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Montana labor news., 1950-04-06
Gas Taxes Rise

Gasoline tax collections III Mon
tana during January were S7o9,o5o
more than SlOO.iNM over the pre-
viouS January. the State Board q
Equalization reported
With Sl0l, o45 in refunds. com
pared with $4,000 III January. 1910,
The net proceeds to the state high
way fund we're S567,59 compared
with $40. 594 III January. 1910.
Commenting on this increase. the
Montana Petroleum Industries Com
mittce 81 Great Falls. said. Willie
some portion OF the net gain OF
.S1l0.7oS wa, due to an increase ol
one cent a gallon in state taN cf-
~iectivc July |, 1910, il is our be-
lei that due 10 increased con>unp-
ton. 1880 viii Show a healthy gain
i'll net collections over 1910
Montana labor news., 1950-04-06

The Lenten Season has TO-
cased our attention on the
Cross. 1t is understood
only in the triumphant
light Of Easter.
Some stop to look. but
see pictured in the dark
clouds Of Good Friday
only the tragedy in their
own lives-they rush on,
lest stopping they might
find naught but added sor-
row. The call to take up
one S cross to them is
enigmatic. Their misery
loves not even the Sacred
Company of the Crucified
Christ. They seek release
from their misery through
pleasure, be it ilicit or not;
hence the maddening race.
The search is in vain
for the pleasures ring
hollow, explode and leave
men unsatisfied. Ever pre-
sent is the crucible of suf-
fering. to them inexplic-
able; their darkness leads
to despair. Behold the
the lives Of our faithless
millions. If suffering is
all and death the end
morality is a nuisance,
race suicide great charity,
atomic and hydrogen
Montana labor news., 1950-04-06

listeners and viewers, had ruined
him physically; he had run
through a quarter Of a million dol
lars in ring earnings and he is now
a 23rd street news vendor. Tunney.
who retired indicated % years
ago, pointed out that fighting had
provided him with a chance for
unlimited self-improvement far
from the sports arenas. But the
ex-ring king, now 81, admitted he
would not want any Of his three
sons to become boxers. "They
lacked pYoper skllls," he said.
Montana labor news., 1950-04-06
BACK TO

The nation is almost completely
returned 10 normally again. NJ
ready children are starving in mi
grant farm labor camps and the
Okics are on the loose i'll Grapes Of
Wrath country.
Montana labor news., 1950-04-06
VOTERS RIGHT

Fourteen States have election laws
establishing a workers right TO time
nfi with pay to vote. They are
.Nrizona Arkansas, California, Colo
RADIO. Iowa. Kansas. Kentucky Min
ncsota Missouri. NcW Mexico. NcW
York. Texas. West Virginia and
Wyoming.
Montana labor news., 1950-04-06

h appearing in The Happy Time
their current Broadway hit. Silver
Theater," with host Conrad Nagel,
y, in its first season, among TVS
most highly rated dramatic shows.
It offers Broadway and Hollywood
stars in light, romantic comedies,
especially written by leading scrip
tar for TV presentation.
Montana labor news., 1950-04-06

Onc ~ Montana, best known
farming lamliv, j, being icaturce
during April aud May III tnll page
four color advertisements in natiau
ally circulated farm publication,
Ii is the Curmicr family d Ilil
lings. Montana which farm, o0.tNA
acres oi owned and leased land II
Yellowstone County near the Crow
Indian reservation
Glenn K Cromicf direct, the op-
%eraticn with Tie assistance ui hi,
.hrothcr. loo ~ lnrmler. aud hi.
Montana labor news., 1950-04-06

ton was TO play Hamlet as it has
never been played beforehand it
still is" Also quite a writer. a novel,
a volume Of poetry, vel so short
stories, mostly without publishers
as yet. Billy's mother is an ex-Zieg-
field girl, his father conducted on
network radio shows.
Montana labor news., 1950-04-06
ITEMS THAT MISS THE HEADLINES

families scrimp along on about hall
the average iamilA income
The 1850 census i, also expected
10 show that We have ~ million more
americans than IN 1910, aud most
OF them bcttcs OF biggest growth
IS in the West and in cite, The
number OF farmers i, down older
people, youngsters, nonworkcrs are
up. Wage carners make up 4 smaller
percentage Of the population. And
ior the first time. females putnum-
Der males in the t ).
The ~ million increase represents
ior comparative purposes, nearly
hall the population Of France. near
j. the population Of McNicp. and i,
equal 10 ike cities a. big a, Chi
cago.
Other important changes rakiue
place III the last 10 year, inslude
million new families; II million
more worker, and IS million moro
obs an increase Of - million PEG
pie b5 years of age and over letter
equipped homes and ! Million ncv
ones.
Good business ior Is months 10
inid-l9Sl, is the official conclusion
Montana labor news., 1950-04-06

