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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-05-31
office of State Auditor
STATE OF MONTANA
Insurance Department
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
AND AUTHORIZATION

WHEREAS, The Northeastern Insur-
ance Co. of Hartford
Has filed in this department a sworn
statement of it's condition on December
81, 1916, in accordance with the provi-
sions of the Revised Codes of Montana
1895, relating to insurance organiza-
lions; and whereas, said statement
shows that said insurance organization
has complied with the Laws of this
State;
THEREFORE,. in pursuance of law.
7, JOHN ]. HOLMES. State Auditor and
Commissioner of Insurance, do hereby
certify that the above named insurance
organization is authorized to transact
the business of Fire Reinsurance in this
State until the thirty-first day of
March, 1947
l further certify that their statement
shows that on December 81. 1915, the
actual amount of Capital-U. S. Deposit
to be $1,500,000.00; the aggregate In
come for the year 1915 S3,372,162.45; the
aggregate Disbursements for the year
1915 $3,127,025.65 the aggregate Assets
are S7,523,970.15; the aggregate Liabil-
tiles, except Capital, are $4,505, 281.95;
the Surplus over all Liabilities is ST.
518,68S.20; the Surplus as regards pol
icyholders is s3,018,6SS.20.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, 1 have
hereunto subscribed my name and af-
fixed my official seal, at the State
Capitol in the City of Helena, this first
day of April, 1916.
JOHN ]. HOLMES, State Auditor
and Commissioner of Insurance.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-05-31
Real Reasons Why Workers Go On Strike

with over 1000 employees accounted
for IS per cent of the total payroll.
BY 1913 this figure had risen to So
per cent.
BuwinkIe Bill Is Only the
Beginning
The growing political power of mo-
nopoly is evidenced in many ways.
There is the current drive to cut the
antitrust law into shreds by exempt
ing insurance companies, railroads
and newspapers and by preventing
adequate appropriations for the Anti
Trust Division. There is the attempt
to tighten banker control of the rail
roads, There is the drive of the power
trust against the Missouri Valley Au-
thority
Above all, there is the current cam
paign to restrict the rights of labor
and entrench monopoly control over
the lives and destinies of the Ameri-
can people. The anti-labor amend
ments now pending before the senate
are an integral part of this campaign.
The answer to the problem of mo-
nopoly lies in broad program to pre-
vent increased concentration of eco
nomic power, to break up monopolies
where this is at all possible, and to
devise appropriate forms of public con-
troll over monopolies that cannot be-
broken down :.
In my opinion, such program would
go a long way toward reducing the
causes of disputes between manage
ment and labor
In addition to the cost of living and
the growth of monopoly, third cause
Of labor disputes is our present sys-
tenn of taxation.
For many years the tax burden in
America has fallen too largely upon
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-05-31

unbridled capitalism is not only kill
ing democracy by exploiting the peo-
pie; not only running the country
by exploiting other natural resources;
but also that capitalism is killing cap
italism by becoming so big as to be
a tyrant, as immoral and destructive
a tyrant as any throughout history.
History shows that people eventually
throw out tyrants.
Liberal government believes that
you cannot take without giving Any
farmer knows that he cannot continue
to take from the soil without giving
to the soil. Liberal government knows
that you cannot continue to take from
natural resources without conserving
those resources. Liberal government
includes men and women and children
in it's list of natural resources.
Liberal government knows that the
United States cannot remain a great
and rich country if it spends its wealth
recklessly. Liberal government knows
that to remain great and rich coun-
try, the United States must husband
its resources.
FDR Stood Between the Country
and Greedy Men
But to husband resources means to
interfere with mans greed 1t means
to interfere with the greed of Big
Business. That is why the special in
terests hated Franklin d. Roosevelt
FDR stood between the country and
greedy men. He stood between the
people and greedy men. And he was
such a great man that the greedy
ones with all their power all their
wealth, and all their bought newspa-
pers. could not defeat him. He was
the peoples choice so long as he lived
He is dead now and since his death
reaction has gained toe-hold in our
government. Reaction has had a blood
reaction is beginning to
feel frisky. Reaction has that happy
CLINT in its eye; it rubs it's palms to-
gether in anticipation.
The 1916 primaries and elections
will show whether the people, forget
ting their great friend, will carelessly
let slip all that he fought for when
he was in there pitching for our side.
is there anybody left who, on second
thought, still wants to vote for that
Did, reactionary Republican wheel
horse, Burton X. Wheeler.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-05-31
BY CAROLINE BRAMMER

