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Montana labor news., 1947-03-13


The 1916 convention of the
American Federation Of Labor
gave serious attention to the
crisis in education which has grown
out Of inadequate compensation and
resulted in teacher shortage.
Teaching is an occupation vital 10
our democracy. and should be digni-
fled by pay in proportion To value OF
services. To assure pay adequate to
maintain and improve edncations OPP
portunities for all children. two ap-
nroaches are necessary federal aid
10 local schools and larger local APP
preparations or more effective tax
measures
only through the sustained and co.
%urdinatei efforts of the labor move
ment. acting through all federated
bodies and local unions. can these
ends be realized Education is the
concern II every union
Pointing ont that through its life
time. the AFI. has actively supported
the nations public school system as
tho basis Of equal educational oppor.
tunily for all, Green added
unfortunately. teachers themselves
have moi organized properly to pro
mote their economic interests. 1t was
not until the first World War that
teachers realized an economic founda.
.
ton Was necessary for sustained pro
fossional standards and began organ
izing In unions affiliated with the
All. During the present period OF
CRISIS the American Federation III
Teachers has made unparalleled prog
ress and now has locals In over 300
cities.
The teacher unions are the agen-
clos with which central labor unions
should cooperate in working out ade-
qllltn tax revenues earmarked for ed
ucatiun / urge each central labor un.
ION to take the initiative in its To-
calily in securing larger appropria
iions for education and to work III co
operation with our unions for these
workers
Montana labor news., 1947-03-13
Death TAKES IT,.
j HARRINGTON
WEDNESDAY
Rites We're Held Saturday
Morning

Funeral services were conducted
Saturday morning Cor Timothy j. Eiar-
rington. OF az West broadway, a nat
i've of Butte and a resident Of the min
ing city all his life, who died early
Wednesday morning AT a local hospi-
tai
The funeral procession left whites
funeral home at . O'Clock for Inma-
eulate Conception church. where req
uiem high mass beginning at 80
O'Clock, was celebrated BY the Rev.
Father Nobert G. Hoff.
He worked in Butte for many years
as a hosting engineer and was last
employed al the Anselmo mine lie
was 4 veteran OF World War in
which he served with the e05th Fngi
neers He was a member OF the Butte
Stationary Engineers union No. 50.
Silver Bow Trades 4 Labor Council.
PRESS committee Of the Montana Labor
News. silver Bow post No. /. .Ameri-
can Legion Butte A.erie No. II. FOE.
and was a former member OF The
Butte police commission.
lie served two terms as president
OF the Engineers union and also as
financial secretary OF the union.
Mr. Harrington is survived By his
wife, Pearl Harrington. Butte a
brother. Peter Harrington. Oakland
sisters and brothers inlaw. Mr.. and
Mrs. e W barnard Montebello. Cal.
%ifurnia Mr. and Mrs, 9 Il nocksta-
der. Los Angeles Mr.. and Mrs r. W.
Gibson. Oakland Mr.. and Mrs. K. ".
Cromwell. Portland, Mr. and Mrs. C..
j SaNant Los Angeles sister-in-law.
Mrs ] J Harrington. Butte; niece.
Miss Janet Harrington. Butte. mother.
in.law hrs Emma Iianley. Butte
sister-in'law and brother in-law. Mr..
and Mrs 4 Il Ganyaw. Butte. brother.
in.law and sister inlaw. Mr.. and Mrs.
j Il IIanley. Butte. brotherin-law,
Ray iianley, Butte; law.
Mrs. j. l.. l~ianley and Mrs. w. F.
iianley. Butte, also several nieces and
n~ephews and cousins in California and
Butte.
Pailbearers were Frank I.ambrecht.
Harold ONeill. Patrick D%eloughery.
James Gleason, James Combo and
William Daily Burial was in Mount
Moriah cemetery. where members OF
the Silver Bow post, American Legion
conducted gravpSila rirao
Montana labor news., 1947-03-13
OF LABOR
NEWS IS taken
BY Death

