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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-05-21
AN Open letter TO Mike MANSFIELD D

Hon. Mike Mansfield, First District Montana
House Office Building, Washington D. C.
Dear Mike:
According to Thursday mornings paper you are listed by
This shock There have been times in the past when
haven't been accord with actions However,
few instances eye eye
toned the sincerity your DECISIONS of that
for your integrity I've continued to give you support
This it's different at loss to understand the mot
waiting factor your voting Numerically opposite to what
had always considered your deepest convictions.
Don't realize the portent of what have sanconed
Don't you that the bill is primarily
Communist control bill but is aimed at all Americans who
refuse to bow to the status just the kind of legislation
that the big boys of finance and industry seek have shack
led on the American people?
you this bill enacted
application become enabling act to fascism?
Don't comprehend that this BILL intentional other
WISE companion to the TaHartley act (Which
That would the entire labor
movement, INCLUDING LABOR IN MONTANA at the COM
pe and tender mercies of big business? Haven't just
happen labor in the instant of the rail-
road workers. and the coal miners by either seizure
federal Injunction without the Mundt bill This BILL which
supported that disruption
commerce. could if labelled by the attorney general COM
muns inspired result in jail sentences up to 10 years for
striking workers-whether Butte HILL the rails the
coal mines.
give legal the infamous guilt by association doc
trne laid Trumans "loyalty' directive? That this
could be interpreted to make it criminal ofense
beliefs thoughts favor of opposition to
Universal Military Training the warbreedng foreign policy
Wall Streetmilarist crowdto suppress all opposition
to the acceerating drive toward fascism?
action in this instant ncomprehensble in
of only recently couple of months ago having
mttee recorded having given support
to this legislative monstroy which is the brain child of that
committee
the inconsistent when considers that in the
past for labor and the general of
folks True back in May, 1916 did vote to
draft striking the but that
hand review of record in the 8Oh
Congress will indicate (see g. Peoples Voice, May FL
1948) against TaHarteysm against the fed
eral employe loyalty BILL against the ReedBuwnke BILL
against legislation to weaken the Fair Labor Standards Act OF
1888, etc. ETC.,
In view of your the fact the Mundt bill strikes
fundamentals of democracy it is most
likely the people will expect
very truly-HARRY L. BILLINGS.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-05-21

them from the Farmer Labor
party and it's governors, Floyd
B. Olson and Elmer Benson.
To labor he is the father of
Minnesota's Count 10" bill. 1t reviv-
ed injunctions, limited picketing and,
according to CLIO leaders, "keeps labor
in constant negotiations, wastes our
time and energy, eats into our treas
ury, provides field day for lawyers
builds at state expense a political
patronage machine for the governor,
forms a bureaucracy of labor under
employer control" Stassen brags
that this bill, passed when he was
governor, was the pattern for the Taft
Hartley Act.
Labor also remembers him from
1882, when, as the boy Prosecutor OF
Dakota County, he strobe down the
aisle of a meeting of the Farm Holi
day Association, where the farmers
were demanding a moratorium Qate
passed by Gov. OLSON and told then
they could not violate the law b
dumping milk but that he would hel
them get better prices. His mex
| strik e-breaking act was in the pacl
ing house strike at Armour's Soutl
ST. Paul plant In this strike he Sc
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-05-21

