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

This costs public welfare nearly
million dollars biennium in direct
payments.
There is no way of computing the
indirect welfare payments such as
general relief, widows payments, aid
to dependent children and so forth.
However, where the wage Garner is
disabled by an industrial disease he
ceases to earn and the only answer
is public welfare at the present time.
The purpose and intent of workmen's
compensation for disabilities arising
out of and in the course of employ
ment is to make the cost of such dis
ability a cost of production of the
goods, thus the ultimate consumer
pays for the humans destroyed in pro-
duction just as they pay for machin-
cry destroyed in production. Practi-
cally every state manufacturing goods
purchased in Montana follows that
system and has accident and disease
disability coverage. Thus we in Mon
tana as purchasers pay for the work
men disabled in other states. But
under present law we also pay for
those workmen disabled by silicosis
and other occupational diseases By
industries operating in our own state
public welfare or other
forms of relief.
In view of these facts the occupa-
tional disease coverage should be ex-
tended.
What does it mean? 1t means the
must result from disease
which arises from the nature of the
industry itself and be incurred in the
course of the work in that industry.
Thus, measles would not be covered
in an industry where the risk of
would not be expected from
the nature of the work itself.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-02-11
new DORM AT N. M. C.
A STEP NEARER
CONSTRUCTION STAGE

DR.. L. O. Brockmann has announc-
ed that plans for obtaining the much
needed mems dormitory and faculty
housing at Northern Montana Col
lege, Havre, have moved one step
nearer completion. Mr.. Glenn Lath-
rop, finance officer for the Housing
and Home Finance office, and Mr..
Oswald Berg, architect, were on the
campus last week for a conference
with DR.. Brockmann and the college
administrators.
Analysis of Northern Montana Col
lege's financial resources seem to
make the project feasible. The finan
cial, engineering and other pertinent
data have been transmitted through
channels for final action. 1t is hoped
that the details will be worked out in
April or May of this year and that
construction can begin in September.
The buildings would be ready for oc-
by September of 1866. Dr.
expressed a great deal
of optimism and pointed out that the
of the building project would
be another milestone in the progress
of Northern.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-02-11
Interesting Note On
0ccupationaI Disease
Legislation

Back in 1941 the legislature had
before it HB ia proposal to put
Silicosis under Workmen's Compen-
sation. The record vote on the meas
ure shows that among those voting for
passage was Armstrong, Beck Sun
derson and Nelson-all members of
the present House. Opposed to it's
passage were Gebhardt, Loughran,
and Parker of Wibaux The bill was
defeated 1922.
1t is interesting to note that, IA
years later, Armstrong, now one OF
the leading arch-conservatlves OF the
House, voted against putting Slllco-
sis under Workmen's Compensation,
while Parker of Wibaux voted for
passage of House Bill 1913 by the
1866 session.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-02-11
Woe Is Woman

HARRISBURG, Pa. - (PAD
Women take heed A review of cases
before the Unemployment Compensa-
ton Review Board of the State OF
Pennsylvania brings to light two more
interesting ways in which women
workers can be denied jobless bene-
fits: (1) Change their clothes in the
mems room and be caught by the
boss, then quit because you can't face
him; and ~ flatly refuse to work
for another woman as boss.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-02-11
UN Discussion

DENVER, Col (PAD-Lodge AZ
of the AFL Machinists here is spon-
soring a three-week series of discus
sions on the United Nations. The ses-
sions, to be held three evenings a
week, are open to all LAM members
and their families in the Denver area.
The program will be under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Iris Hughey, a member
of Lodge Al for the last IA years.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-02-11
THINK YOUR EMPL OYER
CHEAP? LOOK here

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(PAD
Think your boss is cheap? Here
are some tricks pulled off by some
employers recently:
Several railroads have made
Wholesale layoffs just before holt
days to save paying holiday pay;
and
Some of the trucking employers
refused holiday pay on Nov. / be-
cause the contract called for pay
on Armistice Day and the name of
the legal holiday has now been
changed to Veterans Day.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-02-11
Civil Rights Bill

WASHINGTON, D: c. (LDNS) y
Eleven civil rights bills intended to
"strike blow for freedom that will
be heard around the world" were in
troduced into both Houses last week.
The measures were placed before the
Senate by Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey
(D-Minn.) and before the House by
Rep. James Roosevelt (D-Calif.).
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-02-11
OccupationaI Disease Legislation
PHILLIPS COUNTY [ LEGISLATOR STATES
WHY HE VOTED FOR HB 1913