Christian Joy for Christ.
Our Hope. has risen.
Death has been swallowed
up in Victoryl
Don't you see that every
Easter must have its Good
Friday? That every crown
of glory must follow upon
an ignominious crown OF
thorns2 Just as the bar
renness Of winter gives
way to budding spring
time. as the darkness Of
night gives way to the
first rays Of dawn so our
lifetime must also have its
Calvary, its crown Of
temptations and trials. its
night Of human sorrow
and winter Of unfulfill-
ment. Daily in our way
OF the cross we grow
closer to Him and have
hope in an eternal spring
time in union with our
Risen Saviour.
Give yourself to Him,
your cross will become
light and meaningful. He
will open your eyes and
your heart will burn as
He walks along the road
way of life with you. He
will then give you Himself
the only answer to the
quest of the human heart.
Montana labor news., 1950-04-06
BlLLY-1HE KID

Billy Redfeld: Young l22l, busy
New York actor. Billy, a profess
sional radio performer since the age
Of nine, recently made his 2000th air
appearance. He currently plays
"Grayllng Dennis" on"The Brighter
Montana labor news., 1950-04-06

OF three CLAM
curious sisters,
all actresses, ap-
peared on the
initial ~telecast OF
Monday night
CBS-TV "Silver
Theater.' In the
viewing audi
ence We're pro-
ducers Rodgers
and Hammer
stein. 7 hey
signed Eva to a
contract aud ehp
Montana labor news., 1950-04-06
THAT "sILVER" BLONDE

For a good while television has
been accused Of stealing from the
Broadway stage. The case Of beau
teous, blonde Eva Gabor is one
where the Broadway stage stole
from TV. Hungarian-born Eva, one
Montana labor news., 1950-04-06

There doesn't seem 10 be mucl
doubt nov that FEPC legislation
will pass in the House. While there
will be efforts to sidctrach it. the
political pressure is becoming ST.
great that a lew members will be
able TO resist the heat
Bui iinal enactment probably Won't
come this year. 1t will take time 10
break the Senate iilibu,ter, and a
finish iigh, would delay other more
wanted legislation. Actually, the
administration is expected to drop
the iieht-aiscr il "a made a pr
li'ieal record. H.
\ new ,ub,ilAbl2 million dol
lars j, not lar ~ approval BY Cor
ercs,. This one. il Mclears the oh
stacle course. will be used over a
Iiivc-ycar period to finance the tram
ing oi more ply sicianS, dentists.
nurses. ostcopathS. public-hcalth q
~iiccrs and maybe op,omctrists.
Strong support Tor the subsidy re
suits IRON the growing shortage 3l
doctors which has reached the stage
OF a national problem. In rela
ton to the population. physicians are
lever at this time than 40 year, az
The supply is not Uniform. In some
parts Of the country there IS onr
physician Tor every l,640 persons
in others. one for SIS persons
Congress is also interested IN II
fact that many youths who want q
enter the medical profession are un.
able TO get a chance at training IN
the 1910 autumn term. about 2',
0D sought admittance 70 medical
schools. with o.9So accepted
Surveys made By the government
and expected 10 be confirmed By tli,
wears ccnsuS show that there are
~ million families living On le.'
than hall OF the average family M.
come OF about $1,000 OF these
families. 4 million have a cash ;N-
come OF less than 81 1000
Out OF S9.2O0.0Nu families III tHe
L. s., there are 100000 with income,
|oi less than 5000 a wear lhns
about onc-iourth oi the nation
Montana labor news., 1950-04-06

Day" and Gene
Villa on
Young DR.. Ma
lone" popular
daytime shows,
five on
CHS. At night
he has the lead
role in q hit
musical show,
Miss Liberty
his 18th part on
Broadw e
says at IS his
Montana labor news., 1950-04-06

1S&@&E TELEvISION RADIO HOLLYWOOD =
BIZ GEORGE LILLEY

\IEN YORK, y. WHEN the radio-TV program We he People
~ Friday nights, NBC) Is interested in a story, it hkes to look into
both SIDES OF ii. A recent question; Is a career in boxing worthwhile? :
The show offered ex-dght champ Gene Tunney in one corner. He cited
fighters who had gained much from the ring-opportunity, wealth and
social position. ID the other eornel: GEORGE Mack. Boxing. Mack told
Montana labor news., 1950-04-06
Association Needs Funds
BUTTE BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION
TRADES

eve Do Not PatYonile List)
JOE TORPEY, PLASTERER
South OF the City.
KENNETH PARMAIEE-
9L w. Woolman. Parmalee
Plumbing Co
p. ]. HANRATTY-Caledonia
and Jackson Streets.
HENRY GIROUX- Arizona
and First Streets.
Builder.
JOHN MARKOVICH-Home
Builder. (Home Address 2lO
George Street.
Montana labor news., 1950-04-06