the pattern he follows today, and of
which he boasts in his boOk-red-
batting, splitting tactics, company I'M
ions. creating dissension among the
workers.
HIS WAY INTO
GOVERNORSHlP
In 1888, at the age of 81, he ran for
governor on the Republican ticket
against Elmer Benson. This cam
paign also may be studied as a pat
tern for Stassen's present canny try
for the COP nomination. There were
conferences at Duluth's Kitchi Gammi
Club of bankers and steel magnates
at which he is said to have. asked for
$4,000 in contributions. Accused of
buckling to steel interests he bland
| ly replied, 1--WE will not accept one
dime from the steel trust with strings
attached"
He campaigned, in Old Guard Re.
publican style, for real jobs, not
WPA; civil service reform, economy,
, labor peace" He called Roosevelt
t ''the most ruthless President the Uni-
ted States has ever known of
such stuff dictators are made" He
ATTACKED Benson's defense of LOyalist
Spain his trip to San Francisco to see
Tom Mooney. He accused Benson of
"Bolshevism" for encouraging peO-
pies lobby against the legislature,
which refused the people the relief
and jobs and for permitting the job
less to meet in the senate chamber in
a demonstration for relief apprOpria-
tiOns
WENT IN FOR ANTI-SEMITISM 80.
In a scurrilous campaign equalled
only in Southern poll tax states he
the three Jews prominent
among Benson's many appointees. In
a pamphlet which Stassen never re-
pudiated called Are they commu-
nists or catspaws?" posters carica-
tured the appointees in true Stretch
er's der Sturmer style as Dubious
nosed Moscow plotters.
Stassen's Young Republicans met
at the st. Paul hotel and sang:
III Ho! Hi Ho!
We joined the CLIO.
We paid our dues to the q. d. Jews
Hi Ho! Hi Ho!
The character of Stassen's cam
paign drew the following protest from
a group of ministers:
1--WE express our sorrow and shame
with the unprncipIed and vile meth
DDS being used in this campaign,
Continued ON Page Eight
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-05-21

legislative and Congressional Voting Records On Pages Two Three


Congressman Wesley A. DEwart
NAMcontrold SOh
recall voted AGAINST
cauon FOR the Rockwell bill materially irrigation
strucion costs FOR TaftTIartley, ct etc
Now the latest service he's
Germs the eedulwnkle bill
prosecution
DEwart listed
the
as being PAIRED
inns DILL Montana wheat shippers
tender merces of the on
shippers voting AGAINST he Reed-Bu
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-05-21
HERE'S THE RECORD ON A PHONY "LIBERAL'
Harold E. Stassen, Bright
Boy Of. Midwest Big Biz
By MERIDEL LeSUEUR, In

Harold Stassen we'll known Minnesotans. To the stock
exchange wheat and u S. Steel interests he is the bright
boy of capitalism; the liberal front that the smart aparty
the Republican party has always known to
win control liberal Minnesota.
To the remnants of the euda lumber and wheat empire he
the somewhat them)
The Omaha guide., 1948-09-25
RECREATION CONGRESS
IN OMAHA SEPT. $3.50

Cali the churches" have been
sent first broadside of printed
publicity concerning a Nation.
al Recreation Congress to be
held in Omaha September 10Th
to September 80 tn.
The snapDv two-color broch-
ure indicates that the planners
for the Omaha session of this
congress have decided to feat.
ure one-day leadership train
ing conferences in Church Rec
reation-Rural Recreation
and Small Community Recre-
ation".
The Omaha Chambr of Con,
merce and the City Parks and
Recreational Commission invit-
ed the Congress to Omaha and
are local sponsors.
The City Parks and Recreat-
ional Commission has been Sc
eking additional tax funds
with which to xpand its activ-
tits.
The Congress will open on
Sunday Septmber 10Th in the
Joslyn Memorial.
Registration for the Con
gress is $500.
A special one-day conference
on Crurch Recreation, to be
held in the Rome Hotel on Mon
day, can be registered for 100.
The Congress is held und II
the auspices of the National
Recreation Association, 315 4th
Ave, New York 10, N. Y.
Employ The Handicapped
Many Of our welfare organi-
cations will ask the community
to observe the first full week in
October again this year as
I" Employ the Handicapped
Week.
The Omaha guide., 1948-09-25
= Gfhuqttf7 News ) r. : -
ATTEND SOME CHURCH EACH SUNDAY I Ia
Bringing Christ to
The Nations

