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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-06-08
TAX EQUALITY CROWD NOT ASLEEP
Are You?

eere nightmares as Montana farmers go
of producing food to feed the nation Farming at this time
of year futme occupatonfrom sunup at to sunset
There little time to consider problems other than those
directly connected with the operation.
Yet while farm people be busy for sixteen hours
each day that they properly attend nonarming
phases of their business the does apply
who would the opportunity undermine the additional
economic security afforded farmers via their marketing and
oil coops.
On the national level that "acketeering out"-to quote
Cong Urn. National Equality Association
will again be promoting its shopwo bill of goods that eco
ops don't pay taxes before the Senate Finance Committee
sometime this month Back in March the fasty and hypo
risy of the NTEAs antco-op argument completely
poded by the House Revenue and Taxation committee, but
that isn't stopping the rusran trade propaganda front
from attempting to sell the committee taxing farmer
co-operatives out of existence.
And the state level NTEA offspring the Equality
Association of Montana again coming life following
heackng took during the final days the egsla
ure All TEAM members within the past few days have
ceived letter from association headquarters telling them
Considerable of
legislative We perfectly
the though this legislation
quite from what happening the national level and
legislative
dodgers will be rounded p. I" Emphasis Ours)
Now of course quite apparent boys can't be
nearly perfectly satisfied they would have you believe
unless that satisfaction stems from having accomplished
TIE more a temporarily arousng many farm people TO the
jeopardy their coos are in However, though such perfectly
satisfied statements by TEAM largely malary
BUT!
To the contrary businessmen who do not
beieVe IN free enterprise to get on the bao get going
with political action that sufficient majority of the fright
ver death warrant to Montana farm coops in the 33rd Leg
islatve Assembly.
That the TEAM crowd does not believe fee enterprise
is their prerogatve That they should take active and
ermined roll in political affairs also their prerogave No
farminded would attempt deny them
But therein certainly lies definite warning to Montana
farm people, warning that despite their long of toll
they must not again be Indifferent toward political
they in 1850 when they elected fellow citizens
in the late, and unlamened 32nd Legislature Need say
more?
For information action the following
of the Tax Equality Association
A. T. Rhn
G. Doering, J, c. E. Stephenson;
BUTTE, R. E. Crangle Smith
BANK S. S. Fsbee DILLON, Eiel; B.
Cobb, Paul Mcclure, c. R. McCave
Bevn Brakeman, LEWISTOWN
H. A Amundson Thomas Dowen LIBBY
H W. Miller; MALTA, Fred Robinson,
MILES CITY, B. Foster, Wallace Ulmer;
E. S. Holmes, W. j. Howard, w j. ROUNDUP
Maurice Werner SIDNEY,
soulaa chat
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-06-08
Surplus New Cars, Like
Prices, Increasing

Detroit-Layoffs in Detroit and
Michigan auto plants are mounting,
except in Chrysler Corporation shops.
Hudson laid off 10000, frankly say
ing that sales were not keeping up
with production. Kaiser-Frazer was
Nash, Studebaker and Packard are
Nash ,Studebaker and Packard are
slowing down their daily output. GIN
has been making heavy layoffs at
Flint.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-06-08

These additional contracts are between Bonneville
Power Administration and Montana Power Company
to Western Montana and between Bureau of
Reclamation and Montana-Dakota Utility Company.
Northwestern Public Service Company and Ottertail
Power Company to the two Dakotas and Mime
sota All told the four states covered by prin-
cipa and supplemental contracts forth in about
800 single spaced typed pages.
THESE DOCUMENTS provide for both sales and
purchases of power by the United States wheeling
arrangements, mutual standby services in emergencies
sales of equipment involved costs of nerconnection
of transmission facilities methods of metering current
exchanges of energy various contract termination pro-
VISIONS schedules of delivery points, directions for
billing and many other details that would be confus-
ing if elaborated on here
Out of all the provisos and technical verbage ne
cessarily employed, several elements of uniform pat
tern of policy show up with crystal clearness. THE
ALL IMPORTANT ELEMENT SEEMS TO BE THAT
PRIVATE POWER COMPANIES ARE NOW IN AL
MOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF DISPOSAL AND
DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLICLY OWNED POWER
Contracts are all similar in respect Private power
companies wheel public power to only three classes
of customers
A. irrigation and drainage district pumping plants
B. Customers constructing, operating or maintain
ing hydraulic projects for the U. S.
c. Customers entitled to preference under exist
ing law
Irrigation and drainage pumping plants generally
want power only during the season. Con-
structors of dams and power plants normally use large
quotas of power during constructon-not before or
after. From a commercial standpoint these classes
of customers not rated desirable markets Gus
toners entitled to preference under existing law can
include states countess cities and other municipalities
as well as cooperative organizations However, Wash
ington is the only state in the Northwest that has a
Public Utility District law under which public bodies
normally handle their power needs. Moreover in other
states practically all the cities and are tied up
by franchises granted to private companies. So,
there is little left in the last class of customers except
REA Co-ops and few public agencies such as air field
and veterans hospitals.
THE UPSHOT of the whole business is that Uncle
Sammy is left in very bad mess. Except in a few
spots where he already has his own transmission lines
he can get his public power out to only small per-
centage of power customers. He can't take on any
classes of customers and he has no way to dis
tribute the surplus power he has, or may have to
anybody else. The ideas long carried by some hope
full folks that public power might be used to stimulate
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-06-08
RUM0R-TIcs
The "Pink" Coming Back?

