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Arkansas State press., 1949-09-02

Herman Talmadge said any
northern Governors and Judges
who refuse to honor sxtradition
papers are doing so to garner
votes"
If they want to make Ohio a
dumping ground for convicts, -
said the Gorgia Governor, that's
alright with me. As long as | am
Governor. | will follow the law
We have s humane a prison sys
tenn as We possibly can maintain.
but no prison camp is a Sunday
school picnic
Arkansas State press., 1949-09-02
Mitchell Speaks to
Postal Convention

Kansas City. Mo.,-"The NAACP
is determined that discrimination
because OF race in the federal
service shall cease declared
Clarence Mitchell. labor secretarY
of the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored Pee-
pie, in an address here before the
National Alliance of Postal En-
ployees' Convention.
Citing the employment OF Ne
gro postal employees in Winston
Salem. North Gasoline, and in
New Orleans as two important
prccedents in the field OF govern
Arkansas State press., 1949-09-02

Malvern-The Free and Accept.
Arkansas State press., 1949-09-02

ana meolo g ! a n 8
have been wrang-
ling over the mean
Ing Of justice. you
won't learn the last
word about II mere
b by studying one
Sunday school les.
son. But this Is the
place to remind
ourselves that JUS
dce as an ideal.
Arkansas State press., 1949-09-02
What Is Justice?
Lssssa NJ seetember 4. 1910

EVERYBODY 10 In favor Of Jus
- tice but not everybody knows
what Justice II. Justice is more
fundamental than democracy. II
W believe that democracy is the
best form Of government, II is only
because we believe that justice can
b better secured In this way than
n any other.
Arkansas State press., 1949-09-02

~
and democracy as
. means Of reaching that ideal.
were not born yesterday.
Labor Day will recall the
great services rendered TO de-
nocracy by the organized
workers Of the world. for ex-
ample, In the push they have
given 70 free and universal ed
vacation. But democracy Is older
than the labor movement. Ia
elder than July I. 1776. Is older
than the Magma Charta. Is old
or than the Roman empire. In
which one Of many notices was
] sLet Justice be done even II
NE sky caves In"
Justice and democracy go back
10 the ancient Hebrews. the people
Who wrote the Old Testament. l,
was written In their laws. preached
By their prophets. sung in theiI
Psalms. But Of course they did no.
invent 1t. They proclaimed 1t; bu'
justice Is older than the human
race. The whole Bible and not only
the Old Testament teaches that jus.
tice Is rooted In the nature Of God
himself. No unjust person can be
called godly.
Songs Of Justice
NUR Psalms for this week give
~ US some valuable light on what
Justice Is. Some people think that
II everybody were rich. that would
be justice. Psalm 40 shows how
foolish that notion Is. II says In al.
most so many words. "You can't
take II with YOU"
Riches do not spell happiness.
Making everybody rich might
mean making many people
miserable. Money BY Itself does
not cure the ms Of life. II may
make them worse or even
create new ones. Many q fam
ny In the upper brackets" has
troubles that would vanish u
hey had less money.
Psalms ~ and 50 give Us more
positive suggestions. Psalm " sees
Il % the kings main duty 10 Judge
the people with righteousness anc
4 Justice. The king was the govern
ment, In those days: he was III,
executive and the legislative ant
the judicial branch Of government
sI' rolled into one. In modern
terms. the business OF government
n something more than furnishing
Police 10 lock up and punish wrongs
after they have been done.
The welfare Of the people 10 the
concern Of government. When pub
j. officials take any other view Of
q .lr Job. they are of the beam,
in q democracy. the government Il
y : neoplc. that is TO say. ourselves.
n things are bad We are 10 blame
ltr IL: II they are going to be any
better. we shall have 10 work for
a. Every appeal 10 a king. In the
IOid Testament. when translated
Unto terms Of q democratic eoun.
Isr means an appeal 10 the PEG.
pie. s.~~--,-
Arkansas State press., 1949-09-02