Saint Louis, Mo-, Sept. rs
(Special) An appeal for faith
in Christ's completed redemp-
ton will be issued tomorrow
by the Reverend Doctor John
w. Behnken, president Of the
Lutheran Church = Missouri
Synod and summer guest
speaker on Bringing Christ to
the Nations, the international
Lutheran Hour. Speaking over
the Mutual Broadcasting Sys-
tenn and affiliated stations,
DIR. Behnken a pre-release, de-
clared: Europe, wrich during
the past three decades has
twice been a bloody battlefield
the scene of CORY warfare, Of
indescribable destruction of
devastation which surpasses
the imagination Of men, is
naturally fertile ground for
earnest and serious thought
about tire approaching end. AT
series of conferences with
German clergymen, which a
number of Lutheran pastors at
tended a few weeks ago and
during which the great doc
trines of Scripture and its prac-
tical application to life, espec-
tally to the life in congrega-
tions, were Thoroughly discus
sed, the matter of Christ's com.
ing was mentioned again and
again. The thinking of many
Of Europe's church people run
very much in archaeological
crannels."
DIR. Behnken continued :
"These are but a few glimpses
Of the glorious redemption
which awaits us. In view of
this we ought to be the hap
piest people on eartr. Our
hearts should be full of hope
and assurance. But more than
this, since we know that this
old world will be dissolved,
we should certainly not rivet
our hearts unto tire things of
this life. We should lift up our
heads in great expectancy.
In conclusion, he declared !:
Nevertheless we, according
to His promise, look for new
heavens and a new earth
wherein dwelletr righteous
ness. Wherefore, beloved, see
ing that ye look for such
things be diligent that ye may
be found of Him in peace, with
out spot, and blameless."
The Omaha guide., 1948-09-25
Walters Column
By H. w. Smith

y 49, w. 0lAiAI4
The Walters Key Club ex.
tends a most friendly welcome
to all Of their friends, who have
in the past been SO loyal to the
Key Club. Walters do
wn at the Legion Club are on
the up and go on quick and
efficient service.
Captain Jones down at the Om-
aha Club, tells me that his men
are ever on the alert to find
new ways Of improving their
service III. -. :. 49,.
THE FELLOWS DOWN AT
THE PAXTON HOTEL RE
PORT THAT THEY ARE
RIGHT THERE IN THE
FRONT LINE DESPENS.
ING FOOD SERVICE TO
ALL THEIR GUESTS. But
not to be outdone the Fontene-
lie walters, say that they too
have every reason to be bub-
bling over with pride, because
of the hearty response from
their patrons. II. The Hill
Hotel and Highland Club wait
ers report that they are still in
their pitching. /. The Black
stone boys still topping the
service with a smile!
Since the Summer Clubs have
closed for this season, we now
have many of their personnel
working here in the city.
The Musician head waiter
and his crew down at the ON.
aha Chamber of Commerce,
are very much alive, and still
on the job with that ever plea
SAINT disposition. !. The boys
down at the Oar are giving
good service to all members
and friends though thew are
somewhat shy about letting il
be known.
The Omaha guide., 1948-09-25

tendance at morning services
on October S for the fall quart
er.
These achievements have
been the result of consistent
planning and cooperative en-
deaver by the churches.
Religious Education Week
was endorsed in 1o47 by the
President of the United States
and the Prime Minister of Can
ada, by SO State Governors, and
by 13o Mayors of cities.
The nationwide emphasis Of
Professionalism for Sunday, Sep
tember 10Th, is: "The Comm
unity Needs Christian Teach
ing.
The Omaha guide., 1948-09-25
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
WEEK
September 26 to October 3rd.