Clarence +. Blewett, publisher Of
the Montana Labor News. died here
late Saturday night in the Murray
hospital after a months illness. His
home was at 1890 Elm street.
He was born in Austin. Nevada,
March II. 1887. and came to Butte
November 10, 1892. lie had lived here
since that time. A graduate OF Butte
high school, he participated actively
in all athletics. During his years in
high school he played with the foot.
ball team and was a member Of the
Silver BIS. Upon graduation from high
school he attended the Montapa
School of Mines in Butte.
He was employed by the Butte
Electric Railway company for thirty
years and vas president of the Street.
Garments union for several terms. He
was always active in the affairs of
that union.
Since 1892 he had been editor and
manager of the Labor News. He was
a member Of Silver Bow No. As A. F.
and A. NJ; Butte consistory of the
Scottish lite. Bagdad temple of the
Shrine.
Played On Butte High Team
Mr.. Blewett was a member of the
Butte high Silver B organization. com.
posed of athletic lettermen at the
school more than % years ago. He
played as a lineman and a halfback
on Butte high teams of 1903. 1904 and
1905, playing with such Butte men as
Herb Mills, Angus Mcleod. Bill Nc.
Carthy. Tom Whalen, Percy Loman
Floyd Fluent, Shorty Andrews and his
brother. Alex Blewett. He also vas a
distance runner on the track team OF
that era.
Mr.. Blewett is survived by three
sons and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Mr.. and
Mrs. Donald Blewett Of Butte. Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Blewett Of Portland
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Blewett Of Con
rad. q son-in-law and daughter. Mr..
and Mrs. Hal Worth Of Salt Lake CITY.
brother and sister-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs.
Alex Blewett Of Butte. brother-in-law
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Lad.
endorff of Butte. several nieces and
nerhews and four grandchildren.
The funeral services were held from
the Masonic Temple on Tuesday after
noon under the auspices Of Silver
Bow Lodge No. IS a. r. and A. NJ. He
was buried in Mount Moriah cemetery
Pallbearers We're John Crawford. John
Nickers, Thomas y. Morgan. Wilbur
Hoar, John Zurfluh and Frank y. Leo
nard.
Honorary %pallbearers were Newell
ID. Evans, Harry Mustard, Pete Tay
Tor, Harry Hamilton. Elmer Johnson
and Dan Mcdonald.
Montana labor news., 1947-03-13

UNIV must fully comply with
the original restraining order
a d preliminary injunction
within five days or pay an additional
fine Of 81 $500, 900.
In order to meet the supreme courts
order. the UNIV must make an uncon-
ditional withdrawal of the notice it
sent its members that the Krug-Lewis
contract had been terminated and in
full force and effect.
Although the opinion was 7 to 2 on
the broader issue Of contempt Of court
Montana labor news., 1947-03-13
Cascade County
Trades and Labor
Assembly

From the American Federation of
Labor urging each Central Labor Un-
ion to take the initiative in its local
ity in securing larger appropriations
for education, and to work in coop
Grafton with our unions for these
workers. Referred to the Teachers
Union.
From Leo c. Graybill that he did
make an effort to have a conference
committee appointed on House Bill
164,. but that the motion was defeated.
Placed on file.
Continued on Page FOur)
Montana labor news., 1947-03-13
Sportsmen All Set For Big Wild Life Show
Scheduled For Saturday Evening

The Rocky Mountain S~portsmen's
association is all set for its Big Wild
West Show and Barbecue. Saturday
evening, March Is, at the Butte High
School auditorium ana cafeteria.
Those in charge Of the arrange
ments have promised that there Will
not be a duh moment throughout the
Montana labor news., 1947-03-13
SUPREME Court Rules Against UNIV
CLARENCE <. BLEWETT and
TIMOTHY J. HARRINGTON

The deaths of Clarence +. Blewett and Timothy j. Har-
rington are losses that the Silver Bow Trades & Labor
Council and the press committee Of the Montana Labor
News have sustained during the past week. Their passing
leave vacancies that will be hard to fill.
Clarence e. l'leWett, editor and business manager Of
the Montana Labor News, had placed that paper in the po-
stion of being one Of the leading labor papers in the
Northwest. AS a delegate from the Bus Drivers Union
No. 381 to the Silver Bow Trades & Labor Council, his adj
vice to the council and the press committee was always
good and encouraging. His management of the Montana
Labor News set a goal that will be hard to follow. He al
ways attended to the duties as laid down by the press com
mittee faithfully and conscientiously.
The Silver Bow Trades & Labor Council and the press
committee of the Montana Labor News extend their deep
est sympathy to his family in this. their great loss of a de-
voted father and brother.
the press committee Of the Montana Labor News, devoted
his time and advice to the bctterment of that publication.
AT all times his advice and counsel was sound and good,
leaving behind him Il record that will be hard to follow.
As an active member Of the Silver Bow Trades & Labor
Council, he represented Engineers Union No. 83 in a man
ner that was a credit to the union which sent him to the
council as a delegate. He always took an active part in
discussions before the council.
The Silver Bow Trades & Labor Council and the press
committee of the Montana Labor News extend their deep
est sympathies to his family in this hour of their great
bereavement.
Montana labor news., 1947-03-13

music. singing and various other kinds
of entertainment. Eight hundred
pounds Of buffalo and elk meat viii
be barbeeued to a queens taste"-all
this. and hundreds of bottles OF milk
will be served with all the trimmings.
Women and children are especially
invited. This IS III keeping with the
CONFINED on VaEe Four
Montana labor news., 1947-03-13
mvA'S PROGRAM FOR 1917
Drafted HELENA
LAST Week