Henry Agard Wallace, like his faith
er before him, found it impossible to
be liberal and progressive within the
framework of the Republican party.
Since his impulses of liberal and pro-
gressive thought required an outlet,
Mr. Wallace repudiated the Republi-
can party.
The Democratic primary in Mon
tana in July is when the people of
Montana will decide whether these vi
tai impulses in the Montana electorate
are to be nourished or strangled.
If the Democratic party in Montana
dominates Burton X. Wheeler as its
senatorial candidate and the Repub-
lican party dominates the expected
and usual reactionary, it will make no
difference whatever who is finally
elected to the senate. The only choice
then will be between reaction and re-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-05-31

Editors Note: Homer L. Ayres
longtime Farmers Union member, al
well as the first president of the Perk
ms County (South Dakota Farmers
Union, was recently engaged by the
United Farm Equipment and Meta
Workers Union, CLIO, to act as the
unions farm relations director. that
better economic and political under
standing may be arrived ab between
industrial workers and farm people.
The move has national significance
since it marks the first time a CLIO
union has gone into the farmers ranks
in selecting leader.)
This old world is now faced with
more starvation deaths than all the
World War II deaths put together.
Yet there is enough food in existence
to prevent millions of famine deaths
if there was no politics in interna-
tional food distribution. But power
politics is in the picture.
A British white-paper, that was pub
lished recently, shows that this year
there was twice as much wheat avail
able for export as-before the war-a
total of nearly "a million tons-from
the four major wheat-exporting coun-
tries, the United States, Canada, Aus
tralia and Argentina.
How anybody ever got the idea that
Herbert Hoover was an expert in feed
ing starving people is beyond me.
Maybe all the boosting he gets from
the big-shots dims some folks memo
ries of the old corn-burning days when
prosperity was just around the corn
err" Maybe they think he is ham
as a prophet and a Wall Street presi-
dent-but still, somehow, cracker
jack food distributor.
Feed the starving, but don't ra-
tion food where food is" I'd like to
see a farmer that made some sense
to. Anybody who has fed livestock
knows you always ration feed Hoov-
er's blast against restoring rationing
is about as bright as turning a herd
Of stock into a lot where there's only
half enough feed racks. Does anyone
think the big strong ones will stand
back politely while the skinny little
ones get a fill?
This Worked From 1929 to 1893.
And How!
Hoovers formula is "eat less" He
has proposed 81 different ways of
saving food-which must mean there
are 81 ways of eating less. Maybe we
ought to confine ourselves to just
eating 20 of the 81 varieties of pickles
nut up by that famous pickle packer.
That would put us right in the Hoov-
sr groove-and it strikes me volun-
AIRY rationing will work just about
hat good
Now, farmers put the strong stock
n one lot and the weak stock in an
)ther, and feed according to the |
Weather and the size of their hay
tacks. Food is no joking matter. and |
we've got to be serious about getting
t out to the people who are hungry
who will die if they don't get it.
And-without any politics in the pack
lge either.
1t is possible to lead a bunch of
hungry cattle up against "a blizzard
When the thermometer is 20 below,
ust by driving in front of them with
load of hay. People are not cattle
but starving men and women, as
he politicians figure it, will follow Il
ood Hoover wants to drive the hay
wagon for the influential men who
hink like he does.
But no one who went through the
Id depression days of 1898 will be-
eve he is going to drive the wagon
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Congress Probably Will Look Into
reports that choice meat cuts are go
ing to UNRRA and black markets.
Twenty-nine per cent of meat sales
are black market, says American Meat
Institute.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-05-31

Average peacetime use of gasoline
per car in the United States has dou-
bled since 1920.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-05-31

Other causes why men strike, as
given by Senator Murray in his speech
last Friday, will be carried in next
weeks Voice.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-13
PROSPECT Correspondent; Mrs. Eu MOFin: Telephone 6.Uoi.
Welcome Party For Veteron
 John LettingWeII Mad
 Three Years iR ! Pacific