Taking note of a number of tele-
grams reaching his desk from bust
nessmen constituents in Phillips
county opposing enactment of an oc-
cupational disease law, Rep. Lee
Schumacher, Malta, has sent the fol-
lowing statement clarifying why he
voted for House Bill 128 In addi-
ton, Schumacher also pointed out
that although Phillips county has only
one victim of Silicosis living within
the county, Silicosis benefits are
costing the people of his county more
than eight thousand dollars annually.
Here is Rep. Schumacher's state
ment which very well explains the in
tent of HB 1913 and also shows that
few Montana businesses, other than
major industries, would have been
in the least affected had the people
had the votes to put the bill over Mon
day morning:
Much misinformation has been
spread about occupational disease
laws. So much so that it is necessary
to explain in the finest detail what
they are and what they do.
No bill before the legislature, and
there are several of them, goes be-
yond the law as it presently exists
in As of the 48 states, the Federal
Employees Compensation Act, and
all the territories and possessions of
the United States.
In the states where the Anaconda
Co. operates, Nevada, New Jersey,
New Mexico. Utah, Ohio, New York,
Connecticut and Wisconsin, has oc-
cupational disease coverage. On
tario, Canda (along with all other
provinces) has such coverage.
In fact, since 1851, under the Pub
lie Employees retirement disability
act employees of the State of Montana
have coverage for disability result
ing from injury or disease arising
out of and in the course of employ
ment" Section 6 (h), Chapter l86,
laws of 1851.
Thus, the proposal is neither novel |
or extreme.
The United States Department of
Labor has for years endorsed occu
pational disease coverage. In a re-
port issued in March 1851 the U. S.
Of Labor says:
"The National Conference on La
Dor legislation has repeatedly recon-
mended that there should be full
of occupational diseases"
"The new industrial and chemical
processes which are continually be-
ing developed make the need for full
coverage especially urgent"
"Occupational disease cases are
only small portion of all workmen's
cases, varying from
less than 90 to less than So"
Additionally, nothing in any of the
acts presently before the legislature
will allow benefits for disability In
Eases where an employee could not
Tile civil action under present law.
Civil actions are not limited in re-
,overy-it's what the jury allows.
Just as in workmen's compensation
'or accidental injuries, the laws COW
,ring occupational diseases will per-
nit an employer to insure against
uch risks and remove the present :
.ivil liability from any employer SO
insured.
There is not great deal of occu-
rational diesease in Montana. The
me costing taxpayers the most today
n direct costs (as distinguished from
dependents costs, etc., is sllicosls.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-02-11

Living up 10 previous pfeOlcJlOnS
that if you don't have the votes you
can't pass legislation in the public
interest, House Republicans, aided
by several Democrats, Monday killed
House Bill 1913, 1898.
Opposition to this occupational
disease bill, as in Gle past, was
spearheaded by company" forces
and Rep. Dean Chaffin, Bohemian
auto dealer and president of Mon
tana Economic Council.
HB 1913, by Lee of Silver Bow, was
the same bill that labor pressed for
enactment in the 1868 Legislature
The proposal was prepared by Will
liam Coldiron who is now an attorney
for Anaconda Copper Mining Com
pany.
Contrary to scare reports simulated
by the company Chaffin crowd, HB
l28 would have had little financial
effect on the overwhelming mass of
employers in the state. 1t would have
forced major Montana industries to
either clean up their operations or
else pay substantial occupatoinal di-
sease premiums. Small Montana bust
ness, by the very absence of health
hazards in most instances, and based
on the experiences of 45 states hav-
ing such legislation, would have
found the cost of such insurance in
Intestinal.
/ Primary target of lib 128-Iike
its predecessors-was the mining
and smelling industry, and the
cleaning up of unsanitary air con-
ditions which cause Silicosis, Mon
tana's major occupational disease.
Because of the defeat of HB 128
the eventual lifting of the biennial
100000 burden currently being car
ried by all the taxpayers of Montana
in order to provide $50 pensions to
victims of Silicosis, has been put off
for at least two more years.
Defeat of HB 128 is another graph
ic example of the peoples interests
going down the drain when they do
not have sufficient votes to protect
and preserve those interests.
The roll call on lib 128 was on
a substitute motion to re-refer the
bill to committee in an attempt to
save the bill from being killed.
For Workmen's Compensation For
OccupationaI Diseased
(3s)
Barnard Macdonald
Barrett McAndreWS
Beck McInnis
Bick McOmber
Cerovskf Mahoney
Clark Mangan
Cumming Michels
Daniels Minette
Durkee Nelson
Emmons Parker
Gershmel (Pondera)
Goodgame Parker
Graybill (Wibaux)
Pfcotte
Reardon
Holecek Rieder
HoItz Ringing
Hooks Schumacher
Jensen Siderius
Lee Wood
Against Forcing Industry To Pay
It's Occupationas Disease Bill
(53)
Allen Haines
Anderson (Missoula)
(Cascade) Hancock
Anderson Hawks
yellowstone Howard
Juedeman
Leuthold
Baxter Loughran
Bentz Mountain
Bricker MysSe
Breeder Nichols
Chaffin Nixon
Cloves Norby
Conrad Nybo
Crist Phillips
Pierce
Dempsey Purdy
Felt Reed
Fry Regain
Tulton Sales
febhardt Sax
Gerard Sippel
Sleed Smith
loan Tango
Srant Taylor =
Evening star., 1955-09-21
ScheeIe Calls on Hospitals
To Perk UpLong Patients

