoring the possibilities of securing
pictures from the Library of Congress-
Some of the information he has re-
ceived indicates that more than 49,
900 films, including AZ tons of cap
tured nazi war pictures, were recently |
IuIO Lie IduQS VI d lOICc VI
four employees in the Library of Con-
gress by the military. These pictures
will be available to the American pub
ic, if and when congress sees fit to
appropriate sufficient funds for stor-
ige, printing and filing facilities. and
or adequate PERSONA. 1t should be
pointed out that there are now four
employees in the State Visual Edu-
;ation set-up, and that all four have
more than they can do taking care of
Iontana's library of 1000 films, fill
ng, shipping, etc. 1t thus becomes
asy to understand the position of the
,rossly understaffed educational pic
ure division of the Library of Con-
.ress.
John Mckay, former water facili-
les specialist for the Farm Securities
administration, Bozeman, and an army j
Infantry major in the Italian cam
align, this week became civilian pro-
uction analyst and public relations t
eldman under Manager Jerry Locke. (
nth headquarters here in Helena. 3
\ !. !. /
Last Sunday we (all five of u.s. q
ent out to the Lions Sunshine camp I
II the annual picnic of the Helena G
ions club. This camp is situated {
bove Elliston amidst towering con- ?
Of laact two OF. three wears of
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-06-21

the way there at least two three of
unlimited selling ahead.
When farmers workers unite-as they doing
peope will lot of heavy riders from their should
ers -(Farm Equipment News)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-06-21

Mrs. Henry Coutu of Great Falls,
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. G. D.
MacfarIane of Sarnia, Ontario, were
business visitors in Helena Thursday.
Mrs Coutu's husband is member of
the Great Falls Typographical Union.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-06-21


of Montana
indications
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-06-21

1t isn't too frequently that 1 find
myself in complete agreement with
Missoula County Times Editor Charley
Doherty, however, in his estimate of
Lee MetcaIf, as first rate material for
the supreme court, l find myself in
complete accord. People of Missoula
and of Lees home town, Hamilton,
know him to be lawyer of unusual
ability, as well as man of unques-
toned integrity. His nomination and
election as an associate justice will
be judicial victory for all the peo-
ple of Montana
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-06-21
SHACK SWEEPINCS
BY BILL

passage of sales tax continues to grow
of that high officials
Public Instruction
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-06-21

Tiers and lofty mountains, and as an
mountain stream coursing it way
across the grounds. History of the
camp goes back to 1888 when hard
working members of the club first be-
gan spending their week-ends clearing
| the ground putting in foundations and
water facilities, and constructing the
first buildings. Today after 13 years
of pleasurable effort, the camp now
boasts a large log recreation hall, a
mess hall, administration building, tool
she'd and a number of small bunk
houses. Several weeks of each sum-
mer, through the financial aid of
many organizations throughout the
state, large numbers of adult blind
folks are brought to the camp to re-
ceive craft instruction and other re-
Mobilization training. Also the Lions
provide the camp facilities for out
ings for Boy Scout and Camp Fire
Girl groups from the Helena area. dur
such service activities as this which
have brought Montana Lions club land
there are many as well as similar
clubs all over the nation, reputation
for really getting things done to i'm
prove community life. More power to
them
X X X
The truth came out last week about
the Missouri Valley Development AS
ISOLATION, headed by John B. Quinn of
Lincoln, Neb., and the anti-MVA
group has lost its treasurer through
resignation. Contractors interested
in Army Bureau of Reclamation con-
tracts put up $4,000 of $4,000 on
which it has operated, Quinn admitted
to the Lincoln Star. The so-called
development association" was one of
the mushroom organizations which
sprang up when an MVA was pro-
posed Claiming to be for develop
ment, the association spent its money
fighting the proposed MVA Contrib
ltors, besides contractors, include
chambers of commerce, businessmen
md stockmen, Quinn said. Quinns
statement followed an effort by him
% get the ST. Louis Chamber of Com
nerce to hold new poll of its mem
)ers ON MVA, through which he hoped
o reverse its vote in favor of an
Authority.
Evening star., 1946-06-21
Hope Says Indian
Deal Is Completed
BY the Assoeioted Press

LITTLE ROCK, June 21.-Radio
and screen comedian Bob Hope said
here today that a deal for purchase
OF the Cleveland Indians already
had gone through" and that he
had bought about one-sixth" of the
baseball club.
Word from my attorney in Cleve-
land is that the deal already has
gone through, although there are a
few loose ends to be tied up in a
meeting of present club directors on
Saturday, I believe" Hope told the
Associated Press just before taking
a plane for Omaha, Neb.
Hope refused to say how much
money he had put up as his share
of the purchase price, but said he
was buying about one-sixth of the
club" and it was reported he was
paying $175,000. He would neither
confirm nor deny that this was the
amount.
Hope, who gave performance
here last night, is associated with
Bill Veeck, former president of the
Milwaukee Club of the American
Association, in negotiations for pur-
chase of the Indians.
Evening star., 1946-06-21
BY the kssocio.ed Press

NEW DELHI, June 21.-India s
major cities were in turmoil to-
day with demonstrations and
strikes protesting the arrest of
Jawaharlal Nehru, Congress
party leader.
Bombay was virtually a dead city
as 100000 millWorkers stayed home,
the stock exchange and bullion mar
kets closed, workers walked out of
the royal mint, two railway shops
closed, shopkeepers shuttered their
windows and students boycotted
university lectures.
All markets in Karachi, Calcutta
and Madras were closed, and in
Calcutta the transportation system
was stopped by strike.
Several persons were injured dur
ing a demonstration in which police
used tear gas at Madura, South
India.
Nehru was arrested yesterday by
authorities of the princely state OF
Kashmir. He had defed a ban
against his entering that northern
Evening star., 1946-06-21
Soft Coal Price Boosted Here
rom ~ to So Gents q Ton
OPA Authorizes Increase to Offset
Higher Wages Gronted Mine Workers

OPA today boosted the price
of soft coal to Washington con-
sumers from A to So cents a ton
to offset wage and welfare gains
won by John L. Lewis United
Mine Workers in the new work
contract signed recently with the
Government.
The size of the increases varies &C
cording to the producing district
and type of mine producing coal
OPA explained that the range of
from A to 58 cents will apply to all
retail dealers in the Metropolitan
Area except Alexandria, where the
range is from 46 to 58 cents ton.
Nationally, the average price in
crease approved is about 401s cents
per ton. The range of increases by
producing areas and types of mines
Is from 10 cents to $1.47 a ton. The
boost in retail prices averages about
3A per cent, OPA estimated,