i Prospect, March 13-Mr, and Mrs. Berkeley Cooper of Matthew Street entertained recently at a welcome home party at their home in honor of MT. Cooper's nephew, John Lef- fingwell of Torrington, who re- ceived an honorable discharge from the U. S. Navy last Thursday after years oS service in the South Pa cific area. Games and refresh- ments were enjoyed. Guests pres ent were: Miss Emily Corey, of Tor rington, Miss Arlene HotchkiSs, Miss Barbara Hotchkiss, MT. and Mrs. Harold Hotchkiss, Mir. and Mrs. Vincent DeGumbia, Mrs. Oscar Dunham of Southington, Eben Hollis, Robert Candee of Water bury, John Lefilngwell, Torrington and MT and Mrs. Berkeley Cooper
 The Prospect Homemaking group will meet tomorrow at the home of Mrs. Ava Cinq-Mars, Clark Hill Road.
 A covered dish luncheon will be served at noon. Miss Elizabeth McDonald of the New Haven County Farm Bureau will be pres ent and give instructions on the care of the feet.
 The Mornin'-Ellenore Mary Jor- dan.
 l9. Xylophonist-Lillian Freeman.
 20. Little Town In Auld County Down-Robert Skelly.
 2l. I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen-William Heidkamp.
 22. Novelty Dance-Marie Gof- freda.
 23. My Wild Irish Rose-Dolores Geary.
 24. Ave Maria-Robert McKnack.
 Rosary Time Tn Ireland-Mary Murphy.
 25. Finale-National Anthem.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-13

fact that its pivotal role, that Of an American sergeant, is actually nlAy- ed by c. I, named SfSgt. Ray Rea- gan, member Of the Eighth Air Force, who was interned In Swltzer- land when flak brought his bomber down with the landing gear gone.
 Reading an appeal for applicants for the role on the internment camp bulletin board, he persuaded Q fel- low internee to try for the part, but instead won 1t himself. critical ape preclation of his work in the film ln- dicates that he will soon be contlnu- ing his acting career under Holly wood auspices,
 The story of "The Last Chance" revolving about the flight of Rea- gan, together with two British offi- cers, and a group of civilians who have been bounded from one coun- try to another, across an Alpine Pass, is permeated with excitement and suspense-filled episodes, aris- ing to a stirring climax.
 The picture, based on a story by Richard Schweizer, was directed by Leopold Lintberg and was produced by l.. Wechsler
 The companion feature, Girls of the Big House." stars Lynne Roberts and Richard Powers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-13
High School Students in AnnuuI Show
 Sacred Heart Nigh
 School Stages St.
 PatFIek's Program

Tomorrow evening in Bucking- ham Hall one of the most attractive programs of entertainment arranged in connection with the observance of St. Patricks Day will be pre- sented by the students of the Sacred Heart High School. It has been the annual custom of the school for many years to take formal cog nizance of the day dedicated to Ireland's patron saint. In previous observances the youngsters have presented noteworthy programs of Irish songs and dances and have their events outstanding successes in every respect.
 Under the direction of Joseph Le- zotte this years cast has rounded out a very interesting program. Following it's presentation dancing will be enjoyed with Unico Carone's orchestra providing the music. .
 Arrangements for the event have been supervised by Miss Dorothy Ouellette and Miss Betty Doyle, CO., chairmen.
 The program will be as follows:
 l. Opening Medley-The chorus.
 2. A Little Bit of Heaven-Claire Milot.
 The Mulligan Guards-George Harrington, Henry Quinn, James Carroll, Thomas Derwin.
 4. The Bells of St. Mary's- Georgette Giroux.
 5. You're Irish and You're Besuti- ful-Ellen Blondeau.
 6. Vienna Dream-Claire Ouelette
 2. Tap Specialty-Paul DeVoe.
 8. That's How You Spell Ire land-William Leary.
 g, The Same Old Shillelagh- Robert Skelly, Joseph Ciriello Robert McKnack, George Thif- fault.
 10. Johnny Doughboy Found Rose Tn Ireland-Barbara LaFlam- me.
 II. When Irish eyes Are Smil- ing-Martin Campion.
 12. Rhythm Dance-Jackie Shee- hy.
 13. Floradora-Margaret McKen- na, Nancy Roche, Shirley Wisnie Mae Fitzgerald.
 IA. Tura Lura-Betty Murphy.
 15. The Rose of Tralee-Joan Bristol.
 IS. Ireland I Love You-Joseph Ciriello.
 IT. Scintilating Rhythm-Peggy ParTnalee. | IS. I'm Of To Philadelphia IT
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-13