Justice Is as old as God
Since for at least 3,000 years his
torians. politicians. philosophers
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-02-04

in rates. On December II, 1913,
the company stated in it's applica-
tons to the various regulatory COM
missions for authority to issue bonds,
that the funds would be required
for additions to the Company's
electric utility properties made nee
essary to supply the increasing de-
mands for service Increasing de-
mands mean increasing revenues.
The favorable, low-cost firm power
contracts for Fort Peck energy will
enable the Company to meet such
demands without the capital invest
ment in generating plant which
would otherwise be required; there
fore, the revenues obtained will re-
suit in a larger margin of profit.
'fIn order to make it appear that
a rate increase is justified the
Company must impeach its finan-
cial record, its own statements of
investment and earnings, the Sc
curities market appraisal of it's
operations, the benefits of the
government contracts, and it's an
nual reports to the stockholders.
This is the evidence which the reg
ulatory commission should con-
slider and rely upon in connection
with the proposed rate increase"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-02-04

government would pay $25 and the
state $40.
1t is unnecessary to point out that
the proposed seven dollars, in addi-
ton to $45, is inadequate when the
cost of eating, the cost of clothing,
the cost of everything poor man
buys, has skyrocketed to new heights.
The legislature too must realize this,
as SD 80, now before the senate,
would increase salaries of senators
and representatives from $40 to SIS
per day. Also, bills before the leg
islature Glib 141 and SD 81 would
increase the salaries of all elected
officers, by substantial sums.
Mr.. Legislature: What could you
do in times like these if all you had
to. spend for living was $50 per
month? That is not the worst of the
situation. Under Montana law the
welfare board is authorized and does
file liens against any property old
people own, and of course, this is a
lien to anything but taxes
and first mortgage. When the old
person dies up comes this lien and if
the property is worth the amount of
the money advanced, the property is
sold for that purpose unless the heirs
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-02-04
MVA fight SHAPING UP
In NORTH DAKOTA
LEGISLATURE

Despite adverse weather the fight
for MVA is rapidly rising to the boil
ing point, was the comment of Col.
Jerome G. Locke on his return yes
terday from a trip to Bismarck,
North Dakota. Colonel Locke said !:
GIN the North Dakota Capitol city
found two hot issues. One legis-
lative resolution endorsing MVA de-
velopment, the other an attempt on
the part of opposition endorsing
MVA development, the other an at
tempt on the part of opposition
forces to pass Conservancy District
BILL
'The effect of this bill will be to
Continued on Page Two)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-02-04

Thursday night. Yep, Mr..
Trauerman said just that, he
did by heck, but that wasn't
all the gentleman had TO say.
[ quote lin substance: g. most
of our mines are so full of fresh air
we have to put in bulkheads to keep
air out why, the only place in
Montana where a man can go to
avoid dust is underground -" And
so it went, with little wonder the
house chamber became so stuffy
from an influx of hot air as to be
almost Sitting.
But, Mr.. Trauerman not alone de-
serves all the credit for the humid
condition within the house while the
mercury stood at a crisp 10 below
without. Nay. To such gentlemen
as H. j. Rahilly, Ed McGlone and
John Warner of the ACM's upper
crust, must also be accorded recog-
milton. They too talked at length,
scored a couple of direct hits on GER
tain sections of HB 176 (Which pro-
ponents of the measure acceded could
easily be amended to suit the opera
tors objections), and swore up and
down that there is no silicosis in
Montana because of the superb
conditions benevolent oper-
ators have installed, that their work
ers may be contented and we'll while
they work.
Though these worthless pridefully
talked about conditions in the mines,
and how they're doing everything
possible to provide pure mountain
oreezes in this paradise on earth for
representatives from the
'other side of the tracks" had diff
ferent story to tell.
A paper" Department?
Though representatives of the
spoke with enthusiasm over
their successful efforts to establish
industrial hygiene departments, one
older smelter worker (and silicot-
Ic) informed the packed chamber
that in ali his "a years in the Ana
conda smelter, he'd never found any
trace of such department.
Likewise, while ACM officials
we're exhuberant over their success
'ul efforts in ventilation, sprinkling,
vet drilling, etc., Victor Raul, a
Suite miner, had different story to
ell. True, some years back, con-
iderable emphasis was placed on
praying - but no more; true also
hat considerable water was former
Y used to keep dust down in loading
re cars, but, no longer, because
yater made the ore too heavy
own on pay loads going to the
melter; true, they used to use scrap
ers in cleaning scrap cars-but no
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-02-04

