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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1951-01-27

The dead are; Bernice James,
20 1853 Watson; Thelma Ste
vens. 80. 72s3 Watson; James
London. age-Fand address un-
known; Major Haywood. IL.
143 Erskine: Irene Scott. rs.
sls Illinois. and Edgar Hazel
wood. rs. 1854 Aniieiam.
Berniee James and Thelma
Stevens were killed by Sterling
CcAlpine, rs, who ven. bcscrg
IN crowded loon ns house at
the Watson address Two other
persons were also wounded by
MtAlpine. who lsier gave him
seh up at police headquarters.
Wanted to See Mother
The trouble began when Der
nee James who had been living
win MeAlpine ana recently III.
Wasted to SO TO her mothers
nome where she could receive
better care McAlpinc bccame
violently angry and threatened
y Nh everyone iu the house. H.
s'ai'e1 shooting and then left
James London was shot with
: q. shotgun By q n.ea called Red
Witnesses says Red cot III
sn0'gun from tie trunk Of his
s Sa.. and threatened 10 blow Lon.
Won" brains out He fred at close
M Nathaniel Young. 81. 2ba Frs
an. stopped police car early
S Ta;uloay morning and told the
'luCe's he had just stabbed his
y lgusln' Major Hcgwood. 10 death
Jung was covered with blood.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1951-01-27
Advice
to Others
Coats SIS

Giving others advice on how
70 have good luck proved 10 be
bad luck. SIS worth. to fortune
teller James A Green, last Sat
urday
After pleading guilty 10 for
tune telling. Professor" Green.
81. soe Adelaide. was fined
s7s by Recorders Judge John
p. Scallen.
David Schafer. 33. 1870 Twelfth.
Greens partner in fortune tell.
ing pleaded inocent W e n
charged with violating the state
Medical Act
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1951-01-27
~:.;I;on Defense RocioI
o"eries BIosted Again

car deleton of racial designations civil
Provisions anncatons was again urged in Joint
sienss BY the Detroit NAACP and the Jewish Com
muncatlon ~ his week to Brig Gen. Clyde f. Dough
muni Coun ntroit Office of Civilian Defense. and Ed
dresv first Deputy Commissioner and supernten-
win Mois notro;t Police Department.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1951-01-27
HARLEM.s NEWEST blues

sensation. lovely Eunice Davis.
last week hit the jackpot by
being signed 10 a two year
contract as an exclusive record
ing artist for Derby Recording
Company. Larry Newton. pres
ident of the firm. refused 10
disclose the financial terms of
the contract. but added that
the youthful singer was very
well pleased" with the deal
we made.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1951-01-27
Last Saturday is Bloody
as Six Lost Their Lives

Last Saturday was bloody day for Detroit four
persons were shot death and victims received fatal
stab wounds
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1951-01-27
Had Worries

The trouble started when the
two mysticS were visited by
three Woodward station police
men separately under the pre-
text OF having one sort Of trouble
or another.
Patrolnan Jessie Ray entered
Green's office and told him he
was having bad luck Green came
up with honey OF solution
He told Ray.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1951-01-27
a high fur collar and groceries
in both her arms.

Patrolman Henry Geyer re-
ported that he told the women
after she stepped from the curb
in front OF his car that You'll
get hurt doing that. lady" She
smiled at him. then continued
into the street where she walked
in front of truck, he added.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1951-01-27
Use Cold Water

Take a pickle Jaf and ill il
with cold water Put d number
book over the top vi the jan
and place Il under the bed On
rising every morning for week.
face the East. take thee sips
from the jar Good luck was sure
20 come 10 HIM then.
The total cost 81 this advice
was $3907 Of which Ray paid
s. as an inSiallment
Patrolman Matthew Balne,
had been IN Green's office before
Ray Green had gwen Barnes
prescription and a stone 10 change
his luck. costs Of which were $40
Gets Treated
George Ilarge. the third off.
Ger, was ircatelr by Schafer
Hatee toll Schafcr ne vas having
trouble sleeping EIagge said he
was told TO relax while Schafe.
waved has hands and mumurcd
soothing words
When the officer failed to 20
TO sleep. Schafer told hm 70
return FOR another visit The
charge was S.. Harse said.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-05-11

