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Comics Book Gesture
lSt- Louis Star-Timesl


 The Association of Comics Magazines is moving in the right direction. This group Of l2 publishers is working cut code that would ban sexy drawings, favorable portrayal of criminals sadistc scenes ana the like It is facing sensibly the rising tide of crit- cism that has caused almost 50 cities to prohibit sales of the more vulgar and sensational comics books.
 It is too bad of course, that the publishers nave waited until their business was threatened. What ever the association about its desire to re- assure the public of its interest in high standards its action is admission that the trade itself recognizes it's shortcomings
 This association, it must be noted, includes the publishers of only about one-third of the monthly output of 6OO0OOO0 magazines. The others may come in eventually. Until they do, however It wli De well for parents educators law enforcement officials and other critics of the comics to remain on guard
 This gesture by minority of the comics pro ducers is good. Parents wait hopefully. but With arms ready to grab up and throw in the trash heap any magazines that fail to measure up to ordinary standards of decency.
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licity at any time-and is especially bad in a personal campaign year. Luckily. I am not candidate this year.
 You will no doubt be surprised to know that among my letters and reports. some not signed-that charges have been made that cer- tain wealthy automobile interests, acting through lady members of their inside organization have made gifts of valuable coats, dress es and other items to certain mem bers of your family.
 Senator, your activities against men and the personal charges against you have no proper place in the Senate of the United States. I have done nothing that I am ashamed of and I certainly know of nothing that you should be ashamed of-save perhaps your at tacks upon Mrs. Thomas and me.
 T have personally written this , lingthy (sic) note in order to keep it strictly private However for fear that I may hereafter need a copy I have had the sheets photo- stated but I do not plan to make i the contents public unless deem public interest will be served there by.
 Sincerely,
 Elmer Thomas"
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C0A5IAL CARRIES 174 PASSENGERS
 OVER WEEKEND

Alaska Coastal Airlines carried 174 passengers on weekend flights between Southeast Alaskan towns. Sixty-nine passengers came in at Juneau.
 From Hoonah: R. Isturis Jr, Pat Daniels, H. Daniels, Bob Akervick, s. R. Sheakley,
 From Pelican: Ed Vogel, E. c. Johnson, Hans Peterson, K. w. Hoyt.
 From Sitka: John Olafson, Julia James, E. c. Stone. Betty Blanken- ship, Mrs. Jones, Lana Paxton, o. Paxton, Joe Howard, Pete Hansen, Esther Miller, M. Fenton, Tom Mor- gan, Margaret Lautis, s. Emstoss, Col. Paul Carroll, Albert Frank, F. James, Martin Hansen, H. M. Mo Ledlogh, John Riggle, Floyd Hays, w. Smith.
 From Hood Bay: Vim. Buol, A. E. Owens, c. R. Bartlett. John J. Young, John A. Rich, Nick Ander- son.
 From Peterspurg Ida Heystad, Lillian Swanson.
 From Wrangell: Berkley and Mar garet Hurtevans, Grace Williams.
 From Ketchikan: Peter Groverock, Mrs. R. E. Wise.
 From Haines: J. Gucker, Wellman Holbrook, Louisa Chapman, Bertha Boomer, Dr. Robert Simpson, Mrs. Simpson, Ray Nevin, Carol Koenig. Martha Madammon, Harry Laugh lin, Victor Vinson, Lois Short.
 From Skagway: Mrs. Chilbeck, I. Chilbeck, V. Gregg, MT. and Mrs. Wm. Piers Jr.
 From Taku Lodge: Tony Thomas. L. Chamberlain, A. L. Miner, Melvin Marcus, M. M. Miller, Wm. Latady.
 To Skagway: Don Natkong, Jason Natkong, N. R. Walker.
 To Haines: T. w. Shaw, Louis Thompson, V. Thompson, Iva Powell, Caroline Powell, Albert Machine, Steve Casko, Stella Lee, Harry FL finger, T. Katzel.
 To Ketchikan: Russell Maynard, Ray Antigon, Martin Victor, Violet Carls, P. Ursen.
 To Petersburg Wm. Feero, Mrs. Wrn. Feero, Curtic Bach, Sam Fins toos.
 To Hoonah lone Felton.
 To Pelican: w. R. Peterson, Mrs. w. R. Peterson, Camille Peterson.
 To Excursion Inlet: Frank Mo- Kinley, John Kaske, Fritz Willard, Mrs. Fritz Willard, F. Willard Jr.
 To Taku Lodge: MT. and Mrs. M. s. Guggenheim.
 To Hood Bay: John Young, MT. Nielsen, A E. Owens, MT. Bartlett. MT. Gillim.
 l To Sitka Mrs. L. Jones, Arthur Nielsen, William Buol, Julia James. John Olafson, Joseph Hatch, Evans Willard, w. Brown, A. Martin, M. Martin, Margaret Almaagak. c. E. Hill, Miss Cass, Albert Frank, Har- old Frank, s. Culbertson, Pete Gil- more, Jona Takienna, Clara Eyak. Gladys Helick, Vernon Kurguk, Bar bara Mayo, Sally Mayo.
 To Lake Florence. Walter Field, Bert Seton, Don Abel.
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20 YEARS AGO fMr TIT EMPIRE
SEPTEMBER 27, 1928