The board of directors Of the Montana MVA association,
elected at a membership meeting held in Great Falls on Feb
ruary 2, met in Helena last week to organize and plan its work
for the coming year.
Richard Shipman of Brooks was elected president; Bruce
Steinmetz, Great Falls, first vice president; Charles Mclean,
Anaconda, second vice president; Mrs. Anna Dahl, Dagmar,
third vice president; Marian Covington, Helena, secretary, and
Mrs. F. C. HummeN, Helena, treasurer.
Montana labor news., 1947-03-13
YOU CAN'T DIG CUs. 'Th
bAY0NETS-0R Can YOU?
IS Days S64 QUESTION

against the government were
made illegal in a z to 2 decision of the Y. S. supreme court last
Thursday ~upholdng the lower court in its verdict against the
United Mine Workers (AFL) and UNIV President John L.
Lewis.
Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson read the majority opinion
which cut the fine Of the UNIV to 100000 from $3.5 million
but allowed the full $4,000 levy against Lewis to stand.
Montana labor news., 1947-03-13
Green Asks All AFL Unions Back Teachers
ALL Central BODIES Are
URGED TO AID FIGHT TO
IMPROVE salaries

Washington, D. C-AFL President William Green, in letters
to all AFL Central Labor unions, has sounded a strong appeal
to all central bodies to give vigorous support to efforts of teach
es throughout the nation in their efforts to provide increased
standards through advocation Of increased educational approp-
riations.
Deploring the inadequate funds supplied for teachers, Mr..
Montana labor news., 1947-03-13

at 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., 1947-03-13

An economy that relies for
its 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 Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-10

ment. under s. B 9l-the Uniform
 Vital Statistics Act already in ef-
 feet in all States and Territories except Massachusetts and Alaska brought some criticism of the way the Health Department has been reaching out. The measure carried when advantages of uniform leglS- lation on the subject were stressed and when the Senate was advised that Auditor Frank Boyle whole heartedly approves the change Health Commissioner Albrecht hinted that Federal matching funds might be forthcoming for admin istration of vital statistics under his department
 Two of three appropriation bills by Senator Rivers were before the Senate on Saturday. Rivers stalled off slaughter for one of them S35o000 for construction of schools by getting it carried over in re- gular order But his s. B. 99, call ing for S250,00o to be set aside fer airfields and aircraft landing floats, was dropped on its head immed- lately.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-10

leave and sick leave for Territorial employees
 s. B. 43-To reimburse Ut Comdr E. P. Chester for expenses in con- nection with his trip to Seattle and Portland during the shipping tie-up, in the amount of s42S.71.
 s. B. 2-To provide for biennial audits of all Territorial offices which handle funds.
 s. B. 72-To eliminate obsolete matter from provisions of the law relating to mining.
 s. B. 73-To eliminate conflict in the present laws regarding dis posal of surplus or abandoned school property.
 s. J. M. 14-Asking the Army 10 repair the Seward Peninsula Rail road.
 s. J. M 15-ASks Congress to broaden the statutory authority of the Rural Electrilication Admins tration to enable it to participate with municipalities in Alaska, ir- respective of their size
 $. B. 56-To repeal an obsolete law providing for establishment of carrier pigeon lofts as aids to ua- vigation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-10
HO U SE MEASURES
42st DAY, MARCH 8 Measures PasSed)

s. B. 32-kepealing the 3 percent gross tax on valuable minerals and substitute a graduated next income license tax on mining. Rates are from 1 to percent on net income. Vote, 2O-4.
 S. B. 62 To permit the killing of dogs which kill or molest deer and other wild animals and wild birds by Tvildlife agents or High way Patrol officers.
 s. B. 57-To require sufficient deposit to cover jury costs in Jus tice Courts; amended hy the House to make the pay of jurors in such courts S3 instead of S1 per day.
 S. B. 65-To authorize the Terri torial Treasurer to expend up to $l,l85 in payment of bounty claims which were filed with Irregularities
 s. B. 55-To amend the laws re- lating to non-profit corporations.
 s. B. 67-To amend the laws re- lating to suspended sentences.
 s. j. M 13-Asks that Federal positions in the Territory be filled by Alaskan residents.
 s. B. "A To provide that certain restrictions on Territorial banks shall not apply to bank loans guar anteed by the U. S. Government.
 s. B. 68-To exclude personal property from the tenancy laws.
 s. B. 9-Tu provide for annual
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SENATE PUTS OK ON PARTY
 CONVENTIONS

fContinuec rom Page Onel
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K EVE N UES
 EARMARkED
 FOR SCHOOLS
(Conttnued from Page oneJ
Motor Vehicle Tax