Joseph Gcrharz, Co-ordina,pr.
The Narbeth Society
81. Edwards Seminary
Evening star., 1950-10-22
THE MEMORY MACHINE
Continued from page fire

NOH1tHHeu JTOW pUSG yfVG
make, so that if anything hap
pened to his contraption, or
whatever is the right word for it,
it would be impossible for him
to make another, at any rate
for ten years. so that the world
would either never have his in
vention, or would at best have to
do without it for that time.
"And so, this solitary machine
being of such enormous impor-
tance, might he leave it with the
lady in her big house, where he
knew that it would be safe,
rather than expose it once more
to the terrible risks of a taxi and
his own little lodgings? And he
would complete it finally and
make it workable in a very few
weeks.
"SoMETIMEs a lady would be a
little reluctant at first to let him
leave the logophone, as he called
it. with her; but to any of those
that are accustomed to get things
of value from other people it is
comparatively easy to leave
something of value with them;
and the value of this box, as he
used to explain to them, was
something very special.
"And then with a final warn
ing of the deprivation it would
be to the human race. if his in
vention was not guarded with
the utmost care, and all its frag-
lie wheels protected from acci-
dent, he would leave the house.
Next day, or perhaps the day
after. he would come back, usu-
ally the day after, so as to give
them plenty of time. He would
come back and the lady would
be full of apologies; either the
butler, overcome by the weight
of the box. had dropped it from
the top of the back-stairs onto
the stone floor at the bottom, or
a fire had broken out, or young
housemaid, frightened by the
logophone's odd appearance, had
thrown it out of the window;
whatever it was, in every case
the invention was smashed to
pieces.
''lHEN Jones used to weep. He
was very good at weeping. And
that had an odd effect on the
women, because a man does not
usually weep. 1t was to them like
tiger singing. They didn't ex-
pect it, you see. Well, then they
began to talk about compensa-
ton. Jones usually got round
about two hundred pounds"
But why ever did they all
smash the machines?" asked
Terbut.
''Oh, I don't know that" said
Jorkens. But if you were a
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-15

QUANTICO, Va, June 15-lR- Picked units of heavily armed mar ines went into action today in a display of fighting power for Pres ident Truman at this Marine Corps base.
 The President, a World War artilIerynian, watched with keen interest as the devil dogs" in mock war maneuvers seized fortified beach with rifles flame throwers, tanks and air craft.
 Then he moved on to see some thing new in warfare-the landing of troops in combat helicopters.
 MT. Truman came here last night on the Presidential yacht Williams burg after a cruise down the Po- tomac River. He went ashore early this morning to receive full military honors, including 21-gun salute.
 The helicopters, in the second demonstration, made simulated car- rier takeoffs with both men and
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-15
IRON CURTAIN
 GOLD CAUSES SPECULATION

SEATTLE, June 15-R-Whether the gold behind Russia's iron cur tain is shaking up world markets has Western economists guessing, one of the nations leading gold authorities said today.
 Donald H. Mclaughlin of San Francisco, president of the Home stake Mining Co.,, told a Rotary Club meeting that:
 "A mysterious weakness has been affecting the free or black mar ket in gold in recent months. As a result, the free price of gold in United States currency now is only S1 more than the $35 an ounce official price"
 The free" price has been yari- ously reported ss upwards of $50 an ounce.
 Tt is difficult for me to see how it would b.. to Russia's advantage to depress the price of gold" Mc- Laughlin continued. Some gold ap- parently is being used by satellite countries, operating through Swift zerland.
 One suggestion has been that wealthy Chinese. fleeing from Com munism are disposing of some of their gold. The market is so thin that it can be affected by rela- lively minor conditions"
 He said the gold producers com mittee of the American Mining Congress is advocating step-by- step program toward restoring the gold standard. The program seeks to permit gold to find it's natural price level in terms of other curren- cies as a preliminary.
 A high price would encourage in- creased gold production, McLaugh- lin insisted. Although Homestake's s production is the largest in North America-a S15000,000 annual out put--it is only about 75 percent of pre-war levels, he said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-15
OF STATEHOOD
 MEASURES
Taft Says Bills Up 10 Demo-
 cratic leadership 1 Lucas Has No List

