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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-02-11
GASOLINE PRICE NEEDS INVESTIGATING

Phillips County Rep Schumachers proposal Glib 418 that
$4,000 be appropriated to the office of the Attorney General
to investigate the unreasonaby high price of gasoline in Mon
tana is meeting with generally favorable response.
In asking for the appropriation Schumachers bill states
that the or the of investigating the
prevailing methods of fixing in the marketing of
line and refined petroleum products Montana to determine
whether such price fixing methods violation of the Con-
suton and states of Montana by civil
criminal action or both, any such violation
On state by state basis according to the PETROLEUM
MARKETEER for September 1854 Montana all in paying
the highest gasoline in the nation In the Rocky Noun
tain the general level in Montana AZ
cents higher than in other neghbong states The petroleum
publication in chart pointed out that at Butte the going retail
price for regular 1850 cents gallon for Boise
Idaho $780, Casper Wyoming 5000; Fargo n D. .297O;
Huron S. D. 2950 and Denver Colorado, 2900 cents
gallon.
In state which refnes much gasoline does it
has long been mystery why the people must usapus
whatever plus in order to satisfy their gasoline needs
While freight rates play part it is questionable If they
the determining factor by For example, rates
oil products have been within the last
two yet not bit of this reduced hauage charge passed
to the
1t hoped that in the interests of almost 1000 motor
and truck operators that the Legislature will fit to
make this small Investment in investigation After ALL if
the proposed investigation resulted in the oil companies being
forced cut the cost of their product by cent would
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-02-11
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
By GRETCHEN G. BILLINGS

The shape of things to come cast
their shadows before, according to
the adages, and no less did the shape
of things to come presage what shad-
ows would be cast in the 1866 Mon
tana State Legislature, House of Rep
resentatives.
Few politicians were blind to the
fact that, through the election re-
turns of November 1854, showed I'M
expected gains on the Democratic
side of the aisle, the voting strength
was in the hands of the Republicans
with of the 7 Butte Democrats SUBJ
ject to Company control, and/or in
fluence.
The dream of liberal politicians
that there would be some votes in
the Republican ranks for liberal legis-
lation was the brand that floats out
of pipes, as it turned out.
The situation that makes the Butte
Democrats stand up with the Republi-
cans is one designed to embarrass
the Democratic majority and accom-
plish the aims of the Corporation
lobby.
Both parties caucus often, but there
are no traitors in the Republican
ranks.
Republicans are able with 5 or 6
Butte Democrats and one Cascade
county Democrat voting with them
to defeat any controversial legisla-
ton that might enhance the popu-
larity of the Democrats at the 1856
elections.
And they can point to all of this
and say, "And the Democrats had
the majority"
The by-play is reminiscent of a
Gilbert and Sullivan production, when
you watch the Democratic caucus
adjourn and one of their own mem
bers waddle to the Corporation lobby
for instructions.
The intent, first to defeat legisla-
ton, also includes the Generalization
of the Democrats, who cannot con-
troll their members.
IL is SAID by the democrats That
it is not their. policy to inflict the
practice of cracking
the whip" over their members. This
is obvious in many of the votes. The
Democratic members of the House
are far more independent than the
There are "a members in the
House, 40 ran on the Democratic
ticket and as are Republicans.
Even in committees the Democrats
do not often have the majority. They
are spread so thin with so many of
Them with chairmanships that bills
receive rough treatment even in COM
nittee, and it is Republican policy
20 see that every member of every
committee attends every meeting. 1t
S necessary, to accomplish the work |
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-02-11