Motor Vehicle Tax
 The House amended and passed a bill to raise the motor vehicle tax in Alaska. The following license taxes would be collected under this Act if passed and approved:
 Automobiles, delivery cars, motor- cycles and tractors where custonar- fly used on the streets or public highways, S10.
 Motor vehicles carrying passengers for hire, including U-Drive cars, $I5.
 Trucks carrying freight, s25.
 Also amended and passed was bill to revise the laws providing a tax on coin operated amusement and gaming devices. The amend ments adopted this morning would exempt music machine or 'juke box" operators from the 5000 bond re- quired of other slot machine op- orators and would also permit music boxes to be used by persons under l8 years of age and to be used within 100 yards of a school. These latter restrictions will apply to other types of slot machines.
 In order that Fourth Division members of the House and ether members who wished to might at tend luncheon for the Queen of the Fairbanks Ice Carnival and her retinue, the House recessed at noon until ' D. m. today The luncheon for the Ice Queen was being held at the Baranof Hotel this afternoon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-10

Empire Want-ads for results.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-10

consideration. He proposed to re- scind the Senate vote defeating the measure for which he previous ly battled in never say die spirit. In fact, it was Walkers demand for reconsideration of original pass age that did bring the barn bills defeat, It was reported that the House immediately agreed to send back the bill The II to 5 vote for recall may indicate another big change of mind in the Senate.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-10
SENATE GIVES OK TO PORTAL pAY MEASURE

fCoRGnued rum Page One)
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Great Believer"

Rivers. who through the present session has described himself as "a great believer in a multitude Of things, declared his object was to set up a specific fund to match Federal airport money He was answered that the Highway Engin- eer ty allocation Of gas tax re- venues to him. has been given more money than ever before to play with and could match the Federal funds as he sees fit. Riv- CTS reply was, that the two cents per gallon motor fuel levy would not be adequate" Senator Don Carlos Brownell, usually to be found lined up on the same side as Riv- CTS, split on this measure. He held that schools should come first" Only Rivers and Peratrovich voted for the airfield appropriation.
 Skullduggery Afoot
 That skullduggery is afoot behind Senate Substitute for H. B. 76 was indicated by Senator o. D. Coch- ran, Judiciary Committee chair man, as that bill was briefly look ed at The measure would bring marine workers under the Unem- ployment Compensation system in the Territory to conform with re- cent congressional extension of Federal phases of the Act.
 Cochran said that fishermen, who would be mainly affected were "of two minds regarding application to employers of one or more" As
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-10

Uniform Act Passed
 Transfer of registration of vital statistics from the jurisdiction of the Auditor to the Health Depart
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-10
SE N A T E MEASURES
4lst DAY, MARCH 8
 (Introduced)