chandiSing operations have not been
included above but the expenses of
advertising, demonstrations sales ex-
penses, state and federal taxes have
been included in electric operating
expenses in substantial amounts The
estimated federal income tax, in the
amount of $363,564, is also over
stated. Notwithstanding these adj
justments, which would be made aft
Ell proper studies of the accounts,
the company's own statements show
that it earned a rate of return of
5.2% during the year ended Septem-
Der 80, 1913. The rate of return
earned for the electric department
is found by dividing the operating
income of $760,855 by the rate base
of $14,646,003
g. Unjust Charges to
Consumer :" Would Result
"a rate Of return of 5.2%o should
be considered reasonable for the
electric operations. AS previously
indicated, ane overall rate of return
of $50 would result in very large
returns to the Company's stockhold-
ers. In view of such substantial
overall earnings the proposed cleo
trio rate increase would result in I'M
just charges to the consumers and
excessive profits to the company"
The analysis also shows that in
1947 the company purchased 29%
of all its power from Fort Peck at
3.8 mills per XVIII, which in turn
retailed at an average of more than
2 &c (including $1.00 minimum) or
approximately six times as much as
the federally-produced power cost
the company.
Also dividends paid on common
stock are shown to have progress
sively increased from a low of 24c !
per share in 1939-40, to soc in 1913.
Common stock dividends in 1916 |
were SOC; soc in 1916.
Similarly, the surplus account of |
the company in 1948 was the strong
est in the past eight years, totalling
S1,760,606 as compared with $780,
545 in 1941.
Profits Have Increased Steadily
Pointing out that present rates
nave resulted in increasing profits,
he analysis showed that the COM
,any's profits have steadily increased
he past four years, showing net OPP
,rating profits of $2,485,000 for
948 as compared with $1,706,883 in
945. (These figures are for all
divisions of operations, electrical,
,as, etc.
Observing that wage increases are
,iven as the reason why the COM 7;
amy must have higher electrical
ates, Dunn concluded his report,
tating:
''From the newspaper account of
he initial hearing it appears that
he company is relying on a wage
granted January 1, 1949 l
-hich, it is claimed, will increase ex- s
enses from $450,000 to 100000. /
1 1949. The company has expert /
need many wage and other cost in
reases' since the end of the war, yet :
ne fact remains that it's earnings 2
ave increased materially, as shown $
bove. The mere fact that certain r
osts will increase in the future has +
o significance whatever in the de- 3
of rates. Increases in
svenues may far more than COM o
ensate for such cost increases and r
the case of this company, the very q
Nv cost of the large amount of firm f
over from government projects is q
lie really important factor in it's a
,ture earnings. s
Increasing Profits Indicated, Il
Without Rate Boosts
The conditions surrounding the
oerations Of Montana-Dakota Util-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-02-04
Legislature Charged With Letting States
Aged and Needy Down
BY TED r. S., Helena

In the last Is the federal has established
activities the field of social welfare health
and security The national system of old and survivors
insurance. the system of regular grants states for public
payments the needy and blind depend
children the federaate system of unemployment nsur
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-02-04

2ance and several grant pro-
grams for the promotion of
public health and of children's
welfare, was established by the
Social Security Act of 1885.
More recent laws established the
railroad retirement system, with
grants to states for school lunch,
hospital construction and mental
health program.
However, for the purposes of this
article shall confine myself as much
as possible to that part of the social
security act which deals with eco
nomic protection to the needy aged
the blind and dependent children,
and how it functions.
Under the present law the federal
government pays a maximum of $45
per month for each person certified
on relief rolls. On the first SIS the
federal government. pays two-thirds,
and then one half of the remaining
allowance up. to the maximum of $45.
Specifically it would work out as fol-
lows
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-02-04
AND THEN THERE WAS
The Silicotic Cowhand

Mr. Sockman, you'd better have that hand examined
He may have sicosis You doubt it? Well got go
the Mr. Trauerman secretary
the small mining association, presented before the
house compensation public hearing
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-02-04
Montana Dakota Utility co. Should
Cut Consumer Rates
Earnings Average Reports company
1913 Earnings Considered Above Average B
Own Figures Show No Rate

