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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-12-20
By HOMER AYRES

There are countless acres of houses
in America that are so poor, an ordl-
nary farmer would hesitate to use
them for livestock shelters if these
buildings were on his farm. Yet these
ramshackle novels are places where
human beings are forced to live and
raise families. Reaches and vermin
scurry like flies around dead horse,
and rats get in as easily as corporation
lawyers get into the United States
senate. The man who wrote There IS
No Place Like Home, might have
torn up his manuscript had he been
able to take trip through some OF the
slums today.
Farmers do not appreciate poor
housing conditions as much as some
people who live in cities, especially
city workers with low incomes Farm
homes, no matter how humble, are at
least surrounded by open space. But
in a city when one goes outside OF his
house he is on a filthy pavement.
wish every farmer in America could
take a trip through the Slums of Chi
cago and get a good look at the fire
traps with their sagging back porches
hung with the family laundry. But
poor homes are not the worst side OF
the housing picture. The sorry side OF
the picture is no homes at all for
hundreds of thousands.
believe if farmers could really see
-
the housing conditions or be told
about them they would rally for
housing program. Because housing
program that would fill the needs OF
the people would require 100000
new low cost units in the next ten
years These units would be SELF
liquidating and the project itself would
provide employment for millions when
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-12-20

as 10 teachers. This community was
paying three men VINO set salaries for
teachers, as much as the whole high
school faculty of 10 teachers received
for carrying the jobs of teaching $50
Believe it or not
A. boy who had quit school after the
second year was working near, making
$50 to $64 a week running a cement
hod carrier with a machine
He made about twice the income of
his former teachers.
Now put these four together for
We have a cross section
of four occupations They were receiv-
ing as much from a community as IL
teachers-or an average that was u
times as much as the high school job
offered for a college grad with expert
ence and a certificate. Believe it or
not. M A. CROMWELL, Anaconda
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-12-20
LOOK WHO'S IN THE JACK

A high school called a man who
would assume duties that might mean
IL hours day, including dormitory
duty-required a college graduate,
with experience and state certificate
After an interview, they offered the
man $3.50 a year or about s135 a
month, which was $3.50 more than had
been paid before. He said No Thank
You, fast.
He drove to Washington and placed
at $500 When he went through Spo-
kane the SIR had an ad calling for a
bootblack, guarantee $3.50 a month
(S1800 a year)-the same as the col
lege grad, believe it or not.
A nosey newshound wanted more
facts So he nosed into the business
of the businessmen who were on the
school board. They were doctor, a
lawyer and the manager of public
Utility in the to"r People who knew
these men estimated the doctor was
taking in $4,000 to $4,000 a year. The
lawyer was making about $4,000 TO
$4,000 a year. The utility pay roll
turned over $4,000 salary and $500 ex-
pense account for the manager. Boil
ing down the business of the three
men in this boat meant they we're
taking as much from this community
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-12-20
LETTERS FROM OUR READERS
BATTLE LINES BEING DRAWN