SEPTEMBER 27 1923
 well artist who resided while and Mrs Laurence were o
 Following the show the Coliseum, by Miss Theodora Budwn Holman Miss Evelyn Judson Williams and Gertrude Waltonen
 woodland caribou killed by w. display the Sanitary Meat Gucker north of Anchorage on the Alaska Railroad
 Fred well local baseball player, had been appointed as Wharge announced by Mayor r,onas 1udson for Meat Market
 Tn launc Allen Shattuck Democratic ticket left tour of the Margnita
 Weath low 48 miing
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even occurred to me to think of repeating the stories and incidents about Senators and Congressmep- and to mention the name of a lady--well, such is too low for me to attempt to describe.
 Tn my formal letter to you refer to the 'Chrysler Airtemp Sales Corporation and to the Charles R. Beltz and Company and this is to advise that I have rather full information and data respecting your connection with such organi- zation. While you have deemed 1t in the public interest to investigate my wife-Edith Thomas-and to leave the impression that l have used and am still using her as a front for my private business transactions. I wonder what your friends and constituents in Michl- gan will say when they learn that the same charge can be made against you.
 T have ali the pertinent facts with respect to the said company i; the names of the stockholders, the number of -Shares and the official positions held by each such stock holder
 You must know that the mak- ing of such information public at this time could not possible do any person any good-but instead, be- cause of your unwarranted attacks upon me and my family such pub licity would unlease a horde of re-
 porters who will go to any limit
 to get news stories. You, your fine
 wife, your likewise fine daughter
 and her equally fine husband.
 should not be subjected to constant
 telephone calls and requests for
 interviews as certainly will hap
 pen is the charges against you
 and your family are made public.
 This is my forecast as I know full
 we'll what you have already done to me and my family.
 WHO PAID THE BILLS? Again I must remind you that you and your committee went or
 fishing expedition in an effort to develop evidence to destroy me
 As stated-inasmuch as I dc
 not have access to the United States Treasury and to investigator: and detectives, I will be compelled , to defend myself against further alleged charges cn the Senate floor. assure you that l do no
 want to be driven to making pub
 lie. data, in the form of charge
 against you and your Committed : Personally it should be of m 5 concern ., where you hay . spent your summer vacation, whom 3 with, who paid the bills, or whel '. and how you have entertained you r friends here in Washington. Tha : is your private business yo e must remember that have privat e business myself. Swanky partie S with all that goes along-includ l ing the best oI drinks includin = gcod champaign sic)-all pal r for hy another-is not good pub
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Daily Lessons in English v v. L. GORDON

WORDS His brother replaced him as manager" Say SUCCEEDED him.
 MISPRONOUNCED Neptune Pronounce last syllable as TUNE as in not CHOON
 OFTEN MISSPELLED Franchise though pronounced zE
 SYNONYMS Sluggish slothu dull ndolent drowsy nactVe' inert.
 three times and is yours Let us Today word: ExONEaABIE to free from blame Your him."
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and it's subsidiary, Chrysler Air temp.
 To get the full picture, it is necessary to recall that on May 6. l946, this column first dis closed the fact that Senator Thom- as had been making speeches on the Senate floor aimed to influ- ence the cotton market while he, his wife and friends bet their money in advance on cotton.
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MODERN ETIQUETTE ROBERTA Ry LEE

