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Evening star., 1953-01-12
Sailors Say Ship Ignored
Distress Signal in Storm
BY the Associoted Press

KAOHSIUNG. Formosa, Jan.
12.-The night the Swedish
tanker Avanti broke up in the
Far Western Pacific. IL men in
the gale-tossed stern saw a ship
and signaled for help with flash
lights.
The ship signaled back but
the message couldn't be read.
Then. to the dismay of the
II. the ship receded and dis
appeared.
Eleven of those IL reached
this Southern Formosa port to-
day in the Chinese Nationalist
freighter Yen Ping. which res
cued them.
The 18th, Engineer Martin Ap-
plekvist of Tommelilla. Sweden.
remained aboard the stern sec
ton and presumably drowned.
I'VE tried to persuade him to
come with US. but he said he
was senior officer and would
have to stay" said survivor.
The Avanti broke in three
pieces Wednesday night between
Japan and Okinawa. Eight
crewmen are missing and pre-
Sumed drowned. Thirty three
were rescued. TWenty-one sur
vivors reached Japan yesterday
in a japanese patrol boat. One
other is en- route to Hong Kong
aboard the British freighter
Eastern.
Evening star., 1953-01-12
Minister Denounces
New 6. 0. P. Club as
Blight on Country

A leading Washington minis
ter yesterday denounced plans
for Republicans to meet in the
new Capitol Hill Club as "a sin.
a shame, and a blight on the
country"
DR.. Alfred P. Shirley. pastor
Of Mount Vernon Place Method
ist Church. told members Of his
congregation "if ever I have been
disheartened. it was when I
learned that within a stones
throw of the Capitol, there Is
going to be opened up. by the
new leaders of government. a
liquor lounge where they may go
for cocktails and then into sepa-
rate rooms for conferences.
"To have the leadership Of this
country work out their plans in
a liquor lounge is going to be a
terrible thing for the country" !"
Requirements Outlined.
DR.. Shirley. president Of the
Washington Ministerial Union,
said he was particularly dis
turbed by the fact that Re-
publican leaders started the
club and backed it financially.
To be a member of the Cap
itol Hill Club. according to
Representative Auchincloss, Re-
publican, of New Jersey you
must be "a gentleman or a
lady. you must be a Republi-
can. and you've got to have so
bucks"
The club. opening today at
214 First street Sc, was or
ganized about a year ago with
Mr.. Auchincloss as president
and prominent Republican lead
ers on the board of governors.
More than 400 persons, includ-
ing some of the biggest names
in the party, already are men,
bers.
Cost Put at S15O,OOO.
The three story clubhouse in
cludes three sedately decorated
dining rooms, a lounge and a
small for-men-only bar. For
women, there is a small special
dining room. Bells summon
members of Congress to the
nearby Capitol when there is a
quorum call or other business
requiring their presence.
The cost to date is $150,000.
but victory inspired Republicans
are now talking of an adjacent
seven-story building. to cost
more than 81 million. which
would house their national COM
mittee and affiliated bodies.
Initiation fee for the club. is
S25. Dues are $25 a year for resi-
dents of the Washington area.
and $50 for non-residents. A lie
membership costs $1,000.
Membership requirements are
set by a committee headed by
Representative Bishop. Repuoll-
can, of Illinois.
Evening star., 1953-01-12

pecially important in the coming
months, which would necessarily
be a period of transition in the
United States.
Accordingly, Mr.. AcheSon said
that in his judgment this was a
historic moment when bold de-
cisions might produce historic
results and he urged the Prime
Minister to do whatever he could
do to seize the opportunity"
Evening star., 1953-01-12
McKeIdin to Address
Temperance Meetinq

A temperance meeting spon-
sored by the American Temper
ance Society will be held at 1880
pm. January % in Constitution
Hall. Gov. McKeldin of Mary
land will speak.
DR.. Frederick Brown Harris
pastor of Foundry Methodist
Church and Senate chaplain, will
take part in the program. Forums
featuring leaders of Is national
temperance groups are sched-
uled
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-03

