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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-03-07
Describes Experience With
Foot and Mouth Disease
II. L. Billings


AS Foot and Mouth Disease" is MAX
ing the headlines now and the Voice
always aims to be at the Front in any
thing effecting the State and the Ma
ton. / thought the following might be
of some interest.
In 1908 l had the care Of a band of
fifteen hundred head of sheep all young
and healthy until they picked up the
Mouth Disease on the open range in
mid winter
on the advice of the State Veterinar-
ian, / ran them through the Chute ev-
cry morning for a week and hand
picked and treated about a hundred
each day Advanced cases-about ten
per cent of the sick ones-were kept
indoors in a separate pen, where they
could be watched and better cared for.
The treatment consisted in breaking
up any crusted scabs and washing
sores with a solution of Permanganate
Of Potassium in warm water and then
carefully paint the open sores with a
solution of commercial Nitric acid in
six or seven parts of water. One treat
ment generally sufficed.
The bad cases were closely watched
and, if they showed signs of getting
worse instead of better, their heads
were cut off and burned while their
skinned bodies were fed to the dogs
with no bad effects. Less than 2%5 end
ed in the bonfire.
While the treatment meant lots of
extra work, it proved successful and,
in spite of the utmost care, | received
an open sore on my lips and had to
treat it the same way before it healed
up.
Unlike the Scab and the Sheep ticks
it never made it's appearance again.
Sincerely
A. E. ANDERSON, Butte
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-03-07
Wants Taxes Increased
BY KNUTE, ODEGARD, Creston


For months we have been flooded
with various kinds of political propa-
ganda through the mail and even in
cluded in financial statements from
dealers in machinery. The summary
of all this stuff is: The government is
getting corrupt and extravagant. The
army and navy are wasteful. The ma
tion has slipped into an abyssmal debt
that we can never get out of. The tax
load is getting heavier and the tax
payers must see to it that the finality
of all these grievous sins against the
people will GONE next election.
Some well meaning people have join
ed in these disheartening refrains and
that made me stop work a bit and pom
der if it is really as bad as pictured
To begin on corruption in govern
ment and the Internal Revenue feel
L am no good in criticizing the Admin
stration and must be careful not to
drag Margaret into it, so, I will only
say that Mr.. Truman should put on
more steam in fighting corruption.
However, the purging of unfaithful
servants goes on at a faster speed than
during the Harding and Grant Admin
istrations, that we all know had cor
ruption problems in plenty to solve.
Waste and extravagance: In these
fast and shifty times we don't have to
go to the army or navy to run across
waste. L don't nave to step Off the
farm to see that. We see it every
where's, on the farms, in the cities, and
the woods.
Time is worth more now than few
years back as most of the work is done
by machine. We are getting to be
slaves of machines and many good men
are turning into automats.
Go to a junkyard and see slightly
worn machinery cut into chunks and
shipped as scrap iron. The farmer
must have up-to-d date modern machines
to work with. SO does the manufac-
turer and the sawmill operator, the
army and the navy, want newer and
better implements of war and must
have them at any price. The price
comes high. The labor cost is from
$3.50 to $500 per hour, or about what
we older people used to get per day
No one can be expected to spend time
on anything that does not pay out well
at that operating price. HENCE MORE
WASTE.
Debts and taxes: The federal debt
is tremendous, looking at the figures
but when we stop to realize that a dol
lar at present is only worth SO cents,
the debt is diminished some. Again
when we stop to think that we do not
owe this fearful amount to some for
eign potentate butIowe it to ourselves,
it becomes less shocking.
Taxes are high at present, but not
much higher, if any, than they were
during the depression, when the silver
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-03-07
GOA Prejudices Reader In
Favor of Initiative
Editor. Peoples Voice:

Editor, Peoples Voice:
An AP story from Helena reports
that initiative petitions calling for
major changes in Montana workmen's
compensation laws are being circulated,
and that Sam GOA, Jr., Helena attor-
ney, has said that an employers group
will oppose the initiative According
to the AP story: COCA denounced the
measure as patiently socialistic and
one which is sponsored by the Pro-
gressive party
This denunciation reminds me of one
of the stratagems that Schopenhauer
ironically lists for getting the better
of an opponent in a dispute: Strata
gem 81 consists i'm putting your oppOn-
ent's assertion ''intO some OdiOus cate
CORY; even though the connection is
only apparent, or else of loose chara-
ter"
Before hearing these initiative meas
ures discussed / am prejudiced in their
favor 1t seems to me that any dis
abled workman ought to get as much
income in a month as many of my pro-
fessional friends get in a week, and I
would suppose that our economy could
afford to be as generous as these terms
stated in the news story would require
But there may be reasons do not I'M
derstand why these measures are quite
infeasible.
My only point is that it is just as I'M
fair and irrelevant to tie the considera-
tion Of the measures up with words
and Jerry OConpell", as it would be
to tie it up with Jews, Negroes, and
Catholics. - EDMUND FREEMAN,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-03-07
Why Can't Montana Do the
Same?

Editor The Voice
A@former readers statement in dis
cussing an editorial I'VE don't care
what they think, if they give us the
facts we will do our own thinking"
prompts the following quote from the
Cong. Record, Feb. %, pages 1613-14 by
Republican Senator Butler of Nebras-
ka. Keep in mind the State of Nebras-
ka bought up all the private power
companies in the state some years ago
and Montana should do likewise)
when / ran for reelection in 1916
I predicted that by the end of my sec
ond term the REA would bring electric
power to practically every farmer in
Nebraska, if he wanted same. My
prediction is already nearly fulfilled.
OF the 100000 farms in Nebraska about
10000 had central station electric serv-
ice on last November 30. Loans had
been approved to bring electricity to
an additional $500 rural consumers.
Most of the construction work was hard
work, sound financing plus adequate
government loans. Construction was
delayed on account of shortage of ma
terial. I and other members of con-
gress went to work for aluminium allo-
cations. . We stirred up enough fuss
to secure the increased ALLEGATIONS
We had another problem last year
when it appeared that controls on alum
mum and copper might be placed in
hands unfriendly to the REA program.
L personally worked hard to have these
controls transferred into the sympath-
etc hands of the REA itself. REA
has been financed by loans from the
government not gifts. These loans
are being repaid with interest. OF the
SO REA borrowers in Nebraska not one
is delinquent in their payments and al
most two-thirds of them have made
repayments in advance (end quote) of
Sen. Butler of Nebraska
If a Republican state with Republic
can senators can take over the private
power industries, why cannot Montana
do the same thing?
These are the facts, start thinking
BILL PRIEST, Livingston.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-03-07

dollar looked as big as the full moon
and was almost as hard to get hold of
True, we did not have to pay income
taxes in those year-as we had no in
come. In fact, some of us could not
pay our property tax-that is, all of it
before the New Deal came and pulled
us out of the hole where the depres-
sion had placed US
Taxes are not too large. think
they should be increased. That would
be the proper way to stop initiation. We
would spend less money on frivolities
by day and revelry by night. Instead,
we would, as is the first duty in a de-
mocracy, take more interest in gov
erning ourselves, even if it takes a lit
tie time and thinking.
I cannot see consistency in calling
on the government for funds to build
hospitals, schools, roads, bridges, wat
er power, REA lines, ETC., besides TAX
ing care of the country's defence, and
then kicking on high taxes in the flush
times we have at present.
When Eugene V. Debs, many years
ago, was travelling through the coun-
try lecturing, he would always impress
on his working class audience to think
saying: "The ones who think will gov
ern those who toll"
He was right. We are the ones that
toll and we should do some thinking
too, and not let politicians do all the
for us. If we do, we will not
not let one half of our numbers stay at
home on election day. There are some
nations on this earth where 80 to 80
per cent of the voters turn out election
day. We could do just as well if we
wanted to do it.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-03-07
OVER HUNDRED DOLLARS
I'm PRIZES BEING OFFERED
BY FALLS LABOR BODY

High school students in Great
Falls this year will have an oppor-
tunity to win prize money totalling
$1O5 if they place one, two or three,
in their district in the annual labor
essay contest of the state federation
of labor, E. r. Britten, secretary of
the Building & Construction Trades
Council, has announced.
The council, sponsor of the con-
test in the Falls district, will award
a first prize of $50, second, $35, and
third, 500. for the best essays sub
mitted in that district.
Successful contestants in Great
Falls will also have their essays sub
mitted to the state federation for
consideration in the latter's awarding
of prizes. Federation prizes are:
first, 500; second, SIS, and third,
$50.
Montana high school students in
terested in participating in this con-
test which closes May 1, should eth
Ell contact Miss Violet Eastman, con-
test committee chairman, Box GIT,
Anaconda, their local trades and lab
or assembly, or write James S. UNI
br, MSFL president, Box 1176, Hell
pna
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-03-07
Meltons Now In No. Carolina

