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Show UTAH LABOR NEWS. SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH, MARCH 31. 1939 EMoaG I?G,0CDG,fittS7 By SU3DD0I?CnDDG QGQGl independent Capitol theater, but to date, thanks to the discriminating patronage of the people, it has been bnsuccessful. At the time, and since, Publix entered the Brigham theater field, the Capitol theater exhibited pictures produced by United Artists, Universal, Gaumont British, Republic, Monogram, RKO, and Twentieth-Centur- y Fox, but in the past three years the Publix has been able to Metro-Goldwyn-May- er, purchase away from the Capitol all except the three last named and in adition it shows pictures produced by Paramount, Warner Brothers, First National and Columbia companies. These companies produce an aproximate total of 330 pictures anually, while the three companies represented by the Capitol make an approximate total of 124 pictures a year, confining themselves to quality instead of numbers. However, this makes double billings VICIOUS THEATER impossible by the independent theater and prevents showing the MONOPOLY quality pictures for prices lower than have generally been adhered Editor Utah Labor News: Be- to. With 124 pictures a year the cause of the great threat to inde- independent theater cannot make pendent businesses by interstate three changes a week, nor can it chain monopolies, I am prompted to double bill. We have been in business here for make a public statement due to the action of my competitor here in aproximately 30 years and intend Brigham City, the Roxy theater, in to continue. The U. S. government advertising and playing two big is now investigating the practices features plus selected short sub- of trusts and monopolies of this jects and Roxy news every Wednes- sort, and will no doubt, correct day and Thursday matinee, or their abuses. W. VOSCO CALL, night, at prices of 15 cents for owner of Capitol theater, Brigham City. adults and 10 cents for children. The Roxy is one of a chain of approximately 1400 picture shows Fountain Head of in the United States, owned and controlled by Publix corporation, Economic Ills and in many of the cities Publix has no competition. It dislikes comEditor Utah Labor News: I want petition being rich and powerful to take this opportunity to compliPublix takes extreme , measures to ment on printing in the Utah eliminate competition, and in most Labor you March 3 issue, exNews, cases has been able to accomplish tracts from Congressman Wright this very thing. For the last three Patmans speech. the to eliminate years it has tried How any American citizen can disagree with the logic of his statements is beyond me. Easter Greetings to Our Old I firmly believe that interstate and New Friends chain stores are the fountain head of most of our present economic ills. H. C., Salt Lake City. RAILROAD CLUB . Union Made Beer Tony Pignanelli, Prop. I 503 W. 2nd So. D3QD)0n3GGG PgodHg D3C03GWG3GG1 OtSG,GCcBGQ(3 PROPOSED FEDERAL TAX ON INTERSTATE CHAIN STORES (Continued from page 2) fective work can be done from home by your cobperating with neighbors and friends in an effort to convince' your Representatives and Senators in Congress that the cause is just and right and that the bill should be passed. Anything printed in the Congressional Record may be quoted and reprinted without special permission. This is not a political campaign; it is a crusade. We must gospelize our cause which we know is just and right. A few letters from honest-to-Go- d folks back home, who have vision, and who can vividly picture the evil consequences of absentee ownership to a member of Congress, have more weight and influence than thousands of inspired telegrams. More than 150 members of the House have stated to constituents that they expect to vote for this bill. Page 3 Malpractices By Chain Stores Was. 9550 practices indulged in by the chain For many months a battle within stores of the country. C. DeG., the exchange membership had been in progress which found a powerful Ileber. element adamant against an extensive change. Splendid Articles As chairman, Douglas, after many conferences and conversaEditor Utah Labor News: I want tions with exchange leaders, poto compliment you on your splendid litely informed them that they articles showing the menacing re- must make changes, or the SEC sults of the growth of interstate would take drastic action. A reorchain-stor- e monopolies. Keep up ganization of the exchange setup the good work. followed. I believe you are doing a real service to the men, women and CONTRACT AFFECTS children of Utah. A. B. C., Cedar OIL WORKERS AT PARCO REFINERY City. PUBLIC RELIEF Editor Utah Labor News: There is considerable discussion at the present time over the radio and in the press about public relief. It is a subject of vital importance to the taxpayers. Just what' do we mean when we say Public Relief? Some interpreters seem to think it carrier with it a sort of stigma. Webster defines relief in part: Act of re- C. I. O. LEGISLATORS WIN PRAISE Two C. I. O. union members elected to the Wyoming legislature received an approving pat on the back in an editorial in the Wyo- ming Eagle, Cheyenne, for their work during the session which recently adjourned. According to the editorial, the two men, David Gilfillan of Superior, and A. L. Zeiher of Reliance, who make their living by digging coal in the coal mines in Sweetwater county, were definitely the outstanding members of the Wyoming house of representatives. Employes of the Sinclair Oil company, at Parco, Wyo., were affected by an agreement reached at Tulsa, Okla., this week between the Oil Workers International union and the Sinclair Refining company which will continue incontract. definitely a