of the session, that number of COM
mittees meet at the same time.
The Democrats in the House are
indeed consumed by circumstances
and intrigue.
The only thing they will have when
the session is over to prove their good
faith is the voting record being made
on the important issues.
The Butte half-dozen, source of
embarrassment, chagrin and trouble
to the Democrats has prompted some
to opine that they wish at least six
desks could be added to the other
side of the aisle. To have their own
members standing so often with the
opposition, 3rd row back, 9Th row
down, rankles so loud it can be heard
all over the legislature.
| attended a hearing before the
Public Health, Morals and Safety
committee of the House on lib 81
Wednesday afternoon.
1t was a different type of hearing
than any | have attended to date, and
probably different from any that
have been held in the legislature for
some time, too.
HB 81 concerns man named
Allen Bane, who wants permission
to have license to practice what he
calls Salutary Nervosism.
r. A asa+
opposes giving the man license.
There were about SO people, from
Is counties and Canada at the hear
ing who were anxious to testify for
Mr.. Bane.
Rep. Sippel (R-Sweet Grass felt
these people were giving testimonials
rather than testimony and wasn't in
clined to look with favor on their
appearance, but Gordon McOmber,
(D-Teton) said the proponents of the
bill had 30 minutes and they should
be allowed to use the time as they
saw fit, and the committee agreed.
There was the man who couldn't
get life insurance because of bad
heart, but passed the insurance physi-
cal after treating with Mr.. Bane.
There was the man who had al
lergies so bad he was going to have
to leave his farm and Montana, but
has been cured, according to his
testimony.
There was the father who held an
child, given up by the
medical profession, but though not
cured and her life not yet secure,
at the hands of Mr.. Bane.
From personal knowledge I know
about this man, but many
people seem willing to fight for him.
He must secure license to con-
tinue work. If he does not, and one
of his patients were to die he would
be subject to manslaughter charges.
Many of his patients come to him
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-02-11

Montana motorists S225OOO year That would
very excellent a $4,000 investment.
NOTE:
the Montana Trade Commission rather Attorney
veigate
block which holds that
would if this the bills left
Schumacher
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-02-11

as last resort, after the medical
profession has given them no en-
couragement. Because of this he is
that much more vulnerable.
| would not presume to say Mr..
Bane should be given license, but
lust because the medical profession
saws no, is not conclusive to me that
he might not have something. There
have been many pioneers IN the field
of therapy. There was Sister Eliza
beth Kenny-there have been others
before her.
This is a serious problem.
1t is serious to those who have re-
ceived help and wish to continue to
have his services.
Tt seems to me there ought to be
some forum through which this type
of thing can be heard, and / am not
sure the legislature is that place.
The Taylor Brothers, Reid and
Neil (Tweedle-dum and Tweed'e-
dee) have the dubious honor of hav-
ing their gas tax bill being the last
bill introduced in the House-it is
416. And what a bill. 1t would put
an eight-cent tax on gas and 10
cent tax on diesel oil (and Pm taking
Reds word for this), repeal all
Gross Vehicle Weight taxes. Neil
saws the industry will have to assume
the tax, but | don't know if his bill
provides for that. Reid says if we
don't get our highways by this meth
cd we should go ahead and drive in
the mud, because it is the only fair
way to finance road building.
I wish had time to delve into the
succulent ramifications surrounding
the Montana Republican oil interests
hiring Dean Acheson's law firm to
plead their case before the United
States Supreme Court. The same
Dean Acheson, no doubt, who was
crucified by the same Republicans
when he was Harry Truman's Secre-
tary of State, as every kind of an
unfit character?
James Felt Yellowstone stood
alone on the Republican side of the
aisle in favor of the lobby registra-
ton bill.
Bouquets to young Phil Goan R
Yellowstone) who spoke against lib
$40 when the move was made to re-
consider, because he had had it prov
en- to him that it would definitely
hurt the injured working man.
The bill to allow banks to close
on Saturdays had stormy life, (HB
116) and was killed and revived, and
Thursday still reclined in committee.
Neil Taylor gave a strong thrust to
the bill when he said the bill to al
low state offices to close on Satur-
day had been killed, so he didn't see
that banking employees were any more
But there are no bouquets for the
Speaker of the House.
The Republican president of the Sem
ate has fresh flowers, with the wilt
ing of leaf but there are no Demo-
cratic florists in Helena it seems.
They killed the so-called "green
stamp" bill which would have re-
CURED the companies putting out
the stamps to pay into the state treas
lry the amount of unredeemed
stamps. There was crazy cross
section of opinion, and Paul Ring
ing (D-Meagher) stood up to sup
port Dean Chaffin's motion to kill
he bill before it was printed be-
cause II would like the record to
show that l am supporting the Cen
,leman from Gallatin, as it will prob
ably be the only time this session.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-02-11
Editorial
70 TIE The LAND BOARDS HANDS
lib $50 and SB It's