The pink" Coming Back?
Comes word that in anticipation
of shot political" campaign devel-
oping for '52, the PINK REPORTER
will find backing for publication.
Where is the dormant material in the
state to make this successful politi-
cal venture?
Is there anything significant in
the arms around the neck, pal-buddy
reception Clip" Reynolds is getting
in the State House?
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-06-08
Great Falls Tribune

Ranging high on the rumor agenda
is the supposed disposal of GREAT
FALLS. TRIBUNE by the heirs of
O. S. Worden. Ardent moves to WOO
said heirs to maintain nominally
Democratic stand have been made.
What effect would the wooing have
if the Crib" were sold to a gambling
syndicate looking for legitimate place
ment of accumulated capital, or if it
ended in the hands of the Com
pany', or were the Hearst interests
to buy? But then, who is sure it is
for sale?
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-06-08
The POWER TRUST TAKES over

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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-06-08

meal workers, we welcome the cease
fire and armistice resolution introduce
ed by Sen. Johnson of Colorado. We
believe it presents the American peo-
| pie with an honorable method where
by war in Korea can be halted and a
first step taken toward ending the
serious threat of World War III.
Miners, millmen and smeltermen
i in our union have been deeply wor-
ried over the possibility that the con-
flict in Korea might spread at any
moment to turn the whole world into
ia slaughter-house. Many of them
are fathers of boys already fighting
and dying in Korea, or facing the
draft
eve believe the patriotic, non-par-
tisan Johnson resolution fills the de-
mand of millions of Americans of
all political beliefs for immediate
peace. We strenuously urge you and
your committee to celebrate this Mem
orial Day by acting quickly and fav-
orably on this resolution"
CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE
Earlier, Sen. Johnson had told the
+ tolerated Press that the treatment
of his resolution by the nations press
had every indication of a "conspir-
acy of silence"
Asked what the reaction to his res
olution had been, Johnson said:
There has been very little be-
cause almost nobody knows about
it. 1t certainly has the stamp of a
premeditated effort to keep news
of the resolution away from the
people. The UNION. IUMM&SW.
Running off the road, skidding, and
other non-collision accidents account
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-06-08

OPS.
The local wit insists on confusing
the title of the Office of Price Stab
ilization by inferring it's a misnomer
and should be the "Office of Price
Specialization"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-06-08

Running off the road, skidding, and
other non-collision accidents account
for about one third of the country's
motor mishaps.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-06-08
Candidate &?

Candidate?
Sam Mitchell, patriarch of the
State House, from all reports, will
be in fine shape for the '52 campaign,
willing and able.
Idaho Comp. Company Case
Action was taken by the Industrial
Evening star., 1951-02-09
North Korea Premier
Asks Greater Efforts
BY the Associated Press