these dams is the recognition that
the rights of the people to the en-
joyment and benefit of public waters
and lands is paramount over the
claims of any corporate entity. Ii
censes under the Federal Power Act
are written not to exceed so years.
They may be renewed provided the
government SO desires.
Under licensing, irrigation and
navigation rights are protected and
the private utility must conform to
FPC-approved accounting proceed
ures. Further, licensing limits the
net return on the real (not watered)
value of the property to the private
company to six per cent, after a 20
year period. The 2O-year period is
determined by FPC. Amy surplus
above the six per cent is subject to
to pay on the appraised value of the
property if and when the govern
ment decides to take it over. Gin
the instant of the dam at Thompson
Falls on the Clark Fork, one half of
all surplus returns must go into the
smortizati ton fund under terms of
the March 1949 FPC licensing order
concerning that DAM
At the end of the licensing period
so years or less-the government
may. by paying the appraised price
a. that time, take over ownership of
a dam and also distribution lines
which are dependent upon their con-
tinued usefulness upon a continual
ton of the license. To take over
ownership, two years notice must be
given to the private utility.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-05-11
PLAN II INSURANCE
hearing Again
POSTPONED

Wednesday, for the second time,
the hearing on an Industrial Acct
dent Board request that Insurance
Commissioner John Holmes revoke
the license Of the Idaho Compensa-
ton Co., was postponed.
Comm. Holmes in announcing the
of the hearing slated
for yesterday, explained that a joint
examination is currently underway
by the Idaho and Montana insurance
departm into the operations of
the Idaho Compensation Co., in both
states. After the examination is
completed the state insurance de-
partment plans to go ahead with the
hearing which was first requested by
Walter P. Coombs, then lab chair
man, early in April.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-05-11
FEDERAL AID TO EDUCATION BADLY NEEDED In FIVE
FIELDS, MONTANA TEACHERS UNION INFORMED

Kathleen Mcclure, president of
the Montana Federation of Teachers,
reports having received a message
from Sen. James E. Murray giving
the content of his address before the
United States Senate on federal aid
for public school teachers salaries.
The report was given at the spring
meeting Of the NIT executive board
in Butte, Saturday. Among the
more important points in Sen. Muir
rays speech, Miss Mcclure calls at
tention to the following:
"There are many fields in which
federal aid is needed, but am con-
WINGED that there are five fields in
which the need is most pressing.
These fields are:
81. Aid for public school teach
ers' salaries.
2. Aid for public school construc-
ton.
3. Aid to provide funds for schol-
arships and loans for worthy, needy
students.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-05-11

| the sos votes received by that union
in the three elections.
Following their three stunning de-
feats of the past week the Steel
Workers Union at a meeting with
NLRB Examiner Ormsbee in Ana
conda, yesterday, sought by tech
nicality to forestall having an cleo
ton at the ACM smelter there Pre-
viously the outside union had petit
toned for such an election.
Although originally requesting the
election on the basis of seeking a bal
lot only among smelter workers pres
emily represented by Mine-Mi Local
III, at yesterdays meeting the Steel
organizers claimed it was their in
tention to have the election cover
representation of ALL employees in
the smelter including approximately
500 craftsmen affiliated with 10 AFL
unions.
Anaconda AFL union men, when
called into the meeting and inform
ed that the Steel Workers were also
contemplating raiding their respective
jurisdictions, Immediately protested
that they had had no previous notice
that their unions were to be involved
in an election.
The question also arose at yes
terday's meeting whether the out
side union had the signatures of the
80 per cent of the smelter employees
necessary for calling an in-plant cleo
ton. A check by Examiner Ormsbee
showed the Steel organizers to be
way short of the required minimum.
The NLRB examiner, after consid-
ering the lack of signatures and
the newly-claimed intentions of the
Steel union to take in ALL smelter
ruled the election out for
two reasons:
1. insufficient number of sigma
lures on the petition.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-05-11
CO0MBS OPENS LAW
OFFICE I'm HELENA

Walter P. Coombs, who had serv-
ed as chairman of the Industrial Ac-
cident Board up to May 1, this week
announced he will be opening a law
office in the capital city in associa-
ton with Attorney Lloyd Skedd.
Coombs, chairman of the Montana
Safety Council, said yesterday that
he and Skedd would complete ar
rangements and open their office as
son as he returns from a trip to
Washington, DC. and Boston. In
Washington he will attend the Pres
ident's conference on industrial safe
ty land in Boston, a subcommittee
session of the American Bar Asso-
citation dealing with workmen's COM
pensation.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-05-11
By GRETCHEN G. BILLINGS