House Bill by Fulton and Senate Bill ITS by Wilson,
seemingly propose the annual rental state
oil leases from rs cents 81 co. statutory schedule OF
delay drilling penalties such leases.
proposed fixed schedule delay drilling penal
quarrel However least two changes
proposed present leasing laws which, not stricken from
lib $50 and SD u.s. the loss of substantial
of money to the public school fund.
Both of these aimed at tying the hands OF
the Land Board in carrying out its constitutional duty of secur
ing full market value from such lands Put in another way
the amendments WILL if enacted work to the consider
able benefit of the oil industry
first objection raised amendment in the
section of the oil leasing annual rentals The
FultonWson bills the fixing by statute of flat $50
per acre annual rental Under present law the Land Board IS
empowered to minimum rental which currently IS
cents The to set rentals should be left
the discretion the board since the time when
oil may great value the State would
not only be justified in setting much higher annual rental but
such situation the Board carry
out their Constitutional responsibility in outstanding the school
lands would be dubound to set much higher annual rentals
The other Objectionable amendment the present
law in Section of each bill This revision would take from
the Land Board the authority to cancel lease at the end of
two producing well has not been brought in by the
lessee Under law the Land Board either cancel
lease the privilege holding another
eight if at the end of the first two producing well
has not been brought in.
Under HB $50 SD It's this right
holding the by payment of non-drng penalty would
be vested in the lessee How this provision could work to the
financial disadvantage the schools apparent when
considers the possibility of state lease lying within
proven oil bearing Should this amendment be put
the statutes how savantageos might be to the
70 tease at enc OF years
such lease for competitive bids again. the Land Board
would not be able to do Spectators holding lease by
of nominal delay drilling penalty, could hold the
land Tor up to eight additional years IN hopes OF selling drilling
rights at substantial profa profit that should
the schools ful market value" be had from such
desirable lease
Under this provision operators who might find
vantageous freeze development of rusand lease for
period of could do by nominal delay drilling
rentals, to the distinct disadvantage of the schools
Certainly the best interests of the education of Monanas
children (and the axpaye will be poorly served
II
into law by the Legislature.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-02-11
A Prize Anyway

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(UAD-
One of the best thumbnail analysis OF
the Dixon Yates deal made to date APP
pears in recent issue of the maya
zine Private Power. at will be prl-
vate," says the magazine, "but 1t
will require very little enterprise"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-02-11

About IS per cent of the people OF
Southeast Asia live in rural areas.
Evening star., 1955-10-01

.THr TALL hfxN.- 3 40ih Century
Fox release. produced hy Wnliams a.
Bachsr and william 81 HsNks. dirscted
by Racul walsh. screenplas hg ezonex
Boehm and Frank NuEent h1sed upon
4 novel By Clay Fi1her. 1onss ~ Ken
Darby and musical score ~ Victor
YOUNG. Al the cApitof Thsater.
Evening star., 1955-10-01
WHERE
AND WHEN
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

Stage
National - .The Heavenly
Twins: 2::30 and $50 pm.
Shubert ~ "a Rocmful Of
Roses; 2::3O and $50 pm.
Ambassador The Mcconnell
Story; 1:10. Sis. $40. 7::25 and
9::35 pm.
Capitol - THE Tall Men,:
11:20 am. 1:50. 4:2o. $50. 9:15
and 11:45 pm.
Colony The Informer": $50.
sos and S:45 pm.
Columbia - "a Man Alone;
11:25 am. 1850. 3:35. 5.35, T:35.
e:40 and HAS pm.
Dupont Summertime: l:3O,
3:35. 5:35. TAO. $40 and ii:20
pm.
Keith's-"To Hell and Back;
Hiss am, 1855, 3:55. SIS. 1855,
g:55 and l1:55 pm.
Little"n Trovatore":: lbs.
$3.50, 5:35, TAO and GAS pm.
Macarthur ~ a,The Green
Scarf; 2::2o, 4:lo. 8. T:55 and
$50 pm.
Metropolitan ~ @The McCOn-
nell Story; I1:15 am, Ills.
$40. $50. T:3o, 9:35 and Has
pm.
Ontario We're No Angels:
1850. $40. SIS. $40 and 1925
pm.
Palace "The Left Hand Of
Cod: 1855 an. l:35. $40,
$40, TAO. 9:45 and 11:45 pm,
Playhouse - THE Bar Sinis-
ter; II an. 1880. 2:35. 4:25,
6:I5, SOS. 9:55 and Has pm.
Plaza - 1.-THE Virgin Queen;
1910. 2:05. 4. g. T:5O. 9:45 and
11:40 pm.
Trans-Lux''I Am . Camera;
IL am, 1850. 2:40. 1850, $40
8:i5, 1910 and II pm.
Warner-"C Cinerama Holiday,
2. 5 and $50 pm.
Evening star., 1955-10-01