Whitefish, Mont
Peoples Voice Pub. Co.
Enclosed you will find $500 to ap
ply on my subscription, keep the good
work going as l always refer to the
Voice when l want the truth on any
| issue involving the common people
VS.. the big interests
From all indications I think the bat.
tie lines are being drawn tighter very
rapidly and that labor will have to
fight for it's very life during the year
1917 also we most urgently need poll
tical activity now to wage the battle
more effectively and in some measure
assure the farmer labor of retaining
the gains made in the long struggle
upwards.
This fight will continue until we can
by political action clean house in
Washington, D. C. and replace at least
two thirds of the present incumbents
with men of Wisdom, Vision and
Courage.-Yours for a Cooperative
Commonwealth, FLOYD P. JONES.
SOMETHING TO SHOOT AT IN 1913
Columbus, Mont
12-14-47
Peoples Voice
Please send me The Peoples Voice
for a couple years so | can keep my
own political gripes alive. Hope you
have very happy holiday season and
rest assured that you will have busy
late 1947 and '4S for we are really
going to give you something to shoot
at.-Yours sincerely, JIM AMIN
ONE OF MANY SUCH LETTERS
Billings, Montana
December 8, 1916
The Peoples Voice
Helena, Mont.
Enclosed please find ten cents in
stamps for which I should like to re-
ceive a copy of the paper you pub
lished about a week ago which in
cluded list of names of contributors
to the Citizens. Republican Council.
Thank you.-O. A. NELSON.
KEEP UP GOOD WORK -.
Columbus, Mont.
Dec II, 1916
The Peoples Voice
Helena, Mont.
Enclosed please find check for $500
for two subscriptions to The Voice for
one year. Send one subscription to Art
Columbus, Mont, and the
other a renewal to my subscription.
Keep up the good work, as l am
booster for your paper.-Yours Very
Truly, B. C. WOLTERMANN.
MORE CITIZENS COUNCIL
Billings. Montana
12-16-46
The Peoples Voice
Helena, Montana
I would like one dozen of your Vol.
VII No. So Nov. 20 to spread out so
the people can see where the contribu-
tons for Montana Citizens Council
came from. Enclosing 30c. If you have
any left. [ am also sending s1.0O for
) months subscription. Have the Voice
sent to H. O. Tufts, 1913 S. E. Locust
st, Portland, Ore.-Yours truly, AXEL
FIELD.
THAT CITIZENS COUNCIL AGAIN
Missoula, Montana
12-16-46 |
rhe Peoples Voice
Helena, Mont
Enclose find check for $3.50 to ex-
end subscription for 1947 and the SOC
or as many of the Nov. 29 issue of the
Voice as it will pay for That issue
contained the list of the contribution
rom the main street outfit to the So
called Montana Citizens Council. We
will know these people for what they
are. Farmers and union labor had bet
.er wake up.-Yours truly, ]. A. GAL
LAGHER
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-12-20
WHAT'S II A NAME?
A LOT, WE HOPE

Hysham, Mont.
Dec. II, 1916
My dear Mr.. Bruce:
The middle of December and time for
my renewal subscription to the Voice.
II am enclosing three dollars-the extra
dollar for courtesy five-month sub
scription to Mr.. Woodrow Wilson, son
of the Representative elect from
Treasure Co.
One would naturally suppose that a
man with a son named THUS would
be staunch believer in the principles
of that famous Statesman of World
War I days-it remains to be seen just
how much strength of character and
veracity our new representative dis
plays in the forthcoming session of
the state legislature.
Labor is again being crucified, upon
minds me of another great Statesman,
William J. Bryan. Wasn't it in 1896,
during the Democratic Convention,
that William Jennings Bryan made
that brilliant speech in which the
famous passage, "You shall not press
down upon the brow of labor this
crown of thorns; you shall not cruelty
mankind upon a cross of gold'' was
taken? However, labor has learned
a great lesson-'in unity there is
and this time | think the
battle will be a bloody onel Somehow,
I feel that labor is not going to allow
itself to be strangled by the octopus
of greed in this mighty struggle-even
to revolutionl
Apropos of Mr. Bryan's outstanding
political activities: Father was a great
of Mr.. Bryan and |, a school
girl during his third campaign, was
interested in his wonder
full gift of oratory, so father took me
to see and hear Bryan deliver one of
his great speeches-was I thrilled
VIM. J. Bryan was rather an imposing
figure in physical appearance, too;
rather tall, bald pated with fringe of
dark hair, deep-set eyes, Grecian
nose and wide, firm mouth-A laugh
able incident occurred while we were
milling in the crowd; a little girl
kept looking at dad and finally she
said to him, Are you Mr. Bryan? You
look like him" Dad put his hand into
his pocket and pulled out quarter
handing it to the little girl he said,
That's the finest compliment l ever
had"
| really didn't mean to write all this
when I started out to just send you my
,heck-the present subject of labor
brought it all on. Very sincerely yours,
J. BRENNEMAN
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-12-20
Co-ops' Sales Gain 90
Per Cent In Brussels

Brussels. -CCNS-> Sales of coop
erative societies affiliated with the
Belgium Cooperative Wholesale Soci-
ETY. reached 6S4,OOO,OOO francs for the
first six months of 1916 an increase
of 80 per cent over the first six
months of 1945.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-12-20
OUR TAX PROBLEM

Editors Note The following series of articles
problems of the nation by Arthur Elder AFL
sutan The hundred delegates the third Montana
Institute held Missou recall that Elder
the informative discussions the entire nstue)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-12-20
YOUR LOCAL PROBLEM

