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Evening star., 1954-09-20

There were lot OF things Charles
would rather have done than attend a
party in his honor last Saturday morning
but 1t had been set up. just as it had been
last June, too, by Jake Mintz and Tom
Tannas, his co-managers, and Ezzard felt.
obliged to make token appearance.
There wasn't anything left for Charles
to say and the guests respected his depres-
sion and, after while, Ez drifted away.
Izzy Kline, who works In his corner as the
"cut man." gloomily watched him leave.
"some night" Izzy sighed.
"He didn't fight" sombody said.
'He didn't have anything" Izzy said.
Evening star., 1954-09-20
Lions Rouf SieeIers
For Sixth Straight
by The As.oeiated Pres.

BUFFALO, N. Y Sept. 19.-The
Detroit Lions looked ready today
to defend their National Football
League crown after cleaning up
everything In sight in their exhi-
bition series. Yesterdays 42-to-
IA victory over the Pittsburgh
Steelers before more than 20, 900
fans here was the Lions sixth
straight victory.
The SteelerS, who went down
to their fifth defeat, got the ball
rolling in the first quarter, scor-
ing on Ray Mathews plunge
through the middle from the
f1ve-yard line before the game
was more than six minutes old.
Detroit. however, bounced back
after two exchanges. with Doak
Walker running 80 yards to
score on . pass from Bobby
Layne.
In the second quarter Layne
went over from the i've ON q
quarterback sneak. The SteelerS
scored their last touchdown in
the same period when Jim Finks
uncorked q 22-yarder to Elbie
Nickel. who shared 1t on the goal
line. Then 1t was all over but
the shouting as the Lions scored
two more touchdowns before the
half.
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I, scorins: DETROIT: Observation-Disclosures
Maiker. Girard. Schmidt. Carpenter
Dlnnie. Conversions--WaIker, g.
rltisnurgh: Touchdpwns - Matthews
Nickei. Converslons--Bolkaya q
MILWAUKEE. sept. 20 tP,.--
Green Bay football fans are sat-
isaed that Coach Lisle Black
bourn win give them d lively
team this season. but Saturdays
38-to-27 loss 70 the New York
Giants here also marked the
Eastern eleven as the dark horse
Of its division.
Evening star., 1954-09-20

s. "A
Kline got up to leave, too. with Charles gone It began
to resemble party than wake The free bar was
getting big play Somebody began to play the piano and
couples danced.
AT O'CLOCK in the morning Tom Tannas and Jake
Antz still playing hosts although only handful of
guests remained One Red Aueach who coached the
old Washington Caps Of the National Basketball Association
and who now coaches the Boston Cecs Red, friend of
Tannas, Mntz and Charles for years. in TALL
tremely wen-but young man who had to be basketball
player
"some hours you're helping the kid to keep" somebody
I'm trying to sign him." Red grinned "once he's mine
he'll know what curfew means. He's kid from Arizona"
Tannas looked at the boy approving his size Like his
out of him"
what does the boy say2" asked bystander.
"He don't want any part of It," Red said.
$50 few young men do" Tannas observed. That's the
trouble"
SHORTLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT a fight supposedly in
voyng the two best heayyweghts in world had come
to mercul end It dull embarrassing affair Rocky
Marciano so had clouted Charles s until
he had enough and retired Even Tannas, manager
seemed embarrassed for Charles.
TITS funny business" Tom said. 7 thought we
going to have something hot going for US"
"Ez is finished" offered unfeeling guest II hope
you won't be offended Tom, but don't want to him
any more"
@And yet you think back to his June fight with Rocky
Tannas mused, If he heard and Ez was won
derful."
Tannas is conceded to be one OF the real nice guys
N dirty business courteous intelligent and fair Nobody
would want to hurt him, And yet
ut was lousy fight" remarked. Charles was
terrible and Marcano wasn't much either"
STILL, THEY ARE the two best heavyweights in the
world" Tannas pointed out.
"Then something's wrong" said the other "Your tiger
Is old and he's unpredictable. Rocky pound man
who misses nine out Of 10 punches, sometimes
nobody can beat him. There must be thousands of
who are bigger and younger than Marcano."
Yes Tannas conceded, looking Auerbachs bas-
ketbal player "but Red saying they don't want
fight They want to play at other games can't say
blame them lot If fellow is not 12-3 division
the fight game hasn't much to offer.
Your boy, there, is too TALL" Auerbach
Marcano conceding him inches in height maybe
Is 80 pounds, would cut him in half"
AUERBACH SPRUNG TO THE defense of his athlete
saying, "You ought to this kid stripped. He's.
"Too TALL" Tannas repeated "yet can understand
why people wonder how Marcano has opposition
Rocky doesn't look especially formidable arms
sort of clumsy footwork. But don't underestimate him.
either Rocky stops When hit he comes back
twice hard He'd take your player pretty
quick Red"
Auerbach conceded It time to 60 home, anyway
Red called his man to his side and asked:
How tall you?"
"Six feet, six" said the young man.
"What did tell you?" Red demanded.
ITO stop growing" the reply said anybody
over 6-feet6 isn't likely to amount to basketball"
see, Auerbach said to Tannas got problems in our
business, too"
Evening star., 1954-09-20
Eoenir1g gtai Sports
Washington, p. c. Monday, September 90 1854 AIS =
WIN, Lose or Draw
By FRANCIS STANN