in .The Tan Men although It
lis ungallant to notice It. grows
out Of Cables display Of how
much better he Is ct his Wof4
than Miss Russell at hers. Age.
experiences and q talent for act
ing on his part make . highly
uneven match Of the romantic
duel between himself and the
pictures feminine star.
His is Q solid piece Of acting in
THE TAN Men, and 50 are the
contributions Of Ryan rs the dou-
|ble-crcssing dude and Mitchell
|as the trigger-happy younger
brother Of Gable.
Apart from her configuration,
Miss Russell's most notable mo
|ments are those which she de-
votes to the film's theme song.
ssTall Men and ! few other v0-
cal snatches which relieve the
monotony OF the long cattle trek.
In explanation Of the shallow
ness confusing Wordl Of her
It might be said
that the picture Is tailored al
most entirely to Gables measure.
SATURDAY SUMMARY: II Is
q variety Of authors from whom
Helen Gahagan Douglas and
Basil Rathbone will read in their
zone Plus One" performance at
Constitution Hall one week from
tonight. Chekoy. George
Moore, De Maupassant. Emily
Dickinson, Elizabeth Barrett,
Robert Browning. and. Of course.
Shakespeare are on the list. 3.
The Field Brothers are SPONSOR
ling the appearance Of the two
here,
sThe Bakers WIFE," on oc-
|tober II, win open the Coreoran
Gallery Of Arts foreign film sea-
son. 4. Many rate It as the late
great Raimu's top performance.
Opening nights performance
lof Carol Channing's Della" ct
the National on October 10 win
be sponsored by the Wonenss
Auxiliary OF the Medical Society
Iof the District Of Columbia.
Proceeds win 90 to the groups
medical education and nursing
scholarship funds. The LII
brary OF Congress will be the
scene Of the October ID meeting
lof the Districts Motion Picture
and Television Council. Col.
willard Webb Of the library's
Istaf viii address the group on
the subject Of Compassionate
film collection.
Second Of the years speakers
lin the Charles Carroll Forum
series this year viii be Catholic
Uniyefsity's Leo Brady. He
win discuss ''The American
Theater Today" at the November
20 meeting Of the group. AL
Hibbler Of "Unchained Melody
fame heads the revue which
opened last night on the Howard
Theater stage. October IA
and is will mark the opening
dates Of the st. Margaret's
Players season. Raynol
CLARK directs the group In Noe
towards "Blithe Spirit"
Evening star., 1955-10-01

II has all the time-proyed in
gradients Of popularity. starting
with sex and working upward TO
dramatic spectacle and Q dis
play of moral manliness on the
part of Gable.
Moreover, "The Tall Men
comes In the big economy size.
two full hours Of Freudian
fencing by the major stars
against some Of the VESTS most
overpowering scenery, Another
reflection Of the confidence or
the producing studio is that 1t
has cast lesser roles expensitely
and hired for stampede purposes
the biggest herd Of cattle since
Red River.
There IS no point. you see, In
beating around either . bush or
. national forest when you make
. picture co-starring Mr.. Gable
and Miss Russell. Twentieth Gen.
tury-Fox certainly doesn't.
t&A
Clay Fishers novel Of the same
title provides the basis Of the
Capitol's picture. Its author
must be surprised that It could
have been blown up to this size
without bursting.
What he wrote Is an account
Of Montana's development in
the period Immediately follow
ing the Civil War. Montana was
q hoWling wilderness at the time
and it took an unusually tall
man to believe in its prospects.
Gable was such q one, Cameron
Mitchell as his younger brother
another, and Robert Ryan turns
out to be the third.
With Ryan. 4 latent robber-
baron type as the mastermind.
the trio work out q scheme to
drive d cattle herd from Texas
to Montana and make q fortune.
This means b trip from the
northern to the southern borders
Of the Wild west, q journey on
which Miss Russell. at loose ends
decides TO tag along. You know
exactly what that leads to.
$50
Raoul Walsh. q vetern Of more
western films than this reviewer
has any intention Of counting,
directs "The Tall Men" with his
usual assurance. He deals ex-
pertly with not merely the strik-
ing quality Of its varied land
scape but also with its big spec
tacle moments. These deal prin-
cipa1ly with some early blizzard
sequences and with numerous
variations on the big cattle
drive theme. including the
stampede. In the latter half.
A bit Of unanticipated drama
Evening star., 1955-10-01
A Real Stur-Muker