By GRETCHEN G. BILLINGS
have learned great deal about
procedures in law as pertains to
Capital Punishment in the past
month. | have bounded attorneys
and looked at law books.
When Judge Hattersley ordered
sanity hearing for Frank Dryman l
found that he was entirely without
jurisdiction. The law says when he
passed sentence he was finished with
his investigatory authority. Why
wasn't a sanity hearing called for
before sentence? Why wasn't the
boys background investigated be-
fore the sentence? The judge then
had it within his province to so do.
1t would have been proper for him
to make such an inquiry even though
Frank Dryman had no witnesses to
offer. Isn't it possible that the
court left such an investigation to be
undertaken in a subsequent appeal
for executive clemency?
When I heard that the Governor
had been asked to grant clemency |
again brow-beat attorneys into
showing me the law. Therefore the
Governors press release on Sunday
was great shock to me. 1t has left
so much to be desired and has left
so many unanswered questions.
The press release indicated grant
ing clemency would mean freedom
for Frank Dryman. Few but attor-
neys realize the lack of truth in that
implication.
The Governor reviewed the trial
proceedings and found them illegally
sufficient. He reviewed the state
of sanity of Frank Dryman four
weeks after the murder. The Gov
ernor gave a judicial review of the
legality of the trial, which was not
asked for or expected in plea for
clemency. Judicial reviews are in
tended for the Supreme Court. 1t
is not the function of the executive
to undertake judicial review. Ex-
ecutive clemency is the granting of
mercy by the Sovereign. The Gov
ernor is the executive representative
of the Sovereign State. A plea for
clemency is plea to the executive
to grant mercy.
That being the case the Governor
has completely avoided the intent of
the plea which was intended to give
him the opportunity to make an in
quiry into the facts and circumstan-
ces and conditions in the life of the
condemned which would determine
whether under the existing circum-
stances the penalty of death was too
severe. His press release does not
demonstrate that he has given any
consideration whatsoever to the ele- !
ments which constitute proper bas-
is for effective inquiry.
Governor Bonner can yet assume
the responsibility of his office as ex-
ecutive head of this state and hear
evidence to- determine whether this
sentence is too severe. Governor
Bonner can yet recommend an in
luiry which will go beyond the ques-
ton of technical sufficiency or in
of the trial of Frank Dry
man. Governor Bonner can yet rec
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-05-11

ot ANOFCHDGf 1910 tndt ftL w. tame
out licenses on the several dams, by
the Washington DC, Circuit Court
of Appeals in October, 1850, the
power company appealed to the UsS.
Supreme Court for a writ of GER
tiorari-asking that the high court
review the lower federal court deci-
sion and set it aside. On March 13
the higher court denied the writ and
Montana Power Immediately filed for
a rehearing of its request. The re-
hearing was denied April 16.
The seven dams on which FPC has
ordered licensing are: Ryan, Morony,
Black Eagle, Hauser, Hotter and
Hebgen.
In appealing the commissions de-
cree the company contended, among
other things, that the Missouri is
not navigable from point above
Fort Benton on upstream for 263
miles.
The Circuit Court in deciding for
the FPC found that the Missouri
river from " Fort Benton upstream
to Three Forks is 'navigable water .
within the intent of the law, and
drew upon the history of Montana
development, via water transPorta-
ton in substantiation of its findings.
FPC has jurisdiction over all navi-
gable streams.
On Hotter and Hauser. the court
affirmed another FPC contention
l. For the
additional reason that the utility had
not conformed with federal statutes
relating TO transfers of title of struc
lures built on public lands. The cir
cult court branded the Hotter de-
velopment as clearly unlawful
and the commission may require
that application for license be made"
Concerning Hebgen, while FPC
made no claim for control based upon
"navigability" the Court concurred
in FPC's contention that this dam
should be licensed because it was on
public lands and Montana Power had
not conformed with the laws govern
ing transfer of title of the dam from
the Montana Reservoir and lrriga-
ton Co., when the transfer was made
in 1884.
The 1916 FPC contention that
Canyon Ferry should also be licensed
was remanded 20 the commission by
the circuit court for further consid-
Grafton taking into account the trans
fer of this dam to the federal govern
ment since the 1916 order was is
sued.
EFFECTS OF LICENSING
Principal effect of forcing Mon
tana Power to take out licenses on
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-05-11
How That Man Does Talk!