Mrs. c. w. Mead, Chairman
of the Department of Christian
Education of the Omaha Coun
Gil of Churches, has sent a let
ter to the Omaha Churches ask
ing them to join in observat-
ion of Religious Education We
elk September 26 to October 8.
Suggestions for observance
were enclosed.
The observance marks the
18th consecutive year with the
forty two major denominations
cooperating in the Information
al Council of Religious Edu-
cation have comparatively pro-
tected and reinforced the local
churches of the country in their
local parish plans to mobilize
their religious education for.
ces.
Many churches will observe
September 10Th as Rally Day.
Complete visitations of the
congregation and Sunday
School constituency will fig
ure in many prich plans.
Superintendents and teacher
may be honored in special SER
WIGS.
The first Sunday in October
IS World Wide Communion
Sunday, and in Omaha last
wear was prepared for by inten-
si1ve advance parish planning
which produced the record at
The Omaha guide., 1948-09-25
Risky to Can in Oven

Can all you can Is the cryptic ad-
vice Of National Safety council to
help beat the cost of living. But do
not can In your oven. Explosions
que to built up pressure are a very
real hazard Use the water bath for
kt1its and tomatoes. the pressure
ennner for non-acid vegetables and
the open kettle for jams. iellies and
relishes.
The Omaha guide., 1948-09-25
Oriental Rug Coiors

Tho colors and forms Of naturt
have been the inspiration Of weav-
ers OF Oriental rugs through the
ages. Because Of this the basic
colors and fundamental designs Of
Oriental rugs have a fresh feeling
which. as one decorator points out,
mparts Z touch Of warmth ana
hominess to modern interiors.
The Omaha guide., 1948-09-25
st. Johns A. VI. E.
Church
22nd and Willis Ave.
Rev. E. B. Childress

Steps to the Kingdom of
God was the topic by our min
lister for his sermon at the
Sunday morning services of
September 10Th, 1913.
Visitors; Mrs. M. Boone
Yazoo, City, Miss and Mr..
John E. Hester, 4114 S. 25th
St. City, Mr.. c. B. Manalota,
1872 Mo- 36th St. Mr.. L. R.
Brown, 218 N. Wanamaker St.
Philadelphia SO Pa. N. o.
Johns, Pittsburgh, Pa. nephew
Of Mrs. Fisher, Miss Vivian
Walker and aunt Mrs.
Sarah Walker 2137 R St.
Lincoln formerly of St. Iohn'
Mr. L. Curren 212O No. 18th
St. City, Chas. Dkee, Rep. of
Panama, Mrs. L. Harrison 2816
No. 10th St. City Mr.. and Mrs.
Percy Hall 2230 Franklin Plaz
City, Miss B. Ranebean 21O7
No. 18th St. Philadelphia Pa,
Fannie L. Cooper go Pontotoe
Memphis Tenn.
Coming Events
Annual Conference cenven-
es at St Johns Oct. 6-1O.
The last All-Request service
under the direction of our Mrs.
Pearl Gibson and the Senior
Choir is to be Sunday Sept. %,
at 800 p. m.
The plans for the King Sol
omon Wedding Tuesday, eve
ming October 5h, by the Ever
Ready Club and its hard work.
ing president Mrs. Vera Price
is in full swing.
1t was one of these group
headed by Mrs. Cloma, Scott
and Mrs. Pearl Starks that ga
We very successful present
alton of Mr.. William Kyles,
Jr., assisted by 100 voice choir
in recital Monday Sept. 10th
The Courtesy Circle will
have their tea on Sunday after
noon, Oct. 3, 1913
1t will be held in the church
from 5 to 7 p. m. Mrs Anna R.
Jones president of this auxili-
ary is planning reception a.
long with the members of this
auxiliary for hose in attendan-
ce.
The Missionary Conference
will open on Tuesday Oct. S,
lo48 for one day following by
the Opening OF the Annual
Conference on Wednesday Oct
9th, 1913
st. john s Junior Choir Close
Successful service Of the
Conference Year.
On Sunday evening Sept 10,
the Junior Choip under Ithd
direction Of Mrs. B. ]. Child
ress. gave a very inspiring pre-.
sentation closing their services
for the conference year.
Those in attendance heard
the young people Of tomorrow
church conduct a splendid SER
vice.
These participating in. the
service was as follows:
Mrs. r. Dowing; Mrs. MCGEE
Beverly Rucker; Barbara Dav-
is; Glenda Won Baugh; Cath |
crime Cole; Rev Childress J.I
Cook; Deloris Styles; Paul Or
duna; John Orduna; F. Benn-
ing; Patricia Simms.
The Omaha guide., 1948-09-25
Nayixated Lake miobiran