WASHINGTON, June 15 = R - Senator Taft of Ohio. the Republi- can policy leader. said today that whether the Senate acts on the Hawaii and Alaska statehood bills is up to the Democratic leadership.
 After meeting of the COP policy committee, which he heads. Taft told reporters there are only five or six vital" measures upon which Congress must act before final ad- tournament. There are number of other lesser measures that could be handled, he added.
 Reporters asked if these included the Alaska and Hawaii statehood bills, which have been approved by the House.
 "I'd rather not comment upon them," Taft replied. Its tip to Senate Majority Leader) Lucas in the last analysis. We can only CO., operate by keeping our boys from talking"
 Lucas has not announced any complete list of bills upon which he plans to demand action before ad- journment. But he said today he is going to drive for adjournment by July 31.
 Any bills not acted upon die at the end of this session.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-15
5LA5HING OF EXCISE TAXES
 IS INDICATED
Drdffers Go Into Secret Huddle- Billion Dollar
 Cut Is Proposed

WASHINGTON, June IS = R = Democratic tax law drafters were reported today, after a surprise sec- ret huddle, to be in virtual agree ment on a billion dollar plus excise tax cutting bill that could avoid a Presidential veto.
 The huddle, understood to have been attended by House Ways and Means Democrats and Speaker Ray burn. changed the whole outlook for tax legislation which had been dark for this session.
 They made no announcement. but there were indictions their minds were about made up to:
 l. Ram through a bill slashing excise taxes by $1 .l00,0O0.0O0 on iewelry. furs. luggage, toilet prepa- rations, movie tickets. travel tickets. baby bottle warmers and scores of other items.
 2. Put into the bill hike in the income tax rate for large corpora tions, perhaps from the present S8 percent to 4l percent--to collect about $500, 100000 additional from these corporations annually.
 3. Meet a July 1 deadline for House passage of the measure. so that the Senate will have time to act before the present Congress ad- iOurns.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-15
BANK BANDIT SHOT DOWN
 BY FB| AGENT
Man Released from Prison Yesterday Attempts Bold
 Robbery in Portland

PORTLAND, Oregon, June l5-- R--A bank robber was shot down by FBI agents as he fled south- east Portland branch bank this morning
 One FBI agent, Leonard Frank, was wounded in an arm in the fusi- Jade of shots that ripped up and down the street near the First Na- tional Banks southeast branch at 10.18 am.
 The man apparently had no con- federates.
 He was Wayne Long, 25, released only yesterday from Oregon State Prison.
 When the shooting ended, he lay spraWled on the street between parked cars with one arm shat tered. Hospital reports said his con- dition was not critical.
 FBI agent in charge Robert L. Murphy said Long had been watched constantly since release from pri- son because of his friendship there with Omar August Pinson. Pinson, who killed a policeman and later escaped from prison, year ago, is one of the FBI's "10 most wanted" men.
 Bank manager Lewis Wiltshire said the man entered the bank at about 10:10 a.m.. went to the rear counter and asked for the presi- dent.
 This is a stickup," he said. Get me some money"
 He pointed the gun at Wiltshire and Wiltshire told an employee to get some money.
 Some '25 to 50 persons were in the bank, Wiltshire said, and the man forced them back against the wall. The robber fired burst at the ceiling-there are four holes there-and left.
 Wiltshire ran into the street and yelled that there had been rob- bery.
 An FBI agent started firing from a block away" he said. They must have been waiting for him." The wounded agent, Leonard Frank, was hit in the arm and there were bullet creases on both sides of his abdomen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-15
Dulles Goes
 To Orient for
 Information

WASHINGTON, June ij = ~ = John Foster Dulles saiu yesterday he is going to the Far East to get "first-hand information at the re- quest of President Truman and Secretary of State Acheson.
 Dulles stressed that on his trip he has mo mission to negotiate about anything" He issued state ment to coincide with his take-off on a Northwest Airlines plane. His plane left Minneapolis last night and was due in Anchorage about noon today.
 Acheson's Republican foreign pol icy advisor is going first to Korea and then to Japan for conferences on the proposed Japanese peace treaty with Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur, William J. Sebald, his pol itical advisor, and Japanese lead- CTS. He expects to return about June 28
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-15
HALIBUT FISHING
 TO END IN THREE
 OPEN AREAS JULY ,