three-yeThe organization has been on strike against the Petroleum Corporation of that area. A. F. L. CIGAR LOCALS R. H. Stickel, regional representative of the C. I. O. union, states FIGHT AMENDMENT the agreement with Sinclair would Seven thousand members of the expire officially on March 31, but Makers International Union, Cigar contained a clause providing for on page 4) (Continued continuance unless one or both parties demanded Wyoming Labor Journal. Easter Greetings BIG CANNERY SIGNS WITH C. I. O. UTAH PIE & , ar Mid-Contine- nt structure. we are going to purge our Re- lief rolls (most people are in favor of it) where are we going to com- mence and where will we stop ? Students of economics agree that interest bearing bonds served their usefulness. Some have doubt that they were ever a public necessity and should have been eliminated with the passing of the American frontier, homesteads. I there is nothing free at the bottom of our economic structure there can be nothing free at the top, unless there is an imposition on those that create the wealth. Otherwise we have a leveling down for the many, to a state of uniformity of poverty: to support the overThe over-taxe- d which is contrary to the privileged, set forth of democracy principles in our constitution. . Facts are a mighty teacher and speak a plain language. CLAR ENCE EKLUND, Buffalo, Wyo. Ac3o San Diego, California, has won over the biggest tuna fish cannery in the world, with a signed contract involving 700 workers. The contract provides for preferential hiring, seniority rights, overtime, recognition of shop committees and maintenance of wage rates. lieving or removing of anything burdensome, by which some ease is obtained. Two questions of the day: Shall those accepting public relief be allowed to vote? Shall they be allowed to organize for their mutual benefit? These questions give rise to another question: Which group on public relief are you talking Local 64 of the Cannery and about? No one can deny that the classes two distinct have Agricultural taxpayers Workers, C. I. O., in on public relief one at the top and one at the bottom of our social A If fiCnG PASTRY CO. We Cater to Clubs, Parties. Special Orders Filled on 24 Hours Notice Mgr. M. O. RIGBY, 2575 So. State Ily. 2973 Hyland 256 tax-exem- pt EASTER GREETINGS MODERN ELECTRIC COMPANY Fixtures and Supplies 37 Richards St. WHOLESALE Wasatch 2307 EASTER GREETINGS KIMBALL ELEVATOR COMPANY, Inc. KIMBALL SALES PASSENGER AND FREIGHT MAINTENANCE ON ALL MAKES AVENUE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH R. W. Connole, President D. W. Connole, Manager Wasatch 1848 PHONES Hyland 3956-- 139 MOTOR Editor Utah Labor News: We appreciate your articles showing the NEWS AND COMMENT detriment of the chain stores to the welfare of the American people. (Continued from page 1) EASTER GREETINGS What we need is more articles Bill Douglas father was niiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiniiiioiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiDiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiDiiiiiiiiiiiiaimiiiiiniaiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiicn such as have appeared in your Presbyterian preacher, who died Order Now for Decoration j v' , paper that might broadcast to the- when the lad was about eight years 1 Day malmoved retail trade showing up the old, after which the family to Yakima, Washington. In his I f S. L. Monument Co. new 'surroundings young Bill New Old and Our Wishing worked as a farmhand, as a junk M. A. Johnson C. A. Miller Friends dealer and as a janitor to obtain Granite Monuments and WELCOME, LABOR money for his education. And aft Markers er being graduated from Whitman Tavern Smittys American and Imported college at Walla Walla, he went Parlor Beer east, and landed in New York City Granite in 1922 on a freight train with 36 504 So. Main Was. 10391 186 N St. cents in his pockets. Then he proHyland 6826 D Will Try To Please You ceeded to work his way through the law school at Columbia university; After that, he spent two years a financial district law firm, with I EASTER GREETINGS TO THE WORKERS OF UTAH and then returned to Columbia as a lecturer. In 1927 he transferred to Yale university where he later became sterling professor of law, Patrick-Lawson-Hunt- er reported to be the highest paid post in the school. Then, in 1934, Joseph P. KenWholesale Dry Goods nedy, the first chairman of SEC, an analysis of corporate reorread 163 West 2nd South SALT LAKE CITY Wasatch 1235 ganization procedure written by Douglas. He sent for the author, and soon thereafter, the latter, on leave from Yale, became a member Lead-Zin- c James commission. Landis, of the EASTER GREETINGS similarly on leave from Harvard, succeeded Kennedy. In 1937 LanIIUISH THEATRE ENTERPRISES dis went back to Harvard and MODERN THEATRES IN UTAH AND NEVADA Douglas became chairman. But beforehand, Douglas had Mail and Express Star Theatre at Eureka; Strand at Helper; Star at Payson; Freight indications that he by no I given Lyric and Kinema at Richfield; Kanab at Kanab; Star at Mt. means approved of all the ways of Wall Street. In fact, he had dePleasant; Angelus at Spanish Fork; Price and Carbon Theatres 1 Bauer, , livered a luncheon speech at the at Price, Utah. Hunter and Elvada Theatres at Elko, Nevada. Bankers club of New York which left some of his auditors aghast. niiiiiiiiiiiiiDuiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiaiimiiiiiiioiiiiiitiiiiiDiimimiitaiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiitiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiimaiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiim H R , Carter reettngsi O ' Co. Combined Metals Reduction Co. Purchasers of Ores Stockton, Utah Utah |