Jean Nicolet is credited with be-
ing the first white man to navigate
Lake Michigan. according 10 Ency.
clopaedia Britannica. Sent west by
Champlain on a voyage Of explora-
don, he treaded his way In q birch
canoe through the Straits Of Mack
mac and discovered Lake Michigan
In the summer Of 1884.
The Omaha guide., 1948-09-25
Death ef Presidents

Seven Presidents have died IN Of
zee: William Henry Harrison. Zach
ary Taylor. Abraham Lincoln,
James A. Garfield. william McKin-
ley. Warren G. Harding and Frank
lin D. Roosevelt. Only Taylor and
Roosevelt died In Office while con
gress was In session.
The Omaha guide., 1948-09-25

One hundred sixty-five min
listers and laymen from sixty.
five Iowa and Nebraska chur.
ches made advance plans for
an October intensive home Wis.
iting project at a church din
ner meeting hid at First Bap-
tist Church in Omaha Monday
night.
The cooperative church en-
deavor will take place October
IL tn 81.
1t will be directed by DR.. G.
H. Black of Hollywood, Flori-
da.
Presiding at the dinner Mon
dya night was Rev. Harold T,
James, vice president of the
Omaha council of Churches
and chairman of the Councils
committee on Evangelism. Pre-
S1dent Fred +. curtis was out
of the city.
Speakers were Mr.. Arch
Stafford, laymen from the
First Presbyterian Church OF
Omaha; Rev. w. Bruce Had
ley, executive secretary of the
Omaha Council of Churches
and Rev. George Bancroft, the
minister Of Wheeler Memorial
Presbyterian church.
"Any church within driving
distance of the Omaha and
Council Bluffs is cordially in
vited to join in the program
said the Rev. Harold T. James
Monday night.
The Omaha guide., 1948-09-25
YankaussieSi

An oddity Of the Australian CEN
sus included the American naval
task force on visit. They were in
cluded In the count, thus offsetting
the numbers Of Australians over
seas and in japan, who were not
included. Twelve thousand census
takers were employed in the house
toulouse canvass.
The Omaha guide., 1948-09-25
How / Became a
Lutheran
Hope Lutheran church R
Membership Instructions and
What They Meant to me. q

Before becoming a member
TO Hope Lutheran Church | at
tended a few Sunday services
there. Each one of these servic-
es impressed me very much.
What impressed me most was
the reading of the sermon text
and the clear explanation of
of that text. On one of these
Sundays l informed the pastor
that | enjoyed his sermon very
much and not being connected
with any church was thinking
strongly of joining Hope Luz
theran. We talked at length
and he finally asked me when
or what evenings would it be
convenient for me to receive
instructions. l finally named
the evenings, but was curious
as to what these instructions
were like and what connection
they had with joining church
Pastor Schauland's first visit
was of a social nature and a
very pleasant one. We talked
of current events, automobiles
and so forth. On leaving he
left a booklet. This booklet
contained several lessons, II to
be exact. Each lessan discuss
ed one example in one lesson
the ten Commandments were
discussed.
At our next meeting we went
into the instruction or should I
say Bible study for that is what
these instructions turned out
TO be. This was the beginning
of new era for me, an era of
understanding and peace of
mind for these passages were
studied, discussed and explain-
ed. The Bible was always used
as reference. / have heard
some people say that the Bible
contradicts itself; but don't
you believe it! In these in
structions we read several
verses in different parts of
the Bible referring to the same
thing, and after careful study
and discussion we found that
worded little differently
they meant the same things. I
found that no matter how we'll
4 kept the ten Commandments,
no matter how well treated
my neighbor, / was still a sin
ner in the sight Of God. And
only by Gods grace and love
and my trust in Jesus Christ as
our savior can we be saved. In
fact, | learned we find our sal
walton comes from truth which
only from the Bible and "the
truth shall make us tree. In
serefore, as a member of Hope
Lutheran Church / listn to the
pure Gospel very Sunday.
These instructions do not
teach you to be a Lutheran.
They teach you the salvation
ri vr,,r sorl and how to i've
a good, Christion life. After
YOU have taken the course and
agree with its teachings you
may join the Lutheran Church
If you so desire.
Sunday School at Hope
Lutheran begins at 10 a. m.
Worship at II a. m: Everyone
WELCOME
Wilbur G. Penn.
The Omaha guide., 1948-09-25
CARD OF THANKS