TOKYO, Feb. 9.-Kim II Sung,
North Korean Communist Premier
and army commander in chief, to-
day warned his followers against
overoptimism and urged them to
make greater efforts for victory.
Kim's appeal was made in a
broadcast on the third anniversary
Of the founding of his Red regime
in North Korea.
His broadcast message, mon
itored in Tokyo, included a fiveA
point appeal to his Communist
followers. He asked for:
/. Greater cooperation among
North Korean army units.
2. Closer coordination among,
North Korean army units, Chinese
volunteers" and civilians.
3. Increased production of war
materials and faster rehabilitation
of destroyed transport and COM
munications.
4. Increased destruction of U. N.
transport and communications be-
hind the lines by guerrilla groups.
5. Better use Of experience.
gained in the war thus far.
He expressed full confidence in
final Communist victory in the;
battle against United States i'm
perialiSm."
Evening star., 1951-02-09
THE EVENING STAR Washington, D. c. *~ A


tractor. They should know thai
when q commission man goes tG
the agency for a contractor he il
not merely manifesting a friendly
interest but is actually being paic
to get the contract"
The committee makes this dis
tinction between the influence
peddler and the bona fide agent
The former claims he can get q
contract-regardless of the merits
OF the product-simply because he
knows the right people in the right
places. The latter, who also may
get a 5 per cent commission, tries
to sell the product on its merits
The bona fide agent may be a
lawyer, engineer or salesman. rep
resenting the Washington interests
of one or a number of firms here
Senator Hoey said his group is
opening its investigation now be-
cause of evidence that Influence
peddling" has started up agair
and because the committee be-
lieves that holding hearings at this
stage Of the tremendous procure
ment program will have deter
rent effect on the men who try to
sell "know-who" instead of know
how"
Evening star., 1951-02-09
/ m -. n
Senator's Urge Firms
10 Report Attempts
To 'peddIe influence
By Miriom Ottenbero

Chairman Hoey of the Senate
"fve-percenter" inquiry today
called on businessmen to report
Immediately If they are ap-
preached by influence peddlers. y
At the same time, he made it
clear that his committee has no
quarrel with bonafide agents OF
businessmen seeking war con-
tracts.
His committee officially known
as the Senate Investigations Sub
committee-plans to start hear
ings in about two weeks on the
first signs of influence peddling' y
in the search for war contracts.
In preparation for the hearing,
Committee Counsel Francis D.
Flanagan said he would welcome
information from businessmen and
others on the activities of those
who represent that their friend
ships with influential people can
get war contracts. Committee in
vestigators, he said, will follow all
leads and check on the reports.
Investigators on the Job.
Senator Hoey indicated that the
forthcoming hearings will start
with the procurement agencies to
see how effective their present
system is of uncovering "five-per-
centers" without anything to sell
but influence. The chairman said
the committee wants to know
whether the agencies are carry
ing out the committees sugges-
tions and how much information
they are getting on contract sales
men-bona fide and otherwise.
Mr.. Flanagan said committee
investigators are now examining
and spot-checking war contracts
in procurement agencies 'to de-
termine how the agencies are
handling the problem themselves. %
Before the Senate investigating
group got into the "five-percenter'
picture. contracts carried q war
ranty against contingent fees but
this was buried in the fine print
and generally ignored.
Since last July, however, con-
tractors have had to give a "yes''
or mo" answer to this question:
Have you hired any person to
assist in obtaining this contract,
other than a full-time employe?
Penalty for Misrepresentation.
If the answer is "yes"-and
there's a criminal penalty for mis-
representation the contractor
must fill out a form giving the
details Of his arrangement with
the contract salesman.
"We have nothing against the
businessman who has some one
represent him here" explained
Senator Hoey. I'm fact, small
businessmen particularly cannot
afford to maintain Offices in
Washington and need some one
to watch over their interests.
But we feel the agencies should
know who is representing the con-
Evening star., 1951-02-09
Voice Is Falling Down
On Job, Says Benton;
Seeks Congress Study