BY THE TIME the beaten fighter had finished talking
to reporters and posing in his dressing for photogra
piers had dressed the streets
side Yankee Stadium Silently Ezzard Charles his
party drove downtown to their hotel just Broadway
Evening star., 1954-09-20

(See SENATORS, Page A-17.l
Evening star., 1954-11-10

committee counsel. asked If it
wasn't true that Mr.. Mccormack
was known as Representative
McC cCormack" and that a man
named Edward Bennett, whom
he identified as working with
Mr.. Mccormack as contact man
between prospective building
contractors and Diggs, was
sometimes called Senator Ben
nett"
Big Name Used.
Yes, Mr.. Shurman said, that
was true. And Mr.. Mccormack
himself testified later that Mr..
Diggs once told him casually
that he had run into Louis john
son, then Secretary of Defense,
at the exclusive Burning Tree
Golf Club and impressed on Mr..
Johnson the importance of get
ting private industry to go to
work on military housing.
Mr.. DinkinS asked Mr.. McCor-
mack These titles of Senator
and Representative weren't part
of the trappings by which you
took these country boys, were
they?"
Mr.. Mccormack replied:
"They weren't country boys"
Mr.. CoombS and Mr.. Shuman
said they paid Mr.. Diggs a
$4,000 retainer but never got
close to a contract.
Mr.. Coombs testified: IT guess
they thought we were country
boys who got took by city
SlickerS,"
Evening star., 1954-11-10
Two Country Boys !
Tell Housing Probe
They Were taken In

The Justice Department may
write the final chapter to a tale
of alleged influence peddling,
name dropping and disillusioned
country boys who got took" un-
folded at the Senate Banking
Committees housing scandal
hearings.
The tale to date was told yes
terday in the wind-up session
of the six-month housing probe.
and Senator Capehart, Republi-
can, of Indiana, the committee
chairman, said contradictions in
testimony would be sent to the
Justice Department for possible
perjury action.
James E. Coombs, builder, and
Robert L. Shuman, attorney, of
Morgantown, w. Va. testified
they rushed to Washington in
the middle of a night in Mo-
vember, 1850, in response to an
urgent" phone call about a
contract in connection with a
multi-million dollar Govern
ment-backed military housing
project.
The journey, they said, fol-
lowed extensive negotiations
with Richard Mccormack who
represented himself as the
"agent" of Washington Attor-
ney Marshal Diggs.
Father Of Housing Act"
Senator Capehart asked if Mr..
Diggs had not been described to
them occasionally as the "fa-
ther of the Wherry Act'-the
military housing law which Mr..
Coombs and Mr.. Shuman were
interested in. Mr.. Shuman said
not exactly, but that Mr.. Diggs
gave them to understand he
knew more than most"
When Mr.. Coombs and Mr..
Shuman met Mr.. Diggs after
their trip here, they testified, he
told us that he had picked out
for us" a contracting job at
Patuxent Naval Air Station in
Southern Maryland.
But, they said, he wanted a.
retainer" of $4,000 and also
stock in corporation to manage
the housing units.
Clarence DinkinS, assistant
Evening star., 1954-11-10

he felt that he knew her.
Sergt. Watkins said q hearing
on the forgery charge originally
was called on November 4, but
Miss Brown failed to, appear.
She was rearrested on Georgia
avenue in Silver Spring Satur-
day and jailed when county
bondsmen refused to post the
$1,000 bond required for her
release.
Prince Georges County police.
meanwhile, filed a detainer
charging Miss Brown with two
charges Of false pretenses there.
Senator Maybank died Sep
tember / while vacationing in
North Carolina.
Evening star., 1954-11-10