O girl going a dance dress escort is going to a business suit?
 with that of her escort luncheon if the time is o'clock?
 A Arrive en before the specified time.
 O. proper girl in her rise when she S being Q a about forty?
 A Yes; i thing
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EASTERN STAR

Tuesday. Sept. 28, o'clock, regular meeting followed by ex- republication of initiation, accord- ing to Ritual l876-in costume.
 ALICE BROWN, 1000 2x) Secretary.
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small boy isn't happy unless he is doing one of these three things: CD Eating @ getting dirty; (3) making lot of noise.
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The generalization that prices too high is considerably in Prices of things sell aren't too higi-only prices of things we buy
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No newspaper writer would be n the least :ur- prised to wake up on resurrection morning and fnd typographical in the inscription on his tomb stone
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CRONIES ARE INDICTED

Senator Thomas promptly denied this But two years alter, when the official records were published, his speculation deals were fully confirmed. Furthermore. four of his cronies- Ralph Moore, Robert Harriss. Tom Linder of Georgia and J. E. Mcdonald of Texas were indicted for illegally influen- cling the commodity market.
 Meanwhile. Republican leaders, who had promised the public they would investigate, investigate, in- vestigate." and who had thorough ly probed the commodity specula tons o1 two Democrats-Ed Pauley and the Presidents personal physi- characterized also to- turn the heat on Democratic Senator Thomas of Oklahoma.
 Senator Ferguson of Michigan widely acclaimed as the Senate's foremost investigator and who aS- pires to be Dewey's Attorney Gen. eral, was given the job of investi' gating Thomas.
 Then, suddenly. on Feb. IA Thomas wrote Ferguson one of tht most extraordinary letters evel written by one Senator to another and nothing has been heard of tht Thomas probe since. Ferguson dropped it like hot potato.
 This column has now obtained { photostat copy of the Thomas let ter It is written in longhand anC after referring to the fact tha Senator Ferguson has spent grea deal of public money investigating him, Senator Thomas continues:
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It seems the world is entering the third stage of the triple play from complication to confusion to chaos.
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VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS

Taku fost No. Oc)S Meets first and third Thursdays. Post Hall, Seward Street. Visiting Comrades Welcome.
 VERN METCALFE, Commander; WILLIAM H. SHERLOCK. Ad1ut- ant.
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SENATOR THOMAS LETTER

T assume that you will not ob-
 ject to me using my private funds
 to do some investigating of facts. CT incidents that are coming to me from all parts of the country.
 T have been in the Congress for over 9 years; I have been in ev- cry state in the union; l have friends in almost every city of the country. and I have many friends and even relatives in Michigan and especially in the great city of De- troit. In the past ;t has never
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MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. ll7 SECOND and FOURTH a ]: :::: :::::: :::' ! : ]: E 5: : :::: ;:; ]:
 Worshipful Master: JAMES - LEVERS. Secretary.
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The Washington MerrY-Go-Round
By DREW PEARSON

fContirued from Page Che,
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Weather High, 50; low, 4s; misting
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-05-07
State idelands Oil Bill Includes River Control "Sleeper"

A shortage of fuel oil meantime threatens to
reduce the existing generating capacity. For
instance last month Illinois rural electric coop
notified that its ALLEGATION of oil used up
until May 81. The ALLEGATION, of course, based
on previous years when many fewer farms had
electricity. Obviously, there is something wrong
with an ALLEGATION which fails to recognize the
reality of expanding industries.
While the oil companies agreed to take care
of this particular coop during the period leading
up to May 81 evidences of fuel oil shortages con-
tinue to present serious threat to the rural cleo
trification program. Oil producers point out that
railroad diesel locomotives 432 % more oil than
before the war; that there are SO &c more tractors
on the farm and that various other uses of oil are
expanding at phenomenal rate. Reminded that
their job in the American economy is to deliver
the OIL the industry then passes the buck to other
industries.
The prime for shortage of oil, they say,
is the steel shortage. Vast quantities of steel are
needed for drilling wells and for increased
rail- truck, pipeline and ship transportation of OIL
Sometimes the congressman in Washington
who sincerely endeavorng to solve few of
the industrial problems of the United States seem
to be following fleet bunny around a thorny bush
Nearly 300 rural electric leaders in the United
States were assembled in Chicago for the sixth
annual meeting of the National Rural Electric Co
operative Association The meeting was notable
for many reasons-but the most heartening aspect
of it the demonstration of democracy in action
and member participation in the rural electrfica-
ton program This fact was underscored in COM
mttee meetings, open forum discussions. and vot-
ing which wound up the business of the convention
The American farmers who spearhead the rural
electric program demonstrated their sincerity and
determination to bring lights and power to rural
America without further delay.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-05-07