Enclosed find $500 for subscription
to the Peoples Voice We want to keep
in contact with what is going on in
Montana and would appreciate receiv-
ing the Voice, address to-PERRY S.
MELTON, PLY Chesterfield Ave-, Char
lotte 5. N, c.
EDITORS NOTE: Mr.. Melton, former
editor and publisher of the Treasure
State Labor Journal, Kalispell, has for
several months been with the AFL Tex
tile Workers as an organizer in the
south. Mrs. Melton and family recent
ly joined him at Charlotte.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-03-07
OF "Elepha-donks" and
Political Circuses

By MRS. o. w. HAUGEN, Corvallis
Dear Editor and Readers: Isn't il
swell to learn that our Garden City
Mike Mansfield has bought his ticket
on the Truman gravy train? No more
votes for Mike from me.
One would think he would ask we
voters who put him in our national
capitol to represent our welfare and
| interests, if we wished him in the SEN
ate.
Mr. Hamilton of Thompson Falls had
better get his surgery ready and make
up a couple of crosses between the
jackass and jumbo. Oscar and I will
join as Montana progressive clowns in
the coming political circus-the best
place in the world to show off this
cross of our political parties and also
of such an hybrid animal
The circus is the best place, too for
our youth to become educated. So,
when they become voters they are
more apt to vote Progressive than the
old tax-grabbing machine tickets,
which are out-moded, out of date, all
broken down and ready for junk-a
burden on the up and coming younger
generation.
All good citizens love circus. What
with the band playing there's joy for
y
faces of every animal from dog to old
Jumbo, all doing their stuff cheerful
ly for we the peoples entertainment.
But, a real circus is so much more fun
than the way our politicians seek to
entertain us with their merry Ground
Here it is election year again. More
tax money squandered. NO FUN. I
love to see folks laugh and having a
jolly good time.
Let's us grandparents get busy and
help our good letter writer Hamilton
combine these two political animals
assure you voters if you will give
Oscar and I your vote in this falls
election we will get these creatures
into Ringling's Circus without it cost
ing taxpayers one Roosevelt penny.
No fooling, folks, if I ever get to
lead one of those party crosses" L will
show you lot of good clean fun, real
proficiency and advancement, in living.
You will all wish to become Progress
sives and join in this great promenade.
Perhaps we could have a Hamilton
factory in our county seat of Hamilton
Give folks work and fun, too, turning
out circus animals. We do need many
circuses throughout this world to
bring joy and hope to those poor. dis
couraged souls. Pray for these wars to
end, all evils to come to their own bad
eHuo' <AlolS VIII our VOTES lOT real,
honest public servants we can all enjoy
good clean fun, less taxes, better homes
and honest governments over this
earth. Prosperity with Peace in every
land with the right kind of progressive
leaders who will stand up and tell war
monger hypocrites, 81 am, 1--WE are"
and take no back seat from
Satan and his earthly imps and po1iti-
cal stooges.
Best regards to everyone I love to
read your letters and hope to read
more of them.
NOTE: Mike is asking you, Mrs.
via the July Is primary ball
OF.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-03-07
GEORGE G0SMAN, FIRST
COP TO ANNOUNCE FOR
STATE OFFICE

George Gosman, state senator for
Beaverhead county the past four leg
islative assemblies, yesterday an
nounced that he would seek the Re-
publican nomination for the Lieuten-
ant Governorship.
Gosman, druggist in Dillon, has
been chairman of the COP state CEN
trail committee for several years.
He is veteran of World War I,
served on the state board of educa-
ton from 1884 to 1910, and was state
commander of the American Legion
in 1939-40.
NOTE: No picture of Sen. Gosman
in our morgue.-EDITOR
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-03-07
Neighbor Suggests Voice

Peoples Voice
Dear Sir: Enclosed find check for
one years subscription for your paper
This being an election year [ believe
IT Will be very profitable in more ways
than one. 1t was recommended to me
by neighbor to read and have as a
guide.-HOWARDM NJ. BRAATEN, Wolf
Point. Montana
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-03-07
Recalls lib 1888 Fight
The PEOPLES Voice