Whether not the evidence last Friday and Sat-
urday before the Public Service Commission sufficient
show that Montana Dakota Utilities Company should be
granted substantial electrical increases analysis
current operations of that company
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-02-04


conclusively proves that the
utility is not justified in it's
request. To the contrary, the
FPC report leads to but one
conclusion-that a cut in rates
is in order.
Backing up the FPC assertion that
the request is not justified, Edward
L. Dunn, FPC director of accounts,
stated in his analysis g. the COM
pany's own figures constitute suffi-
cient evidence to prove that the pro-
posed rate increase is unreasonable
and would result in excessive prof
it's :" In substantiating this con-
tention, Mr.. Dunn quoted portion
of the company's 1947 report to its
stockholders which stated 9" fl
nancial condition of our territory is
the strongest on record. With
constant eye to rising costs and I'M
certain world events, we feel that
there is nothing is the near future
that should give rise to concern over
the basic economy of our territory"
"Above Average" Return
Substantiating further, the FPC
expert pointed out that recent deci-
sions of federal and state regulatory
bodies had found that reasonable net
rates of return for gas and electric
utilities are g. usually not less than
30 or more than 69o rate of
$50 would yield attractive earnings
of 14.79o on the investment in COM
mon stock and surplus :. :" He then
pointed to the December %, 1913
report by Poor's Corporation Stock
Reports, which showed that Mon
tana-Dakota stocks, based on nine
months of operations in 1913, yield
ed $40 on common stock, and $3.50 |
on S420 preferred stock, and that i
the market rating on MD stock was
"above average.
Poor's also made the following rec
ommendation:
1.-THE generous yield and outlook
for at least well maintained earn
ings give appeal to the common
stock at present prices. The
sound preferred has merit for the
liberal return at current quota
tions considerably below CALL"
Continuing with his analysis, Dunn
stated:
60. Doesn't Need Rate Increase -"
"The actual earnings on invested
capital for the year 1947 and an esti-
mated for 1948 Chased upon nine
months of operations) is in excess of
so, therefor it must be concluded
that the company does not need a
rate increase in order to earn a fair
and reasonable rate of return from
the investors viewpoint"
Returning to his earlier contention
that the g company's own fig
lres constitute sufficient evidence
. -, Dunn included in his analysis I
The following statement determined |
and recorded by Montana-Dakota for
he year ended September 80, 1913: !
Electric Operating :
Revenues - $5,071,811
electric Operating
Revenue Deductions: !,
Operation, Maintenance,
Purchased Power - 2,794, 224 :
Depreciation ---- 500, 544 :,
Taxes, except Federal
Income - 453, 1924 {
Income Tax ------- $685.
Total Expenses - 4,310,95 :.
Yet Operating Income, =.
Electric Dept $ 760,855 :
A Conservative Estimate of Il
Net Income f
Concerning this statement, the
nalyst stated the following:
at is certain that further investi-
alton would show that the electric O
ncome in the amount of $760,855 is it
The profits from mer p
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-02-04

A Conservative Estimate of
Net Income
Concerning this statement, the
analyst stated the following:
at is certain that further investi-
cation would show that the electric
income in the amount of $760,855 is
understated. The profits from mer-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-02-04

SUNNI alton
First, if there be no "silicosis
menace" in Montana, why then is
the ACM so opposed to making sill
COSTS compensate? If the small
mines be so over-burdened with fresh
air, why is their spokesman, Mr..
so upset over HB 176?
Second, not single spokesman
for industry denied that silicosis was
an industrial disease, nor attempted
to refute the fact that 75% of all
known silicotic cases are found in
Silver Bow county.
Thirdly: Other industries, such as
lumber, construction, printing, etc.,
must provide compensation for dis
Continued on Page Three
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-02-04

'The conditions surrounding the
operations Of Montana-Dakota Util-
tiles Company indicate increasing
prosperity for it without an increase
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-15
Fenwick Charges Cox
Links Schools, Politics

State Senator Charles r. Fen
wick of Arlington, today called on
Robert w. Cox, Independent Town
Meeting candidate for the Airing
ton County Board, to tell why "he
lis injecting the schools into
politics"
Gould it be that he is attempt
ing to ride in on the coat-tails of
the School Board rather than his
own qualifications for the job?"
Mr.. Fenwick asked.
Mr.. Fenwick said he was speak
ing in behalf of Basil M. De Lash
mutt, county board chairman and
Democratic nominee, who is run
ming for reelection to the five
member body.
Mr.. De Lashmutt is a land sur
veyor and engineer. Mr.. Cox is
budget officer of the Federal Com
munications Commission.
Mr.. Fenwick said the county
board is balance wheel for county
government and must look at all
of the needs of the county in order
to maintain a well-rounded COM
munity.
ut is perfectly natural" Sena-
tor Fenwick said, "for all of the
departments of the government to
be interested in obtaining the
greatest benefits and the largest
amountSof money for thier partic-
ular service. To grant all of these
requests would make the tax load
unbearable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-15
Dr.. Spicer 10 Give Talk Alexandra Endorses
0nCountyGovernment Creation Of Safety Unit