The 32nd legislature was
one of the best the state has ever
elected DRY ARMSTRONG
1851 speaker of the house. in re-
ferring to the legislative body
which passed to major anti-REA
bills, refused any help to victims
of Silicosis, doomed our highways
to disrepair, gave away the Cab
met Gorge, turned thumbs down
on more farm-to-market roads,
and, except for the may" vote of
Senate President Paul Cannon,
would have passed HB 388, the
coop destroying measure.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-05-11

ommend a Communication inquiry to
the board of pardons which will al
low an opportunity to present evil
dence that was not available, nor was
time taken to find, at the illegal and
sufficient" trial.
In the Governors hands and heart
rests not the question of guilt which
has already been determined by the
court, but the magnificent power of
mercy and justice. This power has
been given him in the high office he
holds, by will of the people and by
the grace of God in whose name he
took his oath of office.
Once again am asking you to think
you if you are willing to participate
in the hanging of a 19-year-old boy
who was tried with "swift, Vigilante-
like Justice with ten witnesses
against him and no one to plead his
case in a two-hour and fifteen-min-
ute trial. A penniless, friendless
boy whose home was in California,
a good two-day trip from Shelby (if
anyone had been interested in try
ing to get help to HIM 19-year-
old boy who is being allowed to COM
NIT suicide because he has nothing in
life that makes it worth his living; a
19-year-old boy who sat silently by
and let battery of competent legal
authorities, in the name of the State
of Montana, securely tie the rope
around his neck. A silent, 19-year-
old boy, who has never been sure who
his father was, who refused to fight
for his own life.
If this were your son would you
be satisfied with the attempts made
by the State of Montana to consider
his case?
Are you satisfied that leading this
boy to the gallows is going to accom-
plish gainful purpose?
Is the State of Montana faced with
such an inadequacy of law and such
an inadequate prison, that we must
kill a 19-year-old because there is
no other alternative?
How many mature men do we have
in the state penitentiary who have
murdered and are serving life SEN
tences because they pleaded guilty"
and were defended for fee? At 10
life is not as valuable as it becomes
with maturity. Must we take the
lives of our immature 19-year-olds
as examples?
Like stray dog we are going to
treat this boy-no one claims him
kill him.
After sentence was passed the at
torney appointed by the state (and
after the boy had pleaded guilty.,
had a chance to talk with him. He
found a story so sad and so pathetic
he was moved to ask for clemency
from the Governor, who has the pow
er of mercy at his command.
Only few years ago Clifford
Palm, condemned to die at Glendive,
was given Communication when Gov.
Sam Ford recommended mercy.
Willie Cooke killed five people at
one time, and one at another. A
Judge of the Federal Court investi-
gated the background of that boy be-
fore sentencing and was merciful.
Willie Cooke did not die.
But in the case of a 19-year-old,
apparently unable to cope
with such a situation says HANG!
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-05-11

BY margins of better than two and
half to one employees of the ACM
smelter in Great Falls and the AS&R
smelter in East Helena this week
signified their desire to continue the
International Union of Mine, Mill
& Shelter Workers as their bargain
ing agent.
The two elections eliminated al
most a year and half struggle by
the So year old Montana union
against the attempts of the CLIO
Steelworkers Union to destroy Mine
Mill in this state.
The voting TALES at the two elec.
lions showed:
Great Falls: Mill, 1874; Steel
workers, 287, and seven neither"
votes.
East Helena: Mine-Mill, 1856; Steel
workers, 81; neither, 2.
in still another election conducted
at the AS&R smelter in Tacoma,
Mine-Mill won out by humping s.
to-1 margin, IT'S to 154 for the Steel
workers.
$500 PER VOTE
Reports from rank-and-file Mine
Mill members and officers indicate
that the three top-heavy victories for
their union not only represent
solid vote of confidence in their rug
gedly democratic union, but are even
more remarkable in view of the eX-
pensive and continuous campaign of
"smear tactics" INDUCED in by Steel
Cost of the unsuccessful Montana
and Tacoma sorties by the outside
union, based on estimates of organ
izers' salaries and expense accounts,
radio programs, newspaper advertis-
ing, pamphlets, ETC., has been placed
in excess of 100000, by Mine-Mill
This figures out ap-
$500 spent of Steel I'M
ion rank-and-filer dues for each of
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-05-11