The Peoples Voice
Find enclosed check for $1,000 for my
subscriptio nfo rthe ocginm W
subscription for the coming year. Keep
up the good work. We are hoping we
can send more better help to Helena
next year than we did two years ago.
L met you at Helena when we had the
1888 fight. Hoping to see you next ses-
s1on.-JOHN SCHWEIGERT, Ekalaka.
Carter County, Montana.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-03-07
Paper Furnishes Information

Dear Mr. Billings: Enclosed find $500
for another year subscription to the
Voice. Want to keep in touch with
both sides of the political situation
and your paper furnishes information
not found in most other newspapers.
With best wishes for success, L am
I. A. HASWELL Missoula.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-03-07
Election Year Sport, 1852

Chestnut pulling contest partici-
pants: Any taxpayers who wish to con-
tinue paying for the Industrial Casu-
alties of Industry. For rules and equip
ment it is suggested you apply at the
offices of the Opposition to making
silicosis compensate" Helena, Mon
tana.-THE KNUTZ BROS.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-03-07
Extra Good Work"

Mr. Harry Billings
Dear Sir: You will please find here
with check for 50 to renew my sub
scription for THE VOICE.
Thanking you for the extra good
work you are doing, AM. o. WOLD,
laurel
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-03-07
RUMOR-TICS


Frank Edwards, AFL commentator,
over Mutual stations Tuesday night
said that the outstanding triumph in
the vote on UNIT in the House of Rep
resentatives was that democracy still
worked . that when the people of
the nation take the trouble to let
their congressman know how they feel
on an issue their Representatives re-
spond.
An important campaign issue in
the national elections this year:
UNIT.
Top rating among the popular
songs of the week is the dedication of
DEMOCRATS to REPUBLICANS:
"COME OUT, COME OUT, WHER-
EVER YOU ARE"
Announcements for candidacy on
the Democratic ticket are being made
by the day, but the Republicans seem
to be holding back.
Current rumors are that before too
long Hugo Aronson will file for Gov
ernor on the Republican ticket, with
George Gosman* as his Lieutenant
Governor. Gosman really wanted to
run for Governor, they say, but
couldn't sell the idea where it would
do any good. Aronson has been pushed
by some of the weeklies. Charley
Doherty in his Missoula County Times
says the weekly Editors can elect
Aronson. The enthusiasm from party
generals has been expressive by it's
absence. Agreed: Aronson is capable
and has the finances to wage a
''flashy" campaign. Doubted: That he
could get the support necessary for
election.
Mr.. Gosman announced Thursday.
=
AS of the moment Republicans
generally are taking pretty gloomy
cess on the State level this year. 1t
is expected that they will concentrate
on electing the National candidates.
The Democrats, on the other
hand, fe Ell the dissatisfaction
around the country about their
party's national record. They do
not seem to be anticipating any
great trouble on the State level
however. The local grumblings
probably are not large enough to
present any threat to their 1852
success. Fence mending material
has been at a premium for several
months.
When Attorney Sam Coca, Jr., of
Helena ignited what some sources be-
ieve was a premature charge against
he Silicosis Initiative they say Mr..
Gene Savage, ACM-Montana Power,
Ambassador at-large moved in, there
~ smotheirng any possibilities of flu
ure implanted explosions. Mr.. Saw
ige is a smoothie from way back.
An unassuming, personable man, with
lbility not to be taken lightly, Savage
S probably going to master mind"
he coming campaign. Offices for
he predicted opposition" have been
ct up (and Coca is in) Political crys-
al gazers concede that Savage will
ret value received from every cent
# the thousands of dollars he will
lave at his command to fight the
'ilicosis Initiative Goza's tactics
Won't be his.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-03-07
Enjoys Voice

Dear Sirs: Enclosed you will find check
for $500 for renewal subscription for
Peoples Voice which L enjoy very much
LOUIS DOCOTOVCH, Billings, Mont
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-03-07
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

'Democracy Is based upon the con-
victiOn that there are extraordinary
possibilities i'm ordinary peopIe.,-
DR. HARRY EMERSON FOSDICK.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-03-07
Attention Local Unions .