Is community smed in its postwar plans because hasn't
enough income? municipal
standard because the
the raises that needed
that the old income doesn't do the job
During the used urtaed community
kinds community living
has scared
Almost all communities depend the
bills The sad that the values
pecaby
therefore probably not be raised
However there oophoes that should be
possible that careful study will additional
of the items be
average for
cities of like size?
Are state gantsnad available supplement the
state funds available for aid
funds diverted for other services?
adequately through
provisions which enable cities
minimum regard local financial responsibility
services?
probably consider
adoption of local nuisance
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-12-20
WE CONCUR

Circle, Montana, Dec 16, 1916
Peoples Voice Publ. Co.
Helena, Montana
Dear Sirs:
Thought the enclosed check drawn
on Sears Roebuck e Co. would be put
to better use buying subscriptions to
your paper, than purchasing some
more merchandise for the selfish use
of the McKeans.
Besides my own subscription, send
one yearly, each, to: James Terry Jr.,
of Frazer, Mont, and Alex Vondette
of Circle, Mont.-Very truly, HOBART
McKEAN.
THANKS FOR ALL SIX OF THEM
Wisdom, Mont.
Dec. 16. 1916
The Peoples Voice Pub Co.
Helena, Mont.
Dear Sirs
Enclosed is list of names and adj
dresses of friends and neighbors that
| wish to have entered for trial sub
scriptions to the Peoples Voice. Check
to pay for same.
Would you please send me u copies
of Nov. 20, 1916 (Montana Citizens
CounciD issue of the Voice. l have
added one dollar to check for same
Yours very truly, GEO. H. MONT
GOMERY.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-12-20
WHO PAYS WHAT?
BY ARTHUR A. ELDER, ALL Tax C

By ARTHUR A. ELDER ALL Tax Consulant
Who the United States?
personal income that quite ghthe federal
paid excise
income by
high income
But there is ockeyng between the
fought
shift
which
higher This
be by the constitutional limiting
to $50 which has been legislatures
be business profits
properly because loophoes
by reducing exemptions the where people with
$40
states which depend largely SALES and EXCISE TAXES
their
When the balance disproportionate
consumption
reduced and the downward begun
High income insist their
because then the incentive production This
i've high purchasing
Purchasing
possible taxes the lower of the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-12-20
THANKS FOR ALL SIX OF THEM
THANK you, MR.. BAKER

Wolf Point, Mont
Dec. 16, 1916
Dear Sir:
Please send me the Peoples Voice
for two years. Enclosed you will find
check for $500. Keep the balance as
a donation to the paper.-Yours Sin
cerely, FOREST l.. BAKER
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-12-20

Peoples Voice
Please send me The Peoples Voice
for couple years so | can keep my
own political gripes alive. Hope you
have very happy holiday season and
rest assured that you will have busy
late 1947 and '4S for we are really
going to give you something to shoot
at.-Yours sincerely, JIM AMIN
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-23

y NNNXARLINE
(ef 900 nol on the first day Of August,
date hsfeol n he fssc Of .ts'" per
s ss,1a .T.sR pei ennum' psyspaSS
meni az she ssid principal sum. IN.
tefesf accruinf on this bond on and
prIof TO the maturitv date hereof
shall he payable upon presentation
and surrender Of the annexed Interest
eoupons ~ they severally become
Both principal Of and interest on
this bond ore payable IN lawful money
of the United States Of America at
the Pascagoula Moss Point Bank, In
the CITY Of ~pascagoula State Of Mis-
this bond and the interest thereon
as the same mature and accrue. the
fufi faith, credit and OF the
said City Of Pascagoula, Mississippi.
are hereby i~rrevocably pledged.
This bond Is y Of a series Of thir.
tv. 1901 bonds, OF like date. tenor and
interest and date Of maturity, mum
bered from Onetll 10 Thirty f30l. both
inclusive. agRreRating the sum Of Thtr-
" Thousand Dollars 1890. 000). issued
BY the City Of paseagoula, Mississippi.
cipal building commonly called 4 fire
equipment and apparatus of said city.
under authority of n In full comph-
ance with the Constitution and Laws
Of the State Of Mississippi, Including,
among others. Title 10. Division 10 of
the Mississippi Code of 1912, and by
the further authority Of resolutions
duly adopted and proceedings regular
ly had by he Board of Mayor and
Councilmen of the said City.
II Ii hereby certified, recited and
represented that all acts. conditions
and things required to be done pre-.
cedent to n in b issuance of this
bond. In order to make the same q
legal and binding obligation of said
City. have happened and have been
done and performed n regular 2 due
form. time and manner. as required
nv law. that a direct annual tax upon
all of the taxable property in the
said City Will be levied for the pay
ment of the principal OF and the in
terest OF this bond; and that the
total Indebtedness of the said City.
including this bond and the issue of
which IL Is one. does not exceed any
statutory or constitutional limit.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. the
City Of p~ascagoula. IN the County of
Jackson. State Of Mississippi. has
signed by the Mayor of said City.
countersigned by the City Clerk. UNI
der the ses. OF tne City. and has
caused the annexed interest coupons
to be executed by the facsimile sig
natures OF the said officials. and this
bond to be dated the first day of
August. 1916.
CITY OF pAscAGoULA,
MISSISSIPPI,
By---.-,,,...-..~..y.........--
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-23