The copper workers share of what
he produces went down from $500
in 1916 to 30.6%o in 1850, according
to estimates made by the Mine-Mill
Research Department on the basis OF
Bureau of Labor Statistics and U. 5.
Census of Mines figures. Since World
War II, "the workers share OF what
he produces has shown steady down.
ward trend"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-05-11
US. Supreme Co,@t Says mo-
To Montana Pow Company

eliminating legal battle of more than four years dura
ton the US Supreme Court recently fin the Mon
tana Power Company attempt to avoid taking out Federal
Power Commission licenses its Missouri river n.y.
droelectric dams.
In January 1851 following affirmation of the FPC order
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-05-11

2. The petitioning union, in in
tally seeking an election, failed to
state that it was it's intention to
request an election covering all en-
ployes at the smelter, including those
presently represented by AFL unions,
as we'll as Mine-Mill.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-05-11

Among the attributes of God, al
though they are all equal, mercy
shines with even more brilliancy than
justice. -CERVANTES
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-05-11

4. Aid to held eradicate adult IL
literacy in the United States.
5. Aid to provide essential serv-
ices for all children in America to
protect and promote their health
and welfare"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-05-11
REPORTS ON WHITEHOUSE
CONFERENCE ON CHILDREN

Marie Clifford of Butte, member
of the Governors Committee on
Children and Youth, and delegate to
the Presidents White House Con-
ference on Children. stated that the
theme of the conference was the
development of healthy PERSONAL
ties in the children and youth of the
nation.
CONVENTION DATE SET
The executive council set October
1918 for the annual meeting of the
state NIT organization and accepted
the invitation of the Anaconda
Teachers Union to hold the .conven-
ton in the smelter city.
Members of the executive board
are: John Swackhamer, Missoula;
John Savage, Great Falls; Dewey
Erath, Deer Lodge; Mary Louise
Thompson, Butte; Thelma Lauer,
Bozeman; Marie Clifford, Butte. and
Kathleen Mcclure, Anaconda.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-05-11
Mine MILL SCORES big VICTORIES I'm
two NLRB ELECTIONS
Election Off in Anaconda; Steel Union Would Also
"Raid" IS AFL Craft Unions in SmeIter

the sos votes received by that union
in the three elections.
Evening star., 1951-11-03
County Press Group Seeks
To Settle Council Dispute

The Montgomery County Press
Association yesterday decided to
seek harmonious settlement of a
dispute with the County Council
over the latter's policy of holding
executive meetings at which the
press and public are excluded.
Meeting at the estate of H.
Grady Gore for luncheon aSsocia-
tion members adopted a sugges-
tion of its Executive Committee
that a council representative be
invited to confer on the question
OF closed meetings.
The press group voted to estab-
lish a naison post for compiling
q list Of alleged abuses Of the
closed meeting authority embodied
in the county chapter. Mrs. Jayne
Greene of the Rockville Times was
named liaison officer by Ernest
Tannen. association president.
The meeting was held at Mar.
wood, Mr.. Cores estate on Rivel
road near Potomac, Md. Mr.. Gore
is expected to announce his can
didacy for the Republican nomia'
tion to the United States Senat,
seat now held by Senator O'Conor
Democrat.
Evening star., 1951-11-03
Drink Permit Denied
For Rocway lowers
BY the Associated Press

ELLICOTT CITY, Md, Nov. 3
Howard County license commits
sioners have rejected a request
by Laurel Lodge 1904, Loyal Order
of Moose. for a permit to sell
liquor at the former Rocway
Towers on the Baltimore boule-
ward.
The unanimous rejection yes
terday came after a number OF
objections were raised during a
hearing.
Mrs. w. Wilson Southland of
the Patuxent Drive Property Own
ers' Association said the place had
a bad reputation since State
police once staged a big gambling
raid there and it figured in a
murder case. Paul F. Lepore. rep
resenting the lodge. said:
1--WE are not buying, leasing or
renting the former reputation of
Rocway Towers"
President Max Rappaport of
the Maryland State License Bev-
erage Association said boulevard
establishments have AZ of the
county's 80 liquor permits and
that this is more than enough. !"
William j. Bauman, county
liquor license inspector, said that
although the lodge said it planned
to use the tavern only for mem
bers and guests, the county issues
no class L license under which
sales can be restricted under those
conditions.