during the fiscal year 1949 which begins June 30.
This REA loan figure will as a startling
shock to foes of the cooperative rural electrifica
ton program. 1t is the largest loan authorization
approved in the history of the program for
single year Actually approval of the $500 million
figure by the house committee is not surprising,
cept that it comes from a committee which last
year slashed both loan authorizations and admins
trative appropriations for REA. (Montana Cong
Mansfield voted at that time for recommittal to
cure larger appropriation, Cong. D'Ewart voted
against proposed increases in REA appropriations
The house committee approval of the REA loan
authorization stems from insistent demand for
electric light and power by the American farmer.
This demand has sweed-increased in both
bers and volume-as each succeeding year goes by.
REA leaders from all sections of the United States
were in Washington last month to appear before
the house appropriations subcommittee on agricul-
ture. They told the representatives that their
neighbors and friends want electricity on their
farms-and want it urgently and quickly.
Another move for a deficiency loan authoriza-
ton for REA beaten in the house last month.
1t is likely that, with the house appropriations
mittees approval of larger loan authorizations for
REA next year, the hopes for a deficiency author-
cation are dead. Lest rejoicing and expectations
over the final 40 loan authorizations approved in
house committee become unWarranted, it will be
we'll to point out that the figure falls $500 million
below the amount which rural electric systems in
survey showed that they needed during the cur
rent and next years
Lack of Fuel Oil Adds To Power Shortage
The late war was long ago terminated, but
critical shortages not only continue but seem to
intensity
Most reasonable observers concede that short
age of electric generating capacity exists in the
United States today. One of the prime sources
of power generation is fuel oil.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-05-07
HOW SHOULD SCHOOLS BE financed

Sub committees made a number OF
important recommendations to the
state citizens education committee
Helena, for carrying back to county
education committees for study and
approval or additional recommends
tionS.
Of especial interest were the recon-
mendations on finance and organiza-
ton.
The finance committee is recon-
mending that the state furnish so per
cent of the cost of education with the
county becoming the taxing base for
all schools in the county. Local dis
tricts, however, may levy additional
taxes to meet the needs of the edu-
cational program where the state and
county contributions are not suffici-
ent or where a district wants to pro-
vide school services beyond the foun-
dation program.
Assuming the total budget for pub
lie schools in Montana was $22,000,00G,
a little more than is being spent this
year, the state contribution on a so
per cent basis would be $11,000,000.
This would mean the legislature would
have to provide annually about $4,000
900 in addition to present earmarked
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-05-07

Legislation affecting electric light and power
and necessarily the REA program along with it
sometimes slips in the congressional hopper in the
Strangest ways
rev weeks back hearings got under way on a
bill to give states title to oil deposits in coastal tide
land areas-principally California and Texas. AL
though the coastal states have not raised objection
TO the granting of states rights to these oil lands
cording to TEXAS COOP POWER, the bill taken
up by the senate committee interior and insuar
affairs to fix states rights over coastal tdeland oil
contained some strange wording.
States only would be given control
coastal waters and resources of the land under
the water, they would also control all navgable
streams. The intention Of the provision for state
control over navigable streams is obscure-but
the meaning is clearly death blow to the federal
program of developing rivers for flood CONTROL
navigation and power generation.
If each individual state controlled all navigabe
waters, land under the waters and resources there
of as provided in the Tdelands Oil Bill, compre-
hensive development Of the Missouri, Columbia,
Arkansas and other main waterways, each of which
run through half dozen states, would be impOs-
Sible. Bonneville DAM for instance, would be split
in half and neither Oregon. nor Washington would
be able to do much toward developing the vast
sources of the Columbia River.
Opposition sWelled against the hidden implica-
tions contained in the wording of the Tidelands Oil
Bill during senate committee hearings. While
number of amendments have been offered with the
intention of limiting the provisions of the bill to
the tdeland OIL the bill illustrates the necessity for
a vigilant watchdog to guard the fundamental
rights of the people of the United States.
Five Million Farmers Want Electric Power .
The Agricultural Appropriations Bill has just
been approved by the house appropriations COM
mittee and provides for $500 million for REA loans
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-05-07