DENVER - A general wage in
crease of Is cents an hour tops the
list of 1858 bargaining demands
drawn up by delegates to the annu-
al Mining, Smelling & Refining Con-
ference and National Wage Policy
Committee meetings of the Interna-
tional Union of Mine, Mill & Smell
ter Workers.
The delegates, who have been in
session here for three days, also
agreed to press for extensive revision
and improvement of health and well
fare programs in their contracts with
non-ferrous metal corporations in
Guiding Anaconda Copper Mining Co.,
Phelps-Dodge Copper Corp, Kenne-
colt Copper Co., and American Smelt-
ing & Refining Co.
Highlighting the health and welfare
program is a demand for establish
ment of an employer-financed Ma
tional Occupational Disease Fund, to
be created by contributions of cent
an hour. The Fund, to be administer
ed jointly by Mine-Mill and the in
dustry, will provide medical, hos
pital and rehabilitation care for the
victims of occupational diseases-es-
pecially silicosis and lung cancer-in
the industry. Every employer in the
industry will be expected to contrib
ute to the Fund.
The program also calls for/sickness
and accident benefits of $50 weekly
starting with the second day for any
disability, regardless of whether it is
industrial or non-industrial.
At the same time, the Mine-Mill
union served notice it will campaign
in this years bargaining for greater
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-03
NINE-NHILL TO Seek WAGE Increase
OF IS CENTS Per HOUR

union control over health and well
fare plans throughout the industry,
either through establishment of trust
funds or administration of the various
programs by Joint Employer-Employe
Health and Welfare Committees.
The wage and contract demands,
drawn up over the weekend by the
Mining, Smelling & Refining Con-
ference, were approved today by the
National Wage Policy Committee, in
Guiding not only the membership of
the International Executive Board,
but also delegates from the Anaconda,
Kennecott, Phelps Dodge, AS&R,
Northwest, and Allied Industries bar
gaining councils.
In addition to the wage and health
welfare demands, the unionists agreed
to fight for premium pay for Satur-
day and Sunday work as such, in
creased shift differentials, and an in
crease in pension benefits to 1925
monthly minimum.
The conference also launched
union-wide campaign toward the es-
Enlistment of the six-hour day and
30-hour week in the non-ferrous met
ais industry.
To deal with problems of the con-
tract bonus system, which operates
throughout the metal industry, the
delegates proposed the calling of a
conference of contract miners in
Butte, Montana. The meeting is ex-
pected to be set for date in May
or June
They also agreed on plans to step
up the fight for Union Shop agree
ments throughout the union, and for
strong FEPC and Safety clauses in
all contracts.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-03
mTIDELANDS" BILL.
PASSES HOUSE

The Republican 83rd House of
Representatives Wednesday passed
the bill proposing the give to the
states of California, Texas and
Louisiana, the fabulous oil reserves
under the ocean floor. The vote was
285 to 1OS. Cong. D'Ewart voted
to give away this national natur-
al resource. Cong. Metcalf voted
against the bill and for all the peo-
pie retaining ownership.
Last January, it will be recall
ed, President Truman placed these
oil resources in the Naval Reserve
for defense or other beneficial pur-
pose for the entire nation.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-03
SENATOR ANDERSON "ASTOUNDED" BY Ex0RBITAHT
INCREASES SOUGHT BY TELEPHONE MONOPOLY

Most of this stock goes to the huge
parent company, American Tel and
Tel, who in 1850 owned 1870 of
MST&T stock. AT&T president Leroy
Wilson was quoted in Time magazine
as saying, "In IA years of dealing
with public regulatory bodies never
heard of criticism of the go (prof-
it rate" Thus is the Montana Public
milked for this big holding company.
MST&T, 10 million dollar profit in
1862 would have been an $3.50 divi-
dend on the previous common stock
basis, but they issued enough COM
mon stock to cut the apparent divi-
dend to 1929. This artificial figure.
is now to be used as a basis to re-
quest further huge rate increases,
although at the 1851 hearings the
company said SO was a fair return.
Montana's Public Service Commits
sion, who will decide the case, must
learn the facts and protect the 9TH
erwise helpless public from the in
satiable appetite for profit of this
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-03
Good Health Must Be
Considered a Necessity

At all three Institutes Hayes Beall,
the Associate Executive Secretary of
the Cooperative Health Federation
of America, presented a discussion
on health and welfare plans. The re-
port by the Presidents Committee
for Health Needs revealed the atti-
tude, he said, that health must be
considered necessity along with food
and clothing.
Among the labor unions of the
country there are a number of new
things stirring in relation to this
question.
1. Labor is insisting that health
and welfare is proper subject for
collective bargaining. Already there
are ten million members who are
working under health and welfare
agreements.
2. Unions are negotiating agree
ments with Blue Shield and Blue
Cross representatives to achieve fav-
orable terms.
3. Health centers have been estab-
lished. Labor's Health Institute of st.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-03