tlntrOduced)
 s. J. M 25, by Coffey Urging the Federal government to warr Russia against any encroachment into waters under U. s. jurisdiction by Soviet planned fishing expedi- tions into Boring Sea next summer referred to Judiciary.
 (Passed)
 s. B. 84, by Butroyich and Green to require organization of politi- cal parties, adoption of platform and endorsement of candidates through a system of divisional and Territorial conventions; pass d l2-4.
 S B. 52, by Cochran-Legal mea- sure to eliminate conflict of pro- visions of law relating to licensing of dentists Senate concurred to House amendment. 9-7.
 s. B. 49, by Jones-To require that full amount of capital stock of banks be paid in before commence ment of business; passed l6-0
 s. B. l01, by Judiciary Commit tee-Modification of provisions of law requiring posting of notices of Marshals sales to allow posting elsewhere in post offices than on door; passed l5-l.
 S. B. 69, by Cochran-Law recode measure to delete references to ob- solete Board of Childrens Guard ians from provisions of law relating to fire escapes on school buildings and dormitories; passed 16-0.
 s. B. 89, by Dawes by request Deficiency appropriation of S901 for expenses of Basic Sciences Beard; passed 16-O; emergency clause passed l6-0.
 s. B. 9l, by Collins and Walker Uniform Vital Statistics Act, which transfers registration of vital sta tistics from Auditor to Health De- partment; passed 15-0.
 s. J. R. ?, by Green and Dawes To direct Welfare Department to pay S60 per month to Minnie Fields as long as she operates Winfield Home; passed l2-4
 S. J. M. 21, by. Engebreth and Coffey-Urging the Road Commis- sioners to improve roads on the Kenai Peninsula; passed 16-0
 H. J. M. 20, hy E. Anderson Urging Congress to appropriate $125,O0o for survey of Boring Sea fisheries; passed 142.
 H. J. M. 21, by Ost-Urging Road Commissioners to repair shelter ca bins and trails in the Second Divi- sion; passed Ills.
 H. B. 30, by McCutcheon-To transfer management of Seldovla Hospital from public utilities board to municipal government; passed l4-2.
 (Defeated)
 s. B. 85, by Rivers by request To appropriate $3,210 partially to reimburse teachers w. K. Leise and Ethyl Peasgood for loss of personal property in fire that destroyed Be- thel school, March IA, l944, failed to pass 6-l0.
 s. B. 83, by Walker-To author ize Unemployment Compensation Commissioners to fix salary of UCC Director; failed to pass 6-l0
 S B. 90, by Peratrovich by re- quest-To require physical examin- ation before issuance of marriage licenses; indefinitely postponed To- 6
 s. B. 99, by Rivers-To appropri- ate S250,000 for construction and improvement of airfields and air. plane landing floats; failed to pass 2-l4
 H. B. 20, by McCutcheon-To re- gulate outdoor advertising inde- finitely postponed 9-7. 
 HONEYMOON COUPLE Mir and Mrs " NirbOlc pnulv-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-10
GIRL BABY BORN
 TO EARL McGINTYS

A girl baby was born to MT and Mrs. Earl D. McGinty at St. Ann's Hospital Sunday morning at 12:30 o'clock.
 The little Miss, weighing 8 pounds and 3 ounces, has been named Margaret Mary She joins little brother now 23 months old.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-10

1 UC applies to other Alaska indus
 tries, it covers one or more en-
 ployees, but the Federal extension
 is only over eight or more,' and
 some fisherman groups-including the Deep Sea Fishermen's Union want the Territorial law to read that way. Cochran indignantly stated that the Judiciary Commit tee had brought out the bill in it's present form, because it had been told to take that or nothing" and there are other Unemployment
 Compensation features that his committee does want to see put in effect
 By motion. SSHB 76 was con- tinued in second reading
 H B 20, by Rep. McCutcheon, to regulate outdoor advertising, was unceremoniously made to walk the plank. When the 9-7 vote for in- definite postponement was record ed, Senate President Andrew Ner- land announced the splash by the laconic single word: Gone"
 Protects Ketchikan
 Rep. Hoopes H. B. 75 ran into surprising and violent opposition from Senator Walker, who feared that it's extension of authority to highway patrolmen to act within city limits would find Leonard Smiths minions directing traffic in his beloved Ketchikan He pop ped up with an amendment which would have defeated the main pur- pose of the bill by keeping the highway patrollers where he felt they belonged-outside incorporated towns.
 It was not until he had been as- sured by the Attorney General that the highway officers would be able to enforce only Territorial laws under the bill that he withdrew his amendment. Even at that, ! Walker still had more than half a ! doubt and succeeded in getting the bill held over until today.
 Halibut Men Don't Like 1t
 H. B. 50, by Rep. Vukovich, to require all hook and line fisher men. including all the crew mem- bers on every boat to take out a fisherman's license in order to sell their catches, also saw the Attor- hey General called upon for advice. It is a measure that has aroused much opposition among halibut fishermen. The bill went through second reading without amend ment, but was not advanced for action on passage. l.
 Rep. L. E. Ost'S modest memorial asking correction of the sorry of shelter cabins and of trails crossing the
 storm swept tundra" in the Second Division prodded Senator Walker to one of the days classic com ments. He opposed a Brownell to direct that costs be taken from that Divisions road funds, saying: That sorry disre- pair and storm-swept tundra needs money from wherever it can get it."
 With it's calendar once again cleaned off, the Senate adjourned late Saturday afternoon until 10 o'clock this morning. In one of the first bits of action Saturday, Senator Walker moved to take from the table the pension bill, H B '. But 6-l0 vote left the measure right where 1t was
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-10
PETERSON ON AIR

Aimer Peterson, of Anchorage. Republican candidate for Delegate to Congress at the last general election, will go on the air tonight at 7;30 o'clock to talk about the issues of the present day.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-10
HONEYMOON COUPLE

Mir and Mrs w. Nichols, newly weds from Whitehorse, Y. T.. came to Juneau over the weekend and are registered at the Baranof Hotel.