Formation of an Alexandria
Safety Council was Endorsed last
night by the City Council.
Talbot Sinclair, vice president
of the Junior Chamber of Com
merce. which is sponsoring the
movement. said an organization
was needed to conduct safety cam
paigns and to act in an advisory
capacity on safety problems. He
said the Junior Chamber would
help organize the unit.
The Council authorized survey
of the city financial records by the
State auditor so new system Of
accounting could be established.
The survey originally was to be
done by a private firm. but City
Manager Guy Ancell reported that
law requires the State auditor to
set up new accounting systems.
A $500 appropriation was au-
thorized for employment Of legal
assistance by the city attorney in
examining titles and recording
deeds for property acquired for
street rights of way.
The Council instructed Mr..
Ancell to see if he could find
enough money in the budget to
employ an executive assistant.
The manager recommended B.
Powell Black of Roanoke for the
job. He said Mr.. Black, as a vet
eran trainee. would receive part
OF his pay from the city and part
from the Federal Government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-15
Virginia Real Estate Men
Ask End Of Rent Control

Delegates to the '29th annual
convention of the Virginia Real
Estate Association in Alexandria
yesterday voted to ask the General
Assembly to remove state rent
control regulations.
Calvin K. Snyder of Washing
ton, denounced what he. termed
dangers" of public housing. He
said public housing is not as cheap
to communities as it seems be-
cause it involves expenditures for
streets. schools and other munich
pal improvements.
Edward r. Carr, past president
of the National Homebuilders AS
ISOLATION, spoke last night at a
banquet at the Belle Haven Coun-
try Club. The convention is sched-
uled to close today after election
of officers, at a meeting in the
George Mason Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-15
Former Revenue Aide
Faces Jail Term for
Income Tax Evasion
Special Dispotch to The Stor

BALTIMORE, Oct. 15.-Kinsey
H. Dillon. SIS, former accountant
with the Bureau Of Internal Reeve
nue. in Washington. yesterday was
sentenced to serve six months in
jail and fined $4,000 in Federal
Court here on charges of income
tax evasion.
Dillon. whose home is in the
1900 block of Twenty-fourth ave-
nue.. Lewisdale, Prince Georges
County, pleaded guilty before Fed
eral Judge w. Calvin Chestnut.
Norman P. Ramsey, Govern
ment prosecutor, said Dillon
failed in 1945 and 1916 to
report interest and profit on Sec
ond mortgage notes which he
bought at a discount as an in
vestment. In addition, Mr.. Ram
sey asserted. Dillon understated
profits on the sale Of three prop
critics in Washington and one in
Arlington. Mr.. Ramsey said in
the two years involved, Dillon
underpaid his income taxes by a
total of $4,818.
Dillon's attorneys said the tax
agent already had been penalized
for his mistake because he lost
his job and pension rights. They
said he owes about $500 in taxes
and penalties. In answer to a
question by Judge Chestnut, Dillon
said he was worth about $50, 900
at the present time.
Dillon was employed in the Bu-
reau of Internal Revenue for 80
years. He last served as a post
audit reviewer of the work of rev.
enue agents. particularly for COM
plicated returns of partnerships
and large corporations.
The Government attorney said
Mr.. Dillon Is married and has two
adult sons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-15


part in the ceremony. They are
the Rev. Theodore o. Wedel and
the Rev. Richard Williams. Mr..
Wedel will act as presenter and
Mr.. Williams will preach.
The Right Rev. A. R. McKinstry
of Delaware will be Gospeler, the
Rev. John Ellis Large. rector of
st. Andrews Church, Wilmington,
Litanist. and the Rev. Lyman B.
Greaves. dean of the Northern
Convocation, Diocese of Washing.
ton, Epistler.
After the ordination there will
be reception in the church par
ish hall given by the chapter heads
of the Women's League.
Mr.. Miller, native of Toronto,
Canada. is graduate of the Uni
versity of Redlands and the Luz
theran Theological Seminary.
Philadelphia, After serving Luz
theran pastorates in Kingtown,
Pa, and Wilmington, Del, Mr..
Miller transferred to the Episco.
pal Church as a deacon.