"This legislation would give the
lessees of state lands a perpetual
lease" the Attorney General said.
"Our Enabling Act, by which Con-
gress granted the land to us in trust
for the schools, commands that we
lease the lands only term of years
The acceptance of the grant was
written into our Constitution, and
this grant and acceptance constitute
a solemn compact between this state
and the United States government.
Neither Congress nor our legislature
may, without the others consent,
change the terms of the grant, and
Congress has explicitly provided that
the granted lands may be leased for
oil and gas exploration only for a
term of years."
The statute to which Olsen referred
is Chapter 122 of the 1858 Session
Laws, which provides the state oil
and gas leases shall be for a primary
term of ten years and "as long there
after as oil or gas in paying quantities
shall be produced hereunder"
81 am fully aware that the legis-
lature passed this law as a means of
encouraging the oil industry" Olsen
said, "but these lands are part of
trust which must be held forever in
violate for the school children of this
state. We may not encourage the oil
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-03

industry at the expense of our
schools"
-Four years ago | advised the
legislature of the unconstitution-
atty of an almost identical pro-
posal," he said. 81 have not changed
my view. These state lands are
held in trust, to benefit the COM
mon school system. They are not
to be exploited by the oil industry
or anyone else.
IL think everyone agrees that
industry in Montana should be en-
couraged, but these trust lands can
not be so used. They shall be held
forever as an aid to the taxpayer,
but not as a subsidy to industry.
''The wisdom of the Enabling Act
limitation is evident now. Oil develop
ment is not sufficiently advanced in
this state to enable US to place a prop
er value on the oil and gas wealth
in our school lands. We do know that
the value of oil has increased over
the years 1t is we'll that state leases
should end at a definite time, when
we can make re-appraisal of their
value in the light of future develop
ment, and secure from the trust lands
their real value for the use of our
school children"
The state statutes prior to the pass
age of Chapter 122 provided for a
twenty year limitation on state leases,
and Olsen said this would continue in
effect.
can unconstitutional statute is
nullity, just as though it had
never been passed." he said. "And
it cannot overrule or replace prev
ious valid legislation which it was
intended to supersede. The term of
the State least must remain at 20
years, in conformity with existing
law"
Here in its entirety is the Attor-
ney Generals opinion:
VOLUME 25-Opinion No. IS
STATE LANDS, LEASING OF
STATE LANDS, GRANT OF-OIL |
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-03
"A Scheme To Defraud the
Kids" of Montana

Supreme Court Justice R. V. Bot
tomly spoke on the subject of natural
resources. One of the problems of our
state concerning oil royalties on
school lands. This problem was pre-
sented to the state Supreme Court on
the question of first year rents on
such lands. The companies represent
ing the oil interests held the view
that such rents were in reality ad-
vanced royalties. Judge Bottomly
held that if the decision had been
made in their favor, the state would
have lost whether oil was discovered
or not If oil had been discovered,
the companies could have claimed
credit for royalty already paid; if
they failed to discover oil they could
have claimed refund for advance
royalty payments.
On the national scene, the oil on
submerged lands of California, Texas
and Louisiana represents a resource
which belongs to all the people of our
country and rightfully should be dis
tributed for the benefit of our great
est resource, our school children.
Mr.. Charles Huppe presented the
problem of natural resources as an
individual taxpayer would look at it.
The school lands were granted to the
schools of the state as a trust. Since
Continued on Page Three)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-03
By Leroy H. ANDERSON,
Senator from Pondera County


Just three weeks ago l was speak
ing in favor of Senate Resolution
Three, to investigate the Montana
Public Service Commission as SEN
ator from Pondera county. pointed
out that two separate and substantial
rate increases given to Mountain
States Tel and Tel in 1851 had sky
rocketed their net income by A per
cent from 81 million in 1851 to $40
million in 1862.
I am astounded to learn that
MST&T is again seeking rate increas-
es of from 20 to 38 per cent. There
is no possible justification for all
increase at this time. MST&T claims
this tremendous rate boost is requir-
ed to assure reasonable return.
MST&T justifies ever-increasing prof
it's by issuing more and more common
stock. Thus, 1949 profits were about
the same as in 1913, but the com
pany issued enough common stock to
bring the dividend rate down from
$3.50 to $685..
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-03