A hearing on q forgery charge
against Miss Mary Doren Brown,
80. former secretary to the late
Senator Maybank, Democrat, of
South Carolina, was continued in
Silver Spring Police Court yes
terday because a key witness was
sick.
Trial Magistrate Philip M.
Fairbanks continued the hear
ing until next Tuesday after AS
sistant States Attorney Robert
c. Heeney informed the court
that Detective Sergt.l Donald j..
Loomis could not testify because
of illness.
Miss Brown, formerly of the
1900 block of Garland avenue,
Takoma Park, was arrested at
Evening star., 1954-11-10
|Aiing Witness Delays Trial
|OfMoybonk Aide for Forgery

her home October 4 and charged
with jcashing worthless check
at the Food Barn supermarket in
Silver Spring. according to De-
tective Sergt. Kenneth w. Wat
kins.
A Food Barn official testified
yesterday that he cashed the
check for sos without asking
for Identification because he had
cashed another check for Miss
Brown two days earlier. He said
Evening star., 1954-11-10
MODERN BEDROOM

Ape. MenseI ook Bedroom Suite
o-drower triple dresser,
large mirror, 5 drawer DMNn.
and night tobes. VV
Regularly $3ss.5o
4-3-Pe. Pearl Mohosony Bedroom Suites
Set includes double dress
er, large mirror and HON. HI
bookcase bed. Also in AW
lined oak. WV
Regularly $lS9.50
2-4-Pc. Blond Limba Bedroom Suites
An unusuol value. Set in N - A T7
cludes dresser, mirror, 9MshG
chest and bed. wH@
Regularly $1,000
Ape. Johnson-carper Bedroom Suite
includes double dresser AHA -
with large mirror, chest AsIE
and bookcase bed. AH
Regularly $4,000
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-09-24

portant matter in the hands of one
man."
The constitutional amendment that
w. A. Clarke said would ''strike us
all with amazement" is being argued
on the same basis in 1864 as it was
argued at the constitutional conven-
ton in 1889.
The delegates to the constitutional
convention in 1889 who thought the
governor should have the absolute
responsibility lost to those who ar
gued in favor of pardon board to
consist of three elected officers of
the government.
Arguments at that time were in ia
vor of equal responsibility" resting
in four elected officials instead of no
practical responsibility in the hands
of one single man." 1t was also argued
that there was less chance of "abuse
of the pardoning power than where it
is vested solely in one single
man.; that equal responsibility served
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-09-24
INTERIM HIGHWAY
COMMITTEES FINANCE
recommendations

The following is a summary of the
proposals which have been considered
and adopted by the Governors In
term Highway Committee to date:
l. That the additional money need
ed to place the highway financing on
sound basis be obtained on pay
as-you-go basis, rather than through
additional bond issues.
2. That the tax rate on motor fuels
other than diesel be increased one
cent per gallon Subject to refund),
and that the tax rate on diesel fuel
used on the highways be increased
three cents per gallon.
8. That the GVW Tax Rate Seized
ule be revised to rectify inequities
and raised to approximate those of
other states. Principal proposed re-
visions to include the increase of farm
vehicle fees from the present 20%
rate to a 500 rate, and the increase
Continued on Page Eight
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-09-24

suppliers, including Montana Flour
Mills, Farmers Union Trading Co.
Metropolitan Meat, Crystal Creamery
Community Creamery, Main Public
Food Market, Food Bank Saving Gen.
ter, and Western Meat, have also
made substantial gifts to help keep
strikers unity and determination to
win strong.
Only major hold-out against Civ
ing any support to the strikers
wives and kids has been Safeway.
Noting that Safeway has always
enjoyed a huge patronage from
Butte Miners, the latest issue of
the BUTTE MINER questions why
the attitude of Safeway in Butte,
saying: "In other areas Safeway
Stores have given freely to strikers.
Is the ACM holding a menacing club
over their heads, or does the Safe
way Stores of Butte just simply
despise the miners and their fami-
lies?
Butte Miners are particularly CRATE
full to Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Evankovich,
owners of the Creamery Cafe in Butte
and the Midway Bar in Anaconda.
Mr.. and Mrs. Evankovich turned over
he Creamery Cafe to the union for
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-09-24

THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT WOULD give the governor
the same powers except it will elimi-
nate the elected officials of the state
and replace them with appointed
members to the pardon board (pre-
sumably) with sole appointive power
in the hands of the governor.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
ment will make the governor alone
the responsible officer accountable
to the people.
At the constitutional convention in
1889 w. A. Clarke, Silver Bow, said,
"The domain of the one-man power
and principle is rapidly narrowing
down as the civilization of the CEN
fury advances and l venture to say
that if heretofore the pardoning pow
err had been vested in three or four
men instead of one, and proposition
were made that this be abolished and
the pardoning power be vested in
the governor of the state, that it
would strike us all with amazement.
| do not believe in putting so i'm
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-09-24

as Sufficient restraint" in case of
Influence being brought to bear" on
the governor in favor of any group,
sect, etc.
The constitutional amendment gov
erning the officers of the parole and
pardon board was accepted in 1889.
The statute governing the activities
of these men were written into Mon
tana codes in 1907
Since 1907 (47 years. there have
been no changes in the statutes.
w. L. Fitzsimmons, secretary to the
Board of Pardons for &c years, is OPP
posed to the constitutional amend
ment. First, because he believes, as
did the trainers of the constitution,
that there should be equal respon-
sibility" vested in four elected Off
Gals instead of one. Second, because
the amendment will not accomplish
the aims of the people who sponsored
it.
Continued on Page Eight
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-09-24

tions as to why consideration of the
weight-mile, which he considered
lone of the best" of the committees
Is recommendations, had e n
banned. He said that the Governors
committee had had six months to con-
slider highway financing legislation,
and wondered why they chose to ig-
more any consideration of the weight
mile method
Contending that the people "have
never won any battles against truck
ers". in the legislature, Wilson in
sisted the committee had a duty to
Continued on Page Eight
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-09-24

At an executive session preceding
the general meeting of the committee
with legislative candidates, the truck
ers, led by John Rice, president of
Montana Transport Association, and
head of the large trucking firm bear
ing his name, had protested at length
over any consideration of truck tax
ing legislation similar to that which
has proven so satisfactory to all con-
cerned in Republican Oregon. At that
time Rice moved, and Mr.. Holt of
Holt Van Lines, Miles City, seconded,
a motion to bar any consideration of
the 18th hour weight-mile recommen-
dation drafted only the night pre-
viously by the committee.
Then, at Monday afternoons
session, Senator Wilson, in study
ing the committees recommenda-
tions discovered that the committee
was proposing that gross vehicle
weight (GVW) fees on farm trucks
be increased 200 per cent while
recommending that commercial
truckers have their GVW schedules
increased by only 16 per cent.
This discrimination got Wilson's
dander up, and he began asking ques-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-09-24

Largest out of town collection of
food stuffs to date came from East
Helena, where East Helena Smell
termen's Local IL made a drive the
latter part of last week which re-
suited in four truck loads of food
valued at $4,000 being contributed
to the strikers.
In Butte, contributions have ranged
from few dollars by smaller bust
ness houses and individuals up to
truckloads of groceries being given
to help make certain the families of
strikers will not go hungry.
Frank Reardon, owner of KNOW
and Pay N Save Super Market, upon
returning from business trip to New
York City, Immediately made an mi
tial contribution of $500 in groceries
without having to be contacted by
the welfare committee. Reardon as
sured union officials, the BUTTE
MINER reports, that his Independent
grocery would be providing addi-
tional assistance as the strike con-
tinues.
Two large wholesale grocery firms,
Montana Produce Co. and Gamble
Robinson are making daily contribu-
lions. Davidson wholesale grocery has
given a truckload of foodstuffs and
promised more.
More than two dozen other food
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-09-24
Montana Truckers Are Low
Men on Tax Totem Pole