Have made contribution the Montana Industrial Health
to
Act Please delay. Funds needed this
nequties be successful Send cntbu
o Waekrch MIFIC
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-03-07

NOTE: Mike is asking you, Mrs.
Haugen, via the July Is primary bal
lot.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-07-25
Must Stand Trial

MIAMI u - Charles Wesley
Johnson, freed on q charge of kid
naping 6-year-old Hickey Richter,
has been ordered to stand trial for
extOrtion.
Criminal Court Judge Ben C.
Willard Thursday overruled a mo-
ton that the extortion indictment
be dropped. Johnson's attorney
entered a plea of innocent.
The Richter child, son of q Mi
ami jeweler, was lureM from the
private school he was attending
last April by a telephone call.
A taxicab took him to hospital
while his father, Daniel Richter,
deposited SIS, 200 in cash and jewel
ny in bus station locker.
By the time the child reached
the hospital. the money and jewel
~ had disappeared. Johnson was
arrested three days later in Ha-
vana, Cuba, and returned here to
stand trial on the kidnapping
charge.
When a directed verdict acquit-
ted him of that charge, the ex-
tortion charge was placed against
him.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-07-25
Economic Unity

PARIS IN - The six Schuman
Plan foreign ministers today put
Western Europe's steel-coal pool
into motion but failed to agree on
a capital for their unprecedented
experiment in economic unity.
Sitting almost continuously from
8 a. m. Thursday to S a. m. today,
the ministers agreed that some Of
the 6-nation economic unions in
stitutions will start operations Aug.
10 in temporary quarters in Lux
embourg.
The Joint Assembly, or legislative
branch, win begir work month
later, Sept. 10, at Strasbourg,
France, in the chambers Of the
Council Of Europe's Consultative
Assembly.
In their hours Of sometimes Bit
ter wrangling, the ministers tenn
porarily shelved French and Ital-
ian proposals to .Europeanize" the
Saar Valley as permanent home
for the plan and use Strasbourg
as a provisional capital until the
Saar could be internationalixed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-07-25
Nations Weather
BY The Associated Press

The weather trend today was
toward more comfortable tempera-
lures in some heat harassed
areas.
The Weather Bureau said cooler
air spreading over the Northern
Plains states was expected to
move eastward and southwark &C.
companied by scattered thunder
storms.
Thursday. many cities 10 the
Northern Plains as well as the
South Central states reported tenn
peratures around the 100 degree
mark.
Pierre, S. D., was the hot spot
with a 1l2 degree maximum. 1t
was 100 at Chadron. Neb., and 103
at Goodland, Kan.
In the South. the mercury
climbed 10 Jog al Augusta, Ga.
Other highs included los at Bir-
mingham, Ala. l02 at Fort Smith.
Ark. Io3 at Fort Worth, Tex, 106
at Gila Bend, Ariz., and los at
Akron, Colo.
Comparatively cool temperatures
prevailed. however. In the North
eastern and Northwestern United
States Readings were in the 7os
and S0s from New England into
the Great Plains during midday
Thursday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-07-25
Resort Is Sold

DUNNELLoN IN - Rainbow
Springs. a resort development near
here. has been sold for 500, 900.
Purchasers Of the development
are headed By Kenneth S. Keyes.
Miami. The seller was a Clear.
water group led by Edgar John
Phillips and J. Tweed McMullen.
Included in the sale were 40
acres In which the springs and
Florida's only waterfall are 10.
Gated. Also on the property are
cabins and a lodge.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-07-25
Truman's Vote Is Cast For
Gov. Stevenson OF Illinois

day. He ended a long guessing
game, heightened since the con-
vention opened Monday:
For whom would President Tru-
man vote in the selection of the
party's 1852 presidential nominee
today?
At Missouri caucus Gavin gave
the answer. But not right away.
He stalled, talking about other
things, when the delegation was
polled. Then he announced:
Il intend to cast Mr.. Truman's
vote or the governor of Illinois,
Mr.. Stevenson.
It was, he said, "the Presidents
choice"
At the convention today he gets
chance to carry out his inten-
tons. He-or rather, President
Truman-can vote for Adlai E.
Stevenson, the draftee who never
did say no.
Mr.. Truman himself comes to
the convention tonight, to present
to the final session whoever it
chooses as 1852 standard bearer.
And pumpkin-shaped Tom Gavin
goes back to Kansas City, himself
again.