pression on our young folks. He claims he saw Q sign scribbleu on the sidewalk, enclosed in a big heart, reading, Tommy loves Helen" Underneath the love message was the notation, "This is an unconfir-
 med report" Who says birds
 don't have long memories2 This week when Bruce Cabot walked on
 the set of "Avalamche," JlmmAe, Hollywood's trained raven, flew to his shoulder and nestled there Cabot checked on when he had last seen the bird and figured it was ten years ago, when they both appeared in Legion of Terror"
 The old Maroon Coupe that Lana Turner bought when she first signed for pictures in 1887 has turned up at the same used car lot from which Lana bought 1t. It has had nine owners, none of whom realized they were occupying the seat of @ Hollywood great ... Red Skelton went shopping for clothes the other day and out of necessity, he insists, returned with a checked sports Jac- ket, Q hunting shirt and Q pair of decidedly orange trousers. Com menting on his colorful attire, Skel- ton quipped, People can laugh, but they must admit I'm the bright est star on the MGM lot.". .Ro- bert Taylor has notified his studio he will make only two pictures a year from now on, and will have four months, from october to Fsb- ruary free. His wife, Barbara Stan wyck, is arranging her work to co. incide with Bob's and the two plan to really enjoy life and their mar riage for these few months each year. . {. When Van Johnson met former Prime Minister Winstcn Churchill in Florida recently, Churchill acknowledged the intro- duction, then remarked, You know, Van, had an awful time explain ing to my wife about you and those young-what do you call them bobby Sexersl"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-13
STRAND

One of the most-discussed pie lures of the year which is shown at the Strand Theater when the M-G- M International production, "The Last Chance, :" opens a seven day en- gagement.
 Filmed in Switzerland, with most of It's Suspense-fllled action laid against spectacular background of the snow-covered Alps, the story re- wolves about the escape of a group of hunted people across the Italian border
 Among the remarkable things about this unusual picture is the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-13
E WATERBURY DE0cRA7 WATEBRY CONN., WEDsDAY MARCH I3 946
CHOICE a1oRsKL It Says Here.
NEW TONIC, :. NEW HAIR
. Ry nOn ROpR

NEW TONIC, ,. NEW HAIR
 I heard something via the grapevine yesterday. Of course, in Hollywood, w. c. Fields is al- ways the first to hear those things. He's right there under the vine squeezing the grapes.
 But the story goes that they've developed Q new tonic to make hair grow. Thereu be Q short pause while we listen to the toupees dropping.
 Of course, everybody worries about losing his hair, My father lost his when he was very young, but they always shave 'em when they enter Sing-Sing.
 My brother heard that the secret of growing hair was circu- lation, So he went out and tried to get some new customers for his paper route.
 had a bald friend who graft ed the hair on his chest to his head. It turned out to be very embarrassing, though, When he wanted to show off his phys ique, he took Q deep breath and threw out his head.
 But they say this new tonic will grow hair on a billiard ball. That I'd like to seel Imagine 'em say- ing eight ball in the side pocket with a part down the middlel"
 Even so, 1t must be pretty pow erful stuff. They showed me the bottle, and l had to shave 1t before I could read the label.
 Of course, the guy who invent ed 1t is so bald that when he raises his eyebrows you can see the wrinkles go up his forehead and crawl down under the back of his collar,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-13
66 NeD DwellinQs
 To Be Erected Here

Fitty-iive one.tamily houses, sell- ing at S7,3OV and upward will be constructed on Merlden Road by the McKaig Construction Company of Lltchheld. F P. McKaig, presi- dent of the concern, said the houses when built, will be six and one-half rooms in size, built Of sturdy construction, Permits issued hy the building inspectors office show that plans call for erection of the houses on land between Nor- ris Street on Meriden Road, op- posite New Pine Grove cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-13
JIMMIE FIDLER In HoHywood

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-13

WaEm John Payne MauEeen o'fIaFa William BsndiS
 UB@w "eentimentus Journey" plus Second Hit
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-13
POLL