Louis has established it's own clinic.
They have urged medical men to give
a certain amount Of their time to the
institute. They now have 48 medical
men on their staff on this basis.
The m m S of the unions as
well as their families, are taken care
of by the clinic. In addition, a hos
utilization plan has been developed
by this group.
4. Community cooperative health
plans have been organized. In those
areas where labor unions are not
strong, labor has joined with other
groups to develop a cooperative plan.
There are at present total of 81
states whose laws make it impossible
or difficult to institute a health plan.
A few years ago the San Francisco
Labor Council made an extensive in
quiry into the relationship of costs
and benefits received on their ex-
listing health plan. They discovered
that for every dollar spent, the mem
bers received only so cents worth of
medical and hospital service in re-
turn. 1t meant that administrative ex-
penses absorbed about 500.
Today, according to Mr.. Beall, only
80 of our population is covered by
insurance plans, and only 30 COW
cred under comprehensive plan. The
nub of the problem: developments in
medical services have made tremend-
Gus strides, but the development of
economic means to pay for those SER
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-03
REGIONAL Institutes Attract More
Than Four Hundred Participants

vices has Jagged considerably. This
holds true especially in the case of
preventive care. Comprehensive plans
for comprehensive coverage are the
only answer to produce preventive
care on a basis on which the average
man can afford it. This can best be
done through labor union organiza-
ton. Certainly the consumers of such
service should be the ones to estab-
fish such plans rather than the medi-
cal profession.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-03
Olsen Rules NetU Oil L y1si1g
LalU Is Unconstituti0nx|.
8 AS LEASES - CONSTITU-
= T. LAW-ENABLING ACT.

A 8 AS LEASES = CONSTITU-
r : L W-ENABLING ACT.
-
That those portions of Chapter
1872, Session Laws of 1853 which
seek to extend the period for which
state oil and gas leases may be
let are in violation of the Consti-
tuition and Enabling Act of the
State of Montana and as such are
ineffective for every purpose and
do not change our present statutes
upon the form of and manner of
granting gas and oil leases.
March 81, 1858
Mr.. w. P Pilgeram, Commissioner
State Lands and Investments
Capitol Building
Helena, Montana
Dear Mr.. Pilgeram:
You have asked the following cues
ton:
81 here by respectfully ask that
you give US an opinion as to the
terms of oil and gas leases to be
granted to successful bidders for
oil and gas leases in the light of
the action taken by the Thirty
Third Legislative Assembly,"
Chapter 1872, Session Laws of 1853,
relates to the leasing of state lands
and seeks to amend Sections 81-1702,
&1-1705 and 81-1708, R. c. NJ, 1947.
The most important change is con-
tanned in Section 1 OF the act, amend
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-03
International Relations Public Health and Welfare Natural
Resources and State Legislation Hold Audience Interest
At Anaconda, Havre and Great Falls Meetings

More than four hundred Montana farmers workers. bust
and professional people participated the three regional
farmerabor Institutes held last week Anaconda Havre and
Great Falls The institutes jointly sponsored by Montana
State Federation of Labor Montana Farmers Union and Mine
Mill Smeter Workers. in cooperation with Montana State
University and the Ford Foundation
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-03

Panel DISCUSSIONS centered around
four principal topics: state legisla-
ton, public health and welfare, ma
tural resources and international re-
lations, with summaries of discussions
at the end of each of the two-day in
stitutes.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-03
1853 Legislative Action Weakening School Oil Land Lease
Law Enjoned Until Final Determination of Validity Of
Substitute House Bill 48 By the Courts

Oil operators will have make law passed by the 33rd
Legislative Assembly stand up court they
school oil land leases in of twenty producing
leases Attorney General Arnold Olsen has ruled that the leg
ation passed by the 1868 Legislature (ub House Bill 49,
extending the term of oil and leases long either
is produced, is unconstitutional
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-04-03

VOLUME 25-Opinion No. 13
STATE LANDS, LEASING OF
STATE LANDS, GRANT OF-OIL
Evening star., 1953-06-17
cubu Stevedores Block
U. S. Ferry Project
gy ne Asseeiated Press