Senator Benton, Democrat, of
Connecticut, said today he in
tends to ask Congress to inquire
into the effect the State Depart
ment's Voice of America is hav-
ing on the free and slave" world
"As a part Of this inquiry Con-
gress can examine with the State
Department the most effective
way to organize and direct the
Voice Of America and its activi-
ties" Senator Benton said in a
statement.
Today Assistant Secretary of
State Edward w. Barrett said he
wanted to knock in the head
the talk to the effect that the
Voice of America program is
spreading to the world a lot of
frothy business about bathing
girls, jazz and the like"
Judd Complains.
Representative Judd, Republi-
can of Minnesota, complained to
the House Foreign Affairs Com
mittee yesterday that recent
movie distributed abroad by the
State Department showed girls in
bathing suits and included some
hot jazz. He contended such
movies would offend foreigners.
Mr.. Barrett, in charge of the
Voice of America short wave
broadcasts and other foreign in
formation activities of the de-
partment, said:
The only bathing beach scenes
distributed have been incidental
Illustrations in sequences de-
signed to expose Soviet lies about
Americans being downtrodden,
unhappy. boorish people suffering
under capitalism's heel. These
have been perfectly appropriate
and constructive"
Senator Benton said the State
Departments overseas radio pro-
gram has "a frog in its throat"
an dis not doing the job it
should be doing in the ideologi-
cal warfare with Russian commu-
nism.
Funds Called insufficient.
He blamed this condition both
on the department and on Con-
gress. The State Department. he
said, has not recognized the i'm
portance of the voice" radio
broadcasts, and Congress has not
appropriated enough funds for 1t.
He acknowledged he is in sharp
disagreement with Secretary of
State Acheson on the issue, but
said this did not mean any break
In his long friendship for Mr.
Acheson. Senator Benton is a
former Assistant Secretary of
State.
Evening star., 1951-02-09
the Delaware Senator

them" the Delaware Senator
added.
Sought Fair Investigation.
1--WE made every effort to have
a full, fair investigation" Senator
Douglas commented. ANY man
who feels aggrieyed, or that he
was treated unjustly. has a right
to ask for hearing and defend
himself. The report implies no
personal reflection on the Presi-
dent at all. I feel the President
has been completely innocent in
all matters pertaining to RFC
loans"
Senator Fulbright's statement
also maintained that there was
nothing personal about the report
so far as the President is con-
cerned." He added that. if the
President entertained such a be-
lief, it must have been figment
of his Imagination"
Senator Bennett took issue with
Mr.. Truman's use of the adjective
aSinine twice in the course of his
news conference comments on the
report.
Truman to Offer New Plan.
THAT is not justified" he said.
"It would be time enough to say
about that when the facts are
in and the report has been con-
troverted or sustained"
Senator Bennett, as well as
other subcommittee members and
staff officials. declared the RFC
inquiry will continue. Senator
Fulbright has announced that
public hearings will start in about
two weeks.
Meanwhile, President Truman
intends to send to Congress a
new reorganization plan for RFC.
He indicated yesterday it will be
similar to one he submitted in
1949 but which he said was de-
feated at the behest of the Sen
ate Banking Committee.
The President gave no details
of the forthcoming plan, except
to hint that 1t will propose a
transfer of RFC to the Commerce
Department. Nor did the Presi-
dent say whether he plans to re-
appoint the present five members
of the RFC Board Of Directors.
Evening star., 1951-02-09
8 Killed, II Hurt as Train
Strikes Bus in Canada
BY The Assaeiutsd Pres.

SUDBURY. Ontario, Feb. "a
Canadian Pacific Railway pas
senger train struck the rear enc
of a loaded bus at a crossing
miles east Of here today. killing
eight men and injuring %.
The crash occurred in 47-be.
low-zero weather. Fog shrouded
the region, with visibility down tt
100 yards or less.
First reports from the scene sale
the train, out of Montreal, stopped
about a half mile from the point
of the accident to let off some
passengers and was just picking
up speed when it struck the real
of the bus. The train was run
ming late.
The bus. owned by the NickeI
Belt Coach Lines, was carrying
the men home from the grave
yard" shift at the international
Nickel plant at Consiton.
Evening star., 1951-02-09
RFC.,
Continued From First pap