Michael Curtiz. who directs
Carol Ohmart's starring debut
in Paramount's 'sThe Scarlet
Hour" similarly launched such
stars as Doris Day, Enrol
Flynn. John Garfield. Alexis
Smith, Eleanor Parker. David
Brian, Ann Blyth. Paul Hen-
reid and Priscilla and Rose
mary Lane.
Evening star., 1955-10-01

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color. at 2:A0. $40. s:4b.
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Evening star., 1955-09-10

Barcroft) to JoAllen drive and
right to property.
AZ Classic Builders. Inc. build
- err; price range. $22. 1000 to
l$29, ,000; 8 bedrooms; 20 houses
Boulevard Manor. Tos reach
Arlington blvd. past Glebe I'd. to
Manchester st.. right on Man
chester into subdivision. See
photo on Page BIS.
AK M. Pomponio & Sons. Inc,
W builder: price range, $4,000
to $4,000; 3 bedrooms; 43
houses, Rocart terrace. To reach:
Out Columbia pike to Annandale
Center, turn left on 'Ravensworth
'rd. approximately ! mile to
houses on right.
At Wakefield Con struction
~ Corp, builder: price range,
SIT, 900 to $22, 900: 3 and 4 bed
rooms; 80 houses, Annandale.
Va. To reach: Out Columbia pike
to center of Annandale, make
left turn at light. Ravensworth
road (road to Burke. drugstore
on corner), continue " mile to
subdivision on left.
40 Crestwood Cons truction
~ Corp. builder; price range,
$13, 900 to $4,000: 8 bedrooms;
800 houses, Crestwood Park. To
reach. Out Shirley hwy. to
Springfield -Franconia cloyerleaf,
turn right to Backlick road, right
on Backlick road about is miles
to Braddock road. left on Brad
dock to property.
40 Michnick-DiMaio, builder;
~ price range, $4,000 to
$22. 900; 8 bedrooms; $50 houses.
Lynbrook To reach: Over Four
teenth Street Bridge on Shirley
highway to Franconia exit tSky-
lark Motel, turn right on Back
lick road and follow signs to Lyn-
brook. See photo on Page BIS.
E0 Edward r. Carr. Inc,
~ builder: price range,
$4,000 to $4,000; 3 bedrooms;
1900 houses. North Springfield,
To reach: Shirley highway to
Franconia cloverleaf. right to
Backlick road. right on Backlick
road to North Springfield. See
photo on Page BIS.
E1 M. T. Broyhill g. Sons
~ Corp. builder; price range,
$1,000 to $4,000: 3 bedrooms;
153 houses. Lincolnia Hills. To
reach: Shirley highway to the
Lincolnia overpass, right on Duke
street "a block to Beauregard
street. turn right and continue
to Lincolnia road. left on Lin
colnia road to Lincolnia Hills
sign on right.
- n ~ o 2 v y AESCIOPkllClAbl
~ Corp. builder; price range,
$4,000 to $4,000; 8 and 4 bed
1873 houses, Dalecrest. ToI
reach: Cross Fourteenth Street
Bridge, follow Shirley highway
to Seminary road cutoff, bear
right on Seminary road cutoff !
left on Seminary road to North
Jordan street. right on North
Jordan to Duke street, turn left
on Duke street to North Gordon,
left on North Gordon to Dale
crest and furnished model homes.
E2 Morrell Construction Co.,
~ builder; price range, $13,-
900 to $4,000; three bedrooms;
Rosehill. To reach: Fourteenth
Street Bridge to Shirley highway,
turn at Franconia cloverleaf, left,
over bridge on Franconia road
S.5 miles to Rose Hill entrance
on right.