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ, Sept.
q tR.-Dr. Leonard A, Scheele.
Surgeon General Of the United
States, says hospitals should
perk up long-term patients in
stead Of letting them fade away.
Speaking before the American
Hospital Associations annual
convention yesterday. DR.. Scheele
declared the aim is to restore the
long term patient and maintain
him "at the highest levels of
health and social effectiveness" "
I'VE must get away from the
notion that the long-term
patient remains most of his days
in a state of slowly creeping
deterioration" he said.
DR.. Scheele presented FIVE
point program for expanding
and uniting the services provided
by medical institutions. Other
provisions included the treat
ment of the whole patient. not
merely his physical disability" at
rehabilitation centers; develop
ment of close working ties be-
tween hospitals and nursing
homes, and bringing chronic
disease units into or near gen.
eral hospitals.
The Surgeon General said:
"The time has come now to lift
hospitals and the care they give
out of their old orbits and assign
a new course to their history"
Another speaker was Harold
L. Goodwin. director Of atomic
test operations for the Federal
Civil Defense Administration,
who said an inexpensive, throw
away gas mask giving good pro-
Evening star., 1955-09-21
Ursuline Academy
Names z Principals

Mother Elizabeth T. Doyle has
been named principal of Ursu-
line Academy High School in
Bethesda. Md.
Mother st. John Shanahan
has been appointed principal
of the lower school. Two new
teachers are Mother Mary A.
Kelleher, in English and history
and Mother Michael Ryan. In
mathematics and science.
Evening star., 1955-09-21
Top Steer Golf Brings
STATS at Orange Sole
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.
Sept. 81 (R.-The second In a
series Of 20 State beef and cattle
sales was held here today. The
opening sale took place yes
terday at Orange where a top
price Of $24.75 was posted.
A total of 725 calves weighing
from 800 to 625 pounds was
sold at, Orange. The overall
average for steer calves was
about $22 compared with $21 in
1854. The heifer average was
about $16.75. also a dollar over
the figure Of last year.
Other sales this week will be
at Culpeper tomorrow and
Staunton Friday.
Evening star., 1955-09-21

a vacancy In the Jefferson School
precinct. which has q pre-
dominantly colored population.
The other colored member Of
the committee is James Poole.
who was reelected last July In
the Jefferson precinct after
serving one term.
MIR. Wilson. a retired Goverri-
ment employe, served as an as
|sociate member of the committee
last year when 1t was informally
enlarged during the November
election campaign.
Samuel D. McIlwain, commit-
Evening star., 1955-09-21

tee chairman, noted that regis
tration books will close on Octo-
Der 8. Anyone who has not
registered and wishes to vote In
the November election must
register before the deadline.
Several committee chairman
were appointed by Mr.. McIlwain.
They are: Mrs. Henry Rau. pub
lie relations; Nicholas Colasanto,
ways and means; Max Rather,
voting procedures; Mrs. Hugh
Cox. voters records. and William
H. Dorsey. jr.. bylaws.
Evening star., 1955-09-21

lection against deadly nerve gas
is now Gin the works"
In the event of another war.
Mr.. Goodwin said. nerve gas will
likely be dropped in quantity
on the Uniteed States.
Evening star., 1955-09-21
Negro Named
In Alexandra

william Wilson. 327 North
Patrick street. was elected last
might as the second Negro men,
ber OF the. Alexandria Demo-
cratic Committee.
Mr.. Wilson was elected unani-
mously by the committee to fill
Evening star., 1955-05-11