Clark Gable and Greer Carson to- gether for the first time spell "Ad- venture" That's the title of M.G.M.'s $ drama which unites two of the greatest box-offlce names of all time opening on the Loew-Poli screen today. Not only does the picture bring these two great champions to- gether, but 1t has Victor Fleming, the man responsible for such his- tory-making films as Gone With the Wind" "Test Pilot" and "A Guy Named Joe" as director.
 For the first time in three and a half years, Gable trades his Majors uniform for screen garb. As bo-sun of the Merchant Marine freighter, Minnie Tolbert," he is seen as a rough, tough sailor.
 Miss Carson, too, changes charac- terization completely. She losses aside her hustle of Madame Curie'' and Mrs. Parkington" for Irene designed clothes of today. As Emily pretty but strait-laced librarian who discovers she has a temper to match her red hair when she meets Gable the actress has a chance to display her talents not only for the emo- tional roles, which have brought hel an Academy Award, but the sophis- ticated comedy which made her 6 favorite of the London stage.
 Stellar support for the spectacu- lar duo is provided by Joan Blondell as the flip and fast-talking room- mate of Miss Carson. Another Academy Award winner in the cast is Thomas Mitchell as Mudgin "the man who loses his soul" Also in the cast are Tom Fully. John Qualen Richard Haydn and the vivacious Lima Romay who not only makes her screen debut as a full-fiedged actress but receives her first screen kiss from Gable.
 A surrounding program of select ed short subjects and the latest news complete the show.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-13

A total of 45,22s children in 4So Nebraska school receive lunches daily through the U. s. Depart ment of Agricult,Ire's community hot lunch program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-13

Inscriptions found at Fl Morro National Monument in New Mexico, date back to 1905. Many of the carvings on the rocks were made by Coronado's conquistadores.
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and $4,000 workers from Tacoma
fo11Owed them.

and $4,000 workers from Tacoma
followed them.
Other unions voted to support
these groups, and in February OF
1919 occurred in Seattle a general
strike of $4,000 workers in every
field of activity. The strike lasted
three days, during which strike
activities were conducted in or
derly fashion and the city was
virtually under control of a gen.
eral strike committee. The DEM
onstration gradually collapsed as
group after group returned to
work. Nothing was gained beyond
the satisfaction of the workers in
demonstrating that they could act
in concert. H.. a.
The last of the. spectacle in
which I.W.W.'s figured occurred
in Centralia, Washington on Ar
mistice day of 1919, when they
clashed with Legionnaires. Inc
occasion was an Armistice day
parade which passed the I.W.W.
hall. Shooting started-which side
started it has remained con-
troversial topic-and four Legion
naires were killed. One OF the
was war veteran
was lynched at once. A thous-
and others were arrested and nine
convicted of murder in the second
degree. Many witnesses had tes-
titled that Legiontlaires fired first,
but testimony was so conflicting
that it was virtually impossible
to get the actual facts. Church
groups and others investigating
the trial recommended clemency.
The prisoners eventually were re-
leased, the last one gained free
dom in 1899.
Non-Parfisan League and Grange
The ''red scare" and general
hysteria which followed the close
of the war brought a serious rift
between conservation farm ele-
ments and those who had been
sympathetic toward or active sup
porters of the Non-Partisan
League. The Grange ever since
the beginning of the Progressive
movement had advocated political
activity on a non-partisan basis.
BY 1913 the Non-Partisan
League had won considerable sue
cess in North Dakota and was
making rapid gains in Montana,
Idaho, and Washington. Among
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was acquitted the others were set

was acquitted the others were sci
free.
The War and Labor Unrest
Thus the Everett affair was
closed. But the United States was
in the war by this time and get
ting support of woods workers
was practical situation to be IRON
ed out somehow. The formal dec
laration of war came on April 8,
1917 and when jeanette Rankin
was called upon to vote she said
simply: 81 want to stand by my
country, but cannot vote for war
l vote No." IL.
AT about the same time woods
workers went on strike for an
eight-hour day. When they were
unable to get striking what they
wanted they went back to work.
However, each day the end OF
eight hours, they would simply
quit and go home. -....-. =. =.
The irate bosses might fire them
but it did no good, for the new
men who came to take. their
places would do the same thing.
Finally Colonel Brice p. Disque,
representing the government In a
desperate effort to get out lum-
Der needed by the army, organized
the Loyal Legion of Loggers and
Lumbermen-known on the West
Coast as the 80 LIS" The associa-
ton was made up both of opera
tors and workmen, was pledged
to patriotism and maximum pro-
duction, and-at long last-the 8
hour day. OF significance was the
fact that is recognized the induSt-
rial type of union as the accepted
pattern for wood workers organi-
cation.
War Industries Attract Union
The Boeing Aircraft company,
founded in Seattle in 1916 by
William Boeing, entered its spec
tacular career of airplane pro-
duction in response to war de-
mand. With it naturally came the
organization Of powerful unions OF
aircraft workers. There were even
greater numbers of shipyard
workers massed in Seattle and vi
cinity as the tremendous program
of ship production went into high
gear. !.
When the war came to an end
shipyard workers of Seattle went
on strike again the open shop,