SEATTLE, June 15-tR-The In- ternational Fisheries Commission announced today that halibut fish ing would end in three Pacific areas at midnight July 5.
 This will complete the regular halibut fishing season, since two other areas were closed June l.
 The areas to be closed July 5 are Area Three, Alaskan waters between Cape Spencer and Unimak Pass; Area Four, the Bering Sea-, and Area IA, watc-s south oi Cape Blanco, Ore.
 Already shut down is fishing in Area 1-B, Cape Blanco to Willapa Harbor, Wash. and Area Two, Will apa Harbor to Cape Spencer.
 Under commission regulations fishermen operate on quota sys- tenn, in three areas. This quota is 25,500,000 pounds in Area Two. 28 GOO 00O pounds in Area Three and 5,O00,00O in Area Four. In the latter, or Boring Sea Area, there was no fishing on a commercial scale this year. Tn Areas 1-2 and l-B there is no catch limit. F, H. Bell, assistant commission director, estimated the catch in the latter two areas would be around 450,000 pounds.
 AS in past years limited hali- but take will be permitted after close of the regular season up to Novem- Der Is. During this time vessels fishing with hook and line geal for other species will be permitted % land one pound halibut fo each seven pounds of other fist caught.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-15
SALES TAX DEFEATED,
 SkACWAY

SKAGWAY, Alaska, June 15 = Especial to Empire)-At a special election held in the City of Skag- way on Tuesday. June 13, one hun dred ninety seven Q9D citizens voted down the proposed Sales Tax Ordinance (by vote of 86 for the Sales TaX-111 againSD.
 Property owners voted to bond the City of Skagway for $3l,000.000 for water and sewer improvements (06 for, 51 against) to permit the City of Skagway to issue 20 year fran- chise to the Home Power Company, doing business with John Pichotta (84 for, 75 against); and to permit the City of Skagway to lease the Skagway Municipal Telephone Sys- tenn to private individual (89 for, 72 against).
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-15
Ridiculous Statement" Is Charge Made Against Atty.
 Gen. MtGrath by Skinner

Alaska Steamship Company "virt- ually controls the economy of AL aska since it is the only steamship company serving the entire Terri tory"
 "Tna., is probably the most riG- icl..o,;S statement he could possibly have made on the subject. We would ignore it entirely but Mc- Grath's position tends to give val- idity to what he says.
 "In effect he charges that we are criminal because we offer essential service to ports that other car riers refuse to go into-the minor ports. We are amazed at such an approach from a responsible in- dividual. It might be thought hu- morous but for the fact that de- fense of the indictment will prob ably cost the company several hundred thousand dollars.
 Actually, we could make money by discon.inuing service to the lesser ports and concentrating. like our chief competitors have, on the heavy tonnage areas. But, not withstanding the fact that service to the minor ports is often difficult and performed at loss, the AL aska Steamship Company has for years undertaken to provide it in conjunction with it's mainline hauls
 "The only alternative to this ap- pears to be government transpor- tation. Probably that is what some people want-socialized shipping out I do not believe this is the wish of Congress nor of the people )f Alaska.
 Insofar as shipping monopoly
 s concerned, there are number 1f other lines active in the Alaska
 rade beside the Alaska Steamship Company-Coa Line, Alaska Ship Lines, Inc, Santa Ana Steam
 shiE Company, Berger Transports-
 ion Company, The Canadian Pac-
 fic, Union Steamship Company, he Canadian National, Standard Oil Company and Union Oil Com
 oany tankers and great many mall craft operating under so- called charter arrangements" in
 addition to numerous air lines.
 Tt is facetious to assume that we could possibly control the econ- omy of the Territory with such broad and diversified competition
 n addition to the fact that our operations, rates and practices are closely regulated by the Maritime Commission agency of the govern ment.
 Tn regard 10 the charge thNt we are the "only company serving all the Territory" we wish to sim ply state that we are proud of the rart the Alaska Steamship Com pany is playing in the development of Alaska by offering complete transportation service to all areas and not limiting our activities to the few major revenue producing ports. In this way we are helping Alaska achieve full development and are not fostering the develop ment of one section at the expense of another.
 Obviously MT. McGrath did not know what he was talking about. This is typical of those who so often make loose charges about Alaska transportation problems. Heretofore we have refrained from answering their attacks, but now that we must suffer the indignity of criminal trial, we will do our utmost 10 expose them"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-15
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Princess Kathleen from van- couyer scheduled to arrive pm. Saturday.
 Prince George scheduled to sail from Vancouver Friday.
 Aleutian scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday.
 Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver Saturday.
 Chilcotin scheduled to sail from Vancouver Monday.
 Princess Louise scheduled to ar rive 8 am. Friday and sails south g am.
 Alaska from west scheduled south bound T pm. Friday.
 Baranof from west scheduled southbound Sunday.