Representatives of Montana's trucking industry con-
tnuay reerate their desire make their far and equ
able contribution of the needed to maintain Mon
tanas highway program YET whenever recommendations
made that would compel the industry to nearly
pay its fair and equitable share the hue and cry in
varaby raised by truckers that such proposals the
machveian handiwork of the railroads aimed at stffing
competition, ETC., ETC., etc.
How ''far and equitable the Gross Vehicle Weight
fees paid by Montanas trucking industry? How does the
GVW fee schedule in Montana compare with GVW fee
schedules in other of the nation and in Canadian
province?
To find the answers, the State Highway Department
recently made survey, which shows that the people of
Montana, in financing highway SYSTEM have been in
deed generous in the treatment accorded the trucking
industry.
Here the fee schedules of the several states four
weight cassifcations of larger vehicles which
graphic evidence of the favored status of trucking
industry in Montana.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-09-24
More Assistance Needed
More Assistance Needed .
5
Butte Merchants Back
Strikers With Food,
Cash, Other Help

AS of last weekend upwards of two hundred Butte business
and professional people had made substantial contributions
cash. food and other goods the striking Butte Miners Union
and according to the unions ske committee, and
businesses rayng the support Of the union In addition
farmers in the surrounding the mining city daily help
the toward successful conclusion of the monthod
strike with truck loads of farm produce.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-09-24


l. Increase gasoline tax from six % seven cents
gross vehicle weight fees paid by commercial
truckers by Is per cent.
g. Increase GVW fees farm vehicles by 200 cent
A. Increase diesel fuel tax from six to nine cents.
Toole county
George Wilson, the trucking interests lost in their
any consideration study of weight-mle taxing
legislation by Governors Interim g
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-09-24
1854 Constitutional Amendment i.
Should Montana Voters Approve Revumping
OF the State Pardon Board in Fall Election?
By GRETCHEN G. BILLINGS


responsibility
hsacion is board
nc audit
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-09-24
Highway Committee Meeting
Truckers Fail in Attempt to Bar
Study of Weight-Mi|e Legislation

Too Senator George Wilson Lead Fight Which Overturned Truckers Earlier
Advantage and Returned Tax Proposal List Of Committees Recommendations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-28
How to cut down on salt!
Cook book author finds fresh lemons a Iifesaver

The idea of using fresh lemons just as you use
salt and pepper didn't stop with Buff. The entire
Payne family found that salt or no salt, good
squeeze of fresh lemon made almost any food
taste better
Realizing that millions of Americans could
bene6tby Observation-Disclosures cookery,
Mrs. Payne teamed up with dietitian Dorothy
Callahan to write The Lou Sodium Cook Book"
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-28

THREE YEARS AGO the doctor put auto sales
executive, Buff Payne, on strict low-sodium
diet due to high blood pressure. At first he found
the diet unbearable Without SALT all foods tasted
fat insipid.
To solve her husbands dilemma, Alma Payne
began experimenting with low-sodium cookery.
Working up new recipes for tasty salt-free
dishes was cinch compared to finding re-
placement for the salt shaker" reports Mrs.
Payne eff it hadn't been for fresh lemons |
don't know what Buff would have done. Now
he squeezes lemon on everything he eats"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-28

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-28

REDUCING? Many diets say, "No
sait!" Seasoning with lemon makes
reducing easier. You lose weight
faster and lemons tang sparks up
low-calorie foods. Ask your doctor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-28

FOR EVERYoNE-free booklet,
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-28

YOU DON'T HAVE to be special diet enjoy lemon
seasoning Fish, Salads meats and vegetables all wonder
fully improved with fresh lemon But only fresh lemons have
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The Republican., 1954-10-21

daughter were guests of his uncle,
Albert Fleming, at Romney Sunday
evening.
John Yodcr, Of Ohio, spent the
weekend with his sister, Miss Ed
ma Yodcr.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold White and
children and Lois Swartzentruber
were in Cumberland on Friday.
Noah, Norman and Ernest
Schrock and families and Mr.. and
Mrs. Allen Petersheim had an all
day apple butter boiling at Joel
Slabach's farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Yoder and
children and Mrs. Amanda Yoder,
Keyser Ridge, were Sunday dinner
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Simon
SwartzCntruber.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Schloss-
naglc and daughter, Janet, spent
Thursday with relatives in Som
crset, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Schrock and
son, Memo, left Wednesday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Schrock, from
Grantsvilc, for Montezuma, Ga,
to spend two weeks with their sis
tcrs.
Pastor Paul Clumlcy, Eglon,
will conduct worship Sunday in
the Union church.