mans remark at yesterdays news
conference that the subcommittee
chairman left town on learning
that the President wanted to
question him about that report,
Senator Fulbright said:
II do not want to seem disre-
spectful to the President, but this
statement by the President Is not
true"
He added that he had scheduled
the Miami trip some time ago
for a speaking engagement. The
subcommittee report came out last
Friday afternoon. Mr.. Fulbright
said he waited until late Mon
day to give the President an op-
portunity to call him. The Sena-
tors Office said no call has yet
been received from the White
House.
Other Members Comment.
Senators Capehart. Republican,
Of Indiana; Frear, Democrat, of
Delaware; Douglas, Democrat, of
Illinois, and Bennett, Republican,
Of Utah were other subcommittee
members who commented on the
various aspects of Mr.. Truman's
denunciation OF the report and
his defense Of Mr.. Dawson and
the three RFC directors specifl-
cally criticized In the report.
Former President Hoover also
came into the controversy indi-
rectly through a letter made public
late yesterday by Senator Lodge,
Republican, of Massachusetts. The
letter urged correction of abuses
and mal-organization" IN agencies
set up such as RFC.
Subcommittee officials recalled
that the governmental reorgan-
ization commission headed by Mr..
Hoover warned in 1949 against the
dangers of political and private
pressure" on the multi-million-
dollar lending operations of RFC.
Like "Red Herring"
Senator Capehart's sharp reac-
ton to President Truman's COM
ments was:
That's as bad as his statement
that the Hiss matter was red
herring. If he wishes to take it
as an affront to himself. it's per-
fectly agreeable to me. If Dawson
doesn't want to clear his good
name, that's perfectly agreeable
to me, too."
The Hiss matter" referred to
the case of Alger Hiss, former
State Department official convicted
of perjury in denying he gave
secret documents to q Communist
agent.
The reference to Mr.. Dawson
was in connection with President
Truman's statement that he saw
no reason why his aide should
seek a public hearing before the
subcommittee. Mr.. Dawson sat
behind President Truman at yes
terday's news conference but said
nothing.
Senators Frear and Douglas told
reporters the subcommittee re-
port was In no sense a reflection
on the President, despite Mr.. Tru-
mans news conference remark
that he 30 considered it.
THE subcommittee only tried to
bring out the facts as they saw
Evening star., 1951-02-09
Controls
Continued From First Page.)


final touches to a slaughter
control order under whlcl. all
slaughtering and packing COM
panies would be licensed. This
was due shortly. perhaps today.
Mr.. Disable was reported ready
to tell the Congressional Com
mittee that:
!. The price control system is
too new to provide a basis for any
decision whether the parity rule
amounts to an unwarranted loop
hole in the price-wage stabiliza-
ton program.
2. Agriculture Depart m n
studies indicate that farm prices
have risen much less spectacularly
than industrial profits and the
price tags on manufactured goods
thus leaving the farmer still at
a disadvantage.
3. If experience indicates that q
parity change is needed, Mr.. Di-
Sale will recommend 1t before
June 80 when the defense produc-
ton act expires.
Mr.. DiSalle's reported stand
made 1t unlikely that President
Truman will recommend elimina-
ton of the parity provision when,
on February Is, he sends a mes
sage to Congress proposing
changes in the production act.
Nevertheless, MIR. Truman's di-
rector of defense mobilization,
Charles E. Wilson, is described as
being seriously concerned lest the
continued upsurge of food prices
make 1t difficult to enlist labor's
support in the stabilization pro-
gram and in holding wage disputes
and work stoppages to minimum.
Mr.. Disable limited at his posi-
tion last night on a radio broad
cast. He said that If he were a
Of Congress and q Gov
ernment official suggested changes
in law, II would require from
the administrator some definite
evidence and some experience with
the act before making changes in
it."
Evening star., 1951-02-09
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her blood in and around the vital
organs.
Staff physicians said that today
Mrs. Stevens acknowledged the re-
turn of some sensation in her arms
and legs.
They're awfully cold" she said.
DR.. Laufman said there were
only two cases of hypothermia
PRODUCTION of bodily temperature)
on record which have recovered
and in those cases temperatures
went no lower than rs degrees. He
said there have been many fatal
tiles where temperatures did not
drop that low.
Given Plasma.
Mrs. Stevens, who is about
feet S inches tall and weighs 100
pounds, regained consciousness
last night, about IL hours after
she was taken to the hospital.
She was being given large amounts
of plasma and cortisone.
When found Mrs. Stevens was
hatless and wearing a short spring
coat, sweater, skirt. stockings, slip
and galoshes.
"She must have a remarkable
constitution to withstand all that
she has," DR.. Laufman said. "It
is surprising that her heart, lungs
and brain are still functioning."
DR.. Laufman said this case may
contribute much to the physiology
of hypothermia. as well as all body
chemistry"
Police at the Stanton avenue
station said they were unable to
explain why Mrs. Stevens was
overcome In the II below zero
weather.
Evening star., 1951-02-09
More Trucks on Forms

OMAHA.-The number of trucks
on farms in the United States has
risen to 2.5 million, nearly double
the 1.3 million in 1941. In the same
period passenger car ownership
has climbed from 4.3 million to SIS
million, and the number of trac-
tors from IL million to "a million.