SEE LIVE COW MIXED
AUTOMATICALLY, new.
est electric milking equip
ment In use. See miniature
display Of complete milking
parlor as in use by Mary
land and Virginia Milk
Producers Assn. End Floor,
Washington.
Evening star., 1955-05-11

WIN A FREE 7-DAY
CRUISE TO BERMUDA
on the SIS. Tradewind, All
expenses paid-boat from
Washington to Bermuda
and back. Just deposit
your filled-out entry in the
box, Sportswear, Dept, 3rd
Floor, Washington.
Trip courtesy United Travel
Agency and Caribbean Atlantic
Lines.
Evening star., 1955-05-11

SEE TODAY'S HOTPOINT
KITCHEN OF TOMOR-
ROW in action. Gaze at
the fabulous kitchen COM
pletely push button in
every detail. 5th Floor,
Washington.
Evening star., 1955-05-11
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Free delivery free installation! Double
guarantee; from the famous maker .
from The Hecht Co. Our expert Service
Dept is always ready to serve you'll
Evening star., 1955-05-11
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Evening star., 1955-05-11

The Hecht Co.'S huge purchasing power
means money in your pocket You save
because we buy by the carload and pass
our savings on to you!
Evening star., 1955-05-11
AT THE HECHT co. WASHINGTON

Tomorrow! "Theoter of the Future" Forum -.
Free pm. 5th Floor Auditorium
international hr commercial teater
Evening star., 1955-04-21
Pentogon Urges Tighter
Plant Security Forms

Mr.. Brucker also said that he
had advocated that the list of
organizations designated by the
Attorney General as having in
terest in conflict with those of
the United States be brought
up to date as of April. IL.
There should be listed the
names of certain organizations
more recently designated by the
Attorney General" he added.
The attorney also advocated
a change in the penalty clause
on the form.
In addition to the law making
it a criminal offense to know
ingly make a false statement as
to any matter within the juris-
diction of the department. Mr..
Brucker said this should include
any statements made which is
knowingly incorrect, incomplete
or misleading in any important
particular.
He added the changes had
been cleared with the Justice
Department and a department
spokesman said the forms would
be rewritten accordingly.
Evening star., 1955-04-21
Red Party Boss
Hits Rearming

VIENNA, April 81 (P.-Soyiet
Communist Party boss Nikita s.
Khrushchev has renewed Rus
sian warnings that East Europe's
Communist military commands
may be merged to counter "the
revival of German militarism."
Radio Warsaw reported that
Mr.. Khrushchev voiced the threat
yesterday in a speech in the
Polish capital. The Red party
chief headed a Soviet govern
ment delegation attending War
saw ceremonies marking the 10th
anniversary of the Russian
Polish friendship pact.
A Polish delegation, headed by
Premier Josef Cyrankiewicz, was
in Moscow for similar ceremonies
in the Hall Of Columns, A full
array of Soviet leaders, led by
Premier N. A. Bulganin, attended
the affair.
Eight Nation Threat Recalled
The Soviet foreign ministry
announced last month that Rus
sia and her European satellites
would set up an eight-nation
joint military command after
the ratification of the Paris
agreements rearming West Ger
many. In addition to the Soviets,
the members would include Po-
land, Czechoslovakia, East Ger
many, Hungary. Romania, Bull
garia and Albania.
The Warsaw broadcast quoted
Mr.. Khrushchev as saying in his
speech at the city's National
Theater that the Russian-Po
pact was not directed against
the German people, but solely
against German militarism.
Although we oppose the cap
italist system" he added, I'VE
nevertheless strongly favor
peaceful coexistence of the two
systems. 1t is the only sensible
solution"
Conference on Industry
The Polish delegation in Mos
COW is there for work as well as
Evening star., 1955-04-21
Troops Land
At PendIeton

VIRGINIA BEACH. Va, April
81 R.-Camp Pendletons sand
dunes rocked and reeled yester-
day as 1000 soldiers pounded
ashore and beat the ears off an
inferior defending force.
Army television cameras, one
in plane and another in a
jeep, recorded the amphibious
training exercise and beamed it
to a monitor screen aboard the
maneuver flagship several miles
offshore.
Three thousand of the troops
are members of the 74th Regi-
mental Combat Team from Fit.
Devens, Mass. The other 1000
are units of the I'd Army. They
were opposed by 500 soldiers of
the 11th Armored Cavalry from
Ft. Knox. KY.
The Army called on the Navy
for 16 ships and dozens of land
ing craft to bring the troops and
their equipment ashore. The
Navy co-operated further by
lending couple of dozen planes
-Cutlass twin-engined jets and
Skyraider propeller-driven air.
craft-which softened UP the
beach with simulated bombing
and straf1ng.
The exercise directors were 1t.
Gen. Floyd L. Parks, command
ing general of the I'd Army, and
Rear Admiral w. F. Petersen,
com m ander of Amphibious
Group 2.
Evening star., 1955-04-21