HAVANA. Cuba. June 17.-
Dock workers here refused to
unload equipment for a Florida
Havana ferry, claiming it would
cut employment among steve
dores. the Havana Press reported
yesterday.
The newspaper Liarib de la
Marina. in a lead editorial, called
the action union tyranny"
The ferry was to operate be-
tween Jacksonville. Fla, and
Havana, port circles said. It
arrived unassembled aboard the
United States ship Santa Marta.
When the dockers refused to
unload the ship, it returned with
its cargo to Port Everglades, Fla.
Evening star., 1953-06-17
Boy. IS. Seriously Hurt
By Stubbinq in FIGHT

A 15-year-old boy was in seri-
Gus condition in Freedmen's Hos
pital today with knife wounds
suffered during a fight at North
Capitol and I streets, police said.
The victim is Robert Gales,
colored, Of 604 B street NE. who
was stabbed in the right chest.
Police were holding a 17-year-old
colored youth for questioning.
Evening star., 1953-06-17
Red Offer 10 Send Envoy
To Greece Is Reported
By the Assecioted Press

LONDON, June 17.-Diplo-
matte informants reported today
Russia has offered to restore
normal diplomatic relations with
Greece by exchanging ambassa-
dors.
The reported Soviet move
came on the heels of two other
apparently conciliatory gestures
to Southeast European nations
recently-one to Turkey, the
other to Yugoslavia. Russia
recently renounced longtime
claims on Turkish territory and
agreed also to exchange ambas-
sadors with Marshal Tito's Yugo-
slav government.
MOSCOW, June II (P.-The
Soviet government announced
today the appointment of Vastly
Alexeyevich Valkov as ambas-
Sador to YugoSlavia.
(This is the first time the
Kremlin has told the Russian
people that Russia is sending
back a top-level envoy to Bel
grade. Yugoslav President Mar
shall Tito's government said yes
terday it had accepted Mr..
Valkov as ambassador.)
Evening star., 1953-06-17
Jury Recommends
Sentence Of Year
In Bancroft S|ayinq

A verdict of involuntary man
slaughter was reached by a Fair
fax County Circuit Court jury
yesterday at the close of the two
day trial Of John Noe Iorizzo.
former special guard at Lake
Bancroft. who was charged in
connection with the death last
October 81 of a 17-year-old Fair
fax High School student.
Fairfax Judge Paul E. Brown
had instructed the jury they
could find the defendant not
guilty or guilty of second-degree
murder. voluntary or involuntary
manslaughter. Choosing the lat
ter verdict, the jury also fixed
the penalty at one year in the
county Jail. Iorizzo's sentencing
by Judge Brown was set for
next Wednesday.
Victim Was Football Player.
During the trial, police and
companions of the slain youth,
Howard A. Strang, who was a.
varsity football player for his
high school, related the story of
the Halloween night shooting.
Young SGrang, they testified.
was one of a group of teen-age
boys who left a rather dead"
party near AnnandaIe and drove
to Lake Bancroft to push over
a lifeguard's tower on the beach.
Torizzo, then employed as a
special officer by Lake Barefoot
Estates, Inc, told the court he
saw dark objects" moving along
a road. He shouted at them three
times. he said, blew his whistle
and fired in the air. The slain
boy was struck by a bullet in the
back.
No Malice Shown, Jury Told.
The defendants attorney,
Oren R. Lewis, in his closing plea
to the jury said mot a scintilla
OF evidence has been produced
to show Iorizzo acted with mall
ice"
Last month, a civil suit asking
$25, 900 in damages was brought
by Francis B. Strang, the vic
TINS father, against Lake Bar
croft Estates. Inc, and it's for
mer guard. It was dismissed
when an $4,000 settlement was
made by the corporation.
Evening star., 1953-06-17
Norfolk Man Is Killed
IN MARYLAND Collision

Barr Harris Attaway. Il. OF
Norfolk. Va, was injured fatally
yesterday when his car collided
with another on United States
301 in r. B., Md.
Mr.. Attaway's car spun around
after the collision, Prince Georges
County police reported. and he
was thrown out. Police said the
car rolled over him. Six other
persons in Mr.. Attaway's car
were uninjured.
The other driver, Raymond c.
Chiffon, II, of Brandywine. Md,
was treated for cuts at Prince
Georges General Hospital and re-
leased. He later was charged
with manslaughter. failing to
yield the right Of way and reck-
less driving.