There are about 1880 persons
in he United States with psy-
Ghosts caused by excessive al
coholism.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-23
countersisncd
fFoRM OF COUPON,

form OF COUPON
IN tfsssss4s.astes Fassss t.stssss.ss
On the first day Of August Febru-
airy. fe.s.,.... the City Of P~ascagoula. in
the County of Jackson. State of Mis-
sissippi. promises to pay TO bearer:
the United States of America at the
pascaaoula-Mos Point Bank. in the
CITY of P~sscaVoula. State Of Missis-
sippi. Being interest due that date
ITS Fire Department Bond dated
August /. 1913 and numbered
CITY OF PASCAGOULA.
MISSISSIPPI.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-23

The City OF Paseagoula. In the coun-
~ of Jackson. State of Mississippi.
acknowledges itself Indebted and. for
value received. hereby promises TO
pay - bearer
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-23

coupons eSidencing he interest TO ac-
H. the following form. to-wit
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF JACKSON
CITY Of pASCACOULA
FIRE DEPARTMENT BOND
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-23
DELINQUENT COUNTY TAX SALE
JACKSON COUNTY. MISSISSIPPI
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF JACKSON

ID o Newman Sheriff and Tax Collector ill sell at public ouny TO tn highest bidder
for cash al the main front door of tho Court House in N city Of Ps@ssahst Jackson County Mis-
IMMpp on E#a xG
THE THIRD WEDNESDAY THE EIGHTEENTH DAY or SEPTEMBER 1876
ommcrne at II o'clock M the trowfngd described lands md lots or so much thereof as may be
liz. AmaL for Aa GaA ur- la5 and cMs
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-23

SECTION g. That when the said
bonds shall have beer executed as
hereinbefore directed. they shall be
registered by the City Clerk IN a
book kept for that purpose In his
said Clerk shall endorse upon the
reverse side of each of said bonds .
registration and vsiidstion r~ert;fi-
cate in substantially the following
form. to-wit:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-23
|Citv's Churches to Aid In
 Xmas Seal Sunday DriUe

Tomorrow hes been deslenaaea as chrlamas seal Sunday hs the was eesanary Ana.Tuoercalosls League, and churches og tle city win lss0e WeelAl anpeAls Co their members % slnpoge the seal sale which starts
 Miss Mary Hodson, campalun manager. said the last patches ot chtislaAao seals win 60 oEf in the mall today and Monday, and the staff oe volunteers will then prepare Co accept returns,
 Orders were obtained fEosn bud. ness firms and organizations this week. and Mss Hodson said the re. turns were gratifying. Special seal bonds" have been Issued Co large firms and examinations, which pre-. ferred such certificates Co the stamps,
 Bond CertlgioAles Offered
 The campaign manager said that many organizations, which would be unable Co use stamps, have been glven bond certificates instead, These ~bonas" come ln denominations Of 6, eiO, and SIS.
 Boy Scouts were busy today dis. lwibutlng the colorfall posters, which win urge local residents Co protect your home from tuberculosis"
 Funds raised In the campaign will be used Co continue work on tliber-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-23

culOsls prevention and dlagnoais Of the disease. me local hague checks on al eases reported here, and nr- ranges for x-raye and consultations. 10 renders profession supervision of positive cases, and gives financial assistance when needed.
 Announcements Expected
 Many local pastors win make an- nottncemenis of the campaign co services tomorrow. Printed notices have already been displayed ct many of the churches
 Statistics show that Waterbury hes had on average Of s7 new eases of T.B. each year. The League points out that there are undoubtedly many more which have not been uiicov- cred. The goal is "a community free from haberculoels", the drive com. mlttee points out
 A large group of volunteers have been assisting Miss Hodson with tho campaign work, under the supe1vi- sion of Mrs. John "A. Foster. who is chairman of the seal committee. Other members of the committee are Mrs. Edward J. Godfrey, Mrs. John V. Lasky, Mrs. A. A. Crane, Mrs. Mary N. Dewey, and Miss Anna E. Pagan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-23
HOaryHOaxes Stiu Nip Public Billions YearLy
By NEA Service