The Defense Departments top
lawyer has recommended that
industrial security forms re-
quired to be signed by defense
plant employees be frightened up.
General Counsel WILDER M.
Brucker said last night he had
recommended that the section
which requires employees to
swear that they had not engaged
"in the sale, gift or distribution"
of material published by organi-
cations on the Attorney Gener-
ais subversive list within the
past five years be changed to
"since 1947."
He also said that he had rec
commended dropping Of the So
called stool pigeon" question
which the workers are required
to fill out.
That question reads as follows:
Are you now associating with,
or have you. within the past five
years, associated with individ-
uals, including relatives, who you
know or have reason to believe
have been members of any of
the organizations (on the Attor-
ney Generals list) within the
past five years?"
Evening star., 1955-04-21
Norman Thomas
To Talk at u. of Va.

CHARIOT TESVILLE, Va,
April 81 (SpeciaD. - Norman
Thomas, American Socialist
leader. will speak at 8 o'clock
tonight in Maury Hall on civil
liberties and national security
under sponsorship of University
of Virginia Department of Polit-
ical Science.
Mr.. Thomas has spoken at
the University many times. Two
of his best remembered appear
ances were debates, one with
Martin j. insult, a leading utility
magnate, and another with Earl
Browder, then head of the Com
munist Party in the United
States.
Evening star., 1955-04-21

Of the country has been trans
formed" The nations economic
strength has mounted steadily.
he said, and employment and
production have reached record
levels.
Many observers believe the
Conservatives chances were i'm
proved by the new income tax
exemptions which viii remove
some 2 million persons in the
lower income brackets from the
payment roll altogether. This
generally was enthusiastically
received by the man in the
street.
Mr.. Attlee was due back In
England today, after cutting
short a speaking tour in Canada
to return for the campaign.
Evening star., 1955-04-21

celebration. Its members are ex-
pected to discuss with Soviet
leaders communism's renewed
emphasis on heavy industry and
agriculture. Spanked by Mr.,
Khrushchev, the new Bulganin
regime in Moscow is setting the
pace for this drive.
A Moscow radio broadcast de-
scribing the ceremonies in the
Russian capital listed former
Soviet Premier Georgi Malenkov
among those participating in the
celebration. 1t described him as
one of the party and govern
ment leaders" of the USSR.
Mr.. Malenkov's position in the
Soviet hierarchy has been the
subject of much Western specu-
lation since he resigned the
premiership in February and
became minister of electric
power stations.
Evening star., 1955-04-21

LONDON, April 81 R.-
Britain's divided Labor Party
launched its uphill campaign
last night to unseat Prime Min
lister Anthony Eden in the May
26 elections. The Laborites de-
picted the former foreign secre-
tary as a novice in domestic af-
fairs anxious to get the elec-
ton over before he can get into
difficulties on the home front.
Deputy Labor Party leader
Herbert Morrison opened fire
criticizing Sir Anthony's call foI
a general election less than two
months after he took over from
retiring Sir Winston Churchill
April 6.
"Can it be-" Mr.. Morrison de-
manded in a speech before the
National Conference of Labor
Women at Harrogate, "that Eder
feels rather shaky about his ca
pacity? Or is it the case that
the government foresees rough
economic weather and higher
living costs and wants to gel
the election over first?"
Evening star., 1955-04-21
BIBLE BLITZ
TO BE OPERATED
AGAINST REDS

AMSTERDAM. Neither
lands ltR.-A group Of
American evangelists said to-
day they will launch a Bible
blitz" on the Iron Curtain
countries Monday.
The first Of 100000 hydro
gen-filled balloons, each
carrying five Bible booklets.
will go airborne Ito strike a
blow for religious freedom"
among the Communist sat-
elites. they said.
Evangelist Billy James
Hargis of Tulsa, Okla. who
is en- route to the secret
launching site half a mile
from the Czech German
frontier. told a news con-
ference here the blitz would
last five to six months.