, e. E. Fenton, Hysham, delegate
from Treasure county. reporting on
finances for the sub committee, point
ed out that a surplus of more than
$6,000,000 is now in the state general
fund. Using some of that money plus
raising some of the existing state
taxes moderately the legislature could
find the means of financing the
schools. While some state taxes such
as inheritance taxes, income and per-
haps metal mines taxes would be rails
ed, taxpayers would experience
marked decrease in property taxes for
school purposes and the whole revi-
sion would make more money avail
able for distribution to all schools in
the state on sound equalization
basis
There was general agreement that
a constitutional amendment would
have to be enacted to guarantee that
the legislature would meet the so
per cent requirement. Amending the
would require about three
years and during that time the schools
must be maintained; therefore, a fl
program must be ready as
soon as possible with constitutional
guarantees coming along later.
At present with rs to 80 per cent
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-05-07

of school money coming from
local property tax some counties
and districts can easily raise the
amounts needed since they have
high property valuations per pupil
and others must levy exorbitant
taxes which still do not furnish ade-
quate funds for satisfactory school
program.
The committee pointed out that an
| immediate answer to the school finan-
cling problem should not be expected
in two days of deliberation since the
past legislature was unable to find
the answer, but it was argued that
while the 1947 legislature failed to
get the money the individual districts
did raise enough to keep the schools
going this year and that if the next
Legislature makes as much effort as
the local trustees and taxpayers, the
money will be found.
With SO per cent of the money for
education coming from state sources
the remainder would come largely
IL Jill Guilty lSfI6S. Ill lldI Gull
nection questions were raised as to
whether distribution of county money
would be done on per pupil basis of
average number belonging in school
(ANB) or on a classroom unit basis
involving consideration of the teach
er and the pupils so that needed school
units would not be forced out of exist
ence for lack of funds. Ringing on
this matter, the following questions
were raised:
What should be the amount of the
program?
How small should a school be?
What should be the minimum num-
Der of pupils for foundation pro-
gram?
Should both the ANB and classroom
unit be used in distributing funds?
Should there be more uniform and
equal system of assessments for taxa
ton purposes Leonard Kenfield in
Montana Farmers Union News.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-05-07

the famed 91st division and was dec
GRATED with the Purple heart. Since
that time he studied engineering at
the University of Colorado, graduated
from Butte Business college and has
ment. He also formerly operated a
drug and restaurant business in Hell
ena.
Always active in civic and veterans
affairs, Davis member of the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, and is a past
commander of the Lewis & Clark post
of the American Legion and former
Montana department commander of
the d. A. V. He is married.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-05-07

One of five Northwest farm youth
to receive GTA scholarship awards,
Harold w. Rehmer, 19, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Rehmer of Plenty
wood, Montana, will enter VaIpar-
also University this fall for a full
four-year course. Each scholarship
amounts to $4,000 according to M.
w. Thatcher, general manager of
the regional grain cooperative own
ed by more than $50 thousand grain
growers. Harold is popular Mon
tana Farmers Union Junior who has
been active in youth work of the
organization for three years.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-05-07
NEW TAXATION BOOKLET
COMING

The Montana Farmers Union state
office this week announced that a new
booklet on taxation in Montana will
soon be published by MFU tax expert
J. M. Peterson of Poison. The study
covers basic state problems of raising
revenues for education, and discusses
income and inheritance
taxes, the metals mines tax, state IL
cense taxes, and many other related
subjects. 1t will be available through
MFU state office, Box 2OS9, Great
Falls, Montana.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-05-07

election for the
office of railroad
and public serv-
ice commissioner
Davis, a 35-year
resident of Mon
tana who S till
owns the family
homestead in Car
bon county, work
ed in the Red
Lodge coal mines
before World War
I, in which he
served overseas in