Chicago, Nov. Ss-Wllllafn Arthur Nickel, the elOo a week cashier who faces charges of helping to lift sp0o. 900 from the tan of Q New. York manufacturing firm, is just small fish in the swindling business. The big difference between Nlckels and thousands of others is that he got caught.
 "Ouesses" on the annual swindle take run from elOo o.O00. 600 to S2.000,- 900 900 annualls. No one can acc tually tell how much Is lost to the slick money artists because most victims shut up as soon as they learn they have been fleeced.
 Nor do the swindlers always both- CT to think of slick new gags to re- lieve the gulllble public of their spare cash. one of the oldest in history is making the rounds again the National Better Business Bureau warns-the spanish prisoner hoax, age sse years.
 Locale Now In Mexico
 Right after the wreck of the Spanish Armada, bogus 'Dons" be- gan trading half their mythical spanish castles for a little read, English cash. Today, the locale ha switched to Mexico.
 In the modern version, a Mexi- can banker" offers sl00,o00 of the s2e5g 900 he says he has cached in a checked trunk. All he needs is s6 200 or thereabout of the sucker's money to get out of jail and recover the check that will release tho trunk. What he really does is re- leasel the s6.2o0 from the sucker.
 Despite the fact that the Post Offlce has issued scores of fraud orders against perpetrators, the swindle is still catching romantic fish.
 Businessmen, trying to pick up a legitimate dollar of their own are getting hooked on the customer in-distress" swindle. the Better Business Bureau reports.
 How It Operates
 In this racket, the swindler will telephone from a city like New York to a Chicago firm identifying him. self as one of the firms big cus- toners from Wyoming. He is, he says, vacationing in New York with his family and someone just lifted his wallet, leaving him pennileSs He is about to take a plane home and doesn't know what to do. Can
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-23
Areo Drivers WiIlAppeor
 ForHeorincs

Five local motorists are among the % who win appear before Francis ". Hogan, Director Of op. erator Control of the State Motor vehicle Department, for hearings on motor vehicle law violations al the Waterbury City Court Tuesday, Nov. % at i0sSo A. M.
 Local drivers are. Joseph TNtalo of oSe Highland Avenue, Henry N, Blansi1elo of 1874 West Main Street, Harold 1ere of l7s Academy Road, Henry P. Boisvert Of lsS North Main Street and Norman Wilson oi vS2 North Main Street.
 One driver whose license has been suspended will appear for c hear ing. He is Lloyd n. Crocket of Battell Street. Torrington. His lic- ense was suspended August 3, ieas for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor.
 Fourteen other area drivers also are scheduled to appear for hear ingS. They are. Joseph Wasserback Of Middlebury, Floyd Oranniss ul reQuabuck. Clarence Roberts of Norfolk, Donald Platt of Norfolk Mary Doolittle of Salisbury, Robert Mastrianni of Southington. Cora Williams of Southbnry.
 Also Edward DlshaviSh of Tor rington, William Read of wolcott, Jessie Turner of Lakeville. Sher- man Stocker of Beacon Falls. Sam- uel Bushnell of Salisbury, William Johnson of Canaan and Robert Messenger of Torrington.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-23
Cleaners Will Stage Affair

Waterbury Cleaners Associated wfll hold its second annual semi formal dinner dance at The Elton Tuesday night. Delegates from the Bridgeport Retail Tailors and Clean CTS Association win be among the guests.
 Frank Stolfi. president of the cleaners. is general chairman of the arrangements committee. Ralph Ds- Pietro heads the entertainment committee assisted by Alfred D. Per- ngini and Alfred r. Perugini. Mem bers of the decorations committee are Peter Troisi, chairman; Gaetano Pasqua. John Pugliese, Bernard Stemplar and Edward Hart. Victor Guerrera is ticket chairman.
 Music for dancing will be fur- nislaed by Jimmy Corte and his or clnestra. About 100 arfe expected to attend.