u Igwish to extend sincere
thanks to my friends and
Ftaher S. G. Sachez for their
kindness and floral offerings
during the illness and death
Of my beloved husband, Jas.
c. Donley.
Mrs. Dora Donley.
The Omaha guide., 1948-09-25
Finding water supply

mnois geological survey uses IN
electrical test Of earth resistance to
locate deposits Of sand and gravel
These are the spots most likely to
bear water. Technicians claim %
per cent success In finding good
water supplies Tor towns and ciHes
In Illinois by this method.
The Omaha guide., 1948-09-25
Railway Electric Signal

Thomas Edison invented the bat
tery cell which powered the first
electric semaphore signal ever used
ON an American railroad. He
worked 10 years on what is some
times called his greatest invention
"a battery designed especially for
railroad purposes. the prototype Of
modern batteries whose use by rail-
roads ranges all the way from air
conditioning to the propulsion Of
locomotives.
The Omaha guide., 1948-09-25
Origin Of softbau

Softball Is an outgrowth Of the
games Of indoor baseball, play
ground ball, kitten ball and dia-
mond ball. Since 1909 1t became so
popular that by 1885 a world series
was played in Chicago.
The Omaha guide., 1948-09-25
Bacteria IN Cleaning

Experiments have revealed that
at least 27 times as many infective
bacteria are stirred up by sweeping
with q dry broom as are released
with q vacuum cleaner-that a car
pet sweeper stirs up 10 times az
many bacteria as the vacuum de-
vice.
The Omaha guide., 1948-09-25
More Slave I.aho.

Smithsonian institution estimates
that it would take 80 times as many
hard-working slaves as the present
U. S. population to do the jobs elec-
tricity is doing In this country.
The Omaha guide., 1948-09-25
Clair Chapel News
Fellowship Welcome for the
Pastor

Last Sunday, Clair Chapel
sponsored a fellowship well
come for Rev. Hayes and
his family. The affair was held
at the Northside Y. NC. A.
during the hours of 5 to 7 pm.
A program in keeping with the
occasion was given. Many frie-
nds Of the community and from
other churches were on hand
to extend hearty welcome to
the pastor and his family.
The affair was sponsored by
the Women's Society of Christ
ian Service, they were assist
ed by the general membership.
The Omaha guide., 1948-09-25
COUNCIL BLUFFS

Council Bluffs will repeat its
highly successful Sunday Sch
ool parade this year Septembr
18th.
The Omaha guide., 1948-09-25
Mighty MIppopotamus

Second only to the elephant In
size. the hippopotamus often weighs
more than four tons. With a life
span Of more than 40 years. the
hide becomes also two inches thick,
alone weighing as much as 500
pounds. 1t can walk for miles on
the bottom Of a stream, coming up
for air every six or seven minutes.
The Omaha guide., 1948-09-25
Counting the Stars

It Is possible to see 5000 stars In
the sky with the naked eye.
The Omaha guide., 1948-09-25

WANTED: Burnt, wrecked,
dilapidated cars and trucks.
Call Consolidated Auto Parts,
AT $3.50 or call at 25O1 Cum
ing St.
The Omaha guide., 1948-09-25

WANTED-By settled Chris
tian lady, one room and kit
chenette, would like to have
by Sept. p. Call HA1356.