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Donald Urso, 6, Kept Happy
To Last by Cheerful Letters

Donald Urso, who had his
days Of suffering from leu
kemia frightened by letters
from all over the country after
he had appealed for mail
earlier this year in q news
paper story. died yesterday Of
the fatal disease at the Ma
tional Institutes Of Health.
He died despite everything
his doctor could do to prolong
his life so he could enjoy his
seventh birthday party. which
his parents had planned for to-
day. These efforts included 80
hours of continuous blood
tranSfuSions.
The letters were still COM
ing in at the rate Of q dozen
q day. And they were keeping
smiles on Donnie's face, despite
his extremely sick condition the
last four weeks.
Donnie was the son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Urso. AIS
Clearfield road, Viers Mil VII
lage, Silver Spring. Mr.. Urso
is a bricklayer.
Donnie's illness was dag
nosed exactly II months before
the day of his death. He had
been in kindergarten only q
few weeks. After hospitaliza-
ton at NH he went home at
Easter. but he had to return
to NH on June /.
A story In The Star in Feb
ruary pointed out Donnie's
lonesomenesS and his desire to
get as much mail as some Of
the other kids" Letters and
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Bernice Lewiston, q native Of
Iowa. She had lived in Wash.
ington since 1880.
Besides her husband, she is
survived by a daughter. Nancy.
and q son. Dwight. jr., Of the
home address,; a sister, Mrs.
Gene HASTE, Perry, Iowa. and
three brothers, Raymond
Lewiston. Des Moines. Iowa;
Comdr. Andrew Lewiston, Cor
onado. Calf. and Philip Lewis
ton. Fontanelle. Iowa.
Services will be held at / pm.
tomorrow at the Northminster
Presbyterian Church, Alaska
avenue and Kalmia road NV.
Burial will be in Cedar Hill
Cemetery.
The family requests that any
tokens of sympathy be in the
form of contributions to the
American Cancer Society.
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|Ex-PoIice Copt. BIockmdn;
Solved Crime in WheeIchuir

Harry c. Blackman, so, who
headed the Missing Persons and
Special Investigations Squad
before he retired from the
Metropolitan Police Depart
ment. died yesterday at Mount
Alto Hospital after a long ILL
ness. He lived at 1899 Ritten-
house street NV.
Capt. Blackman retired in
1851 because of q heart ailment.
He joined the Police Depart
ment in 1920 and started bis
career as q bicycle patrolman.
In 1948, he switched to q
wheelchair" to catch q thief.
Probed Hospital Theft
Capt. Blackman, then q lieu
tenant, was in George Washing
ton Hospital suffering from q
fractured knee from an auto
mobile accident. Although
confined to q wheelchair, he
went to work on the theft Of
various articles at the hospital.
He wheeled himself to the scene
Of each theft, questioned those
involved and finally brought
about the arrest Of an orderly
at the hospital who was charged
with petty larceny.
Capt. Blackman had served
at precincts Z. g. ! and 10. and
at one time he was station
clerk at No. 2. He was pro-
NOTED to lieutenant in 194l
and Joined the Special Inves-
legations and Missing Persons
Squad in 1945. He held q
number Of concentrations for
his police work.
Friends often said Capt.
Blackman should have been a
politician because he was such
an eloquent speaker. He spoke
often at civic groups and other
organizations here as q repre-
sentative Of the police depart
ment.
Capt. Blackman was born
in Washington and attended
Western and Mckinley High
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ped out after an argument with
the studio over story material
The last Of their pictures made
In Hollywood was released In
lo45.
With their films still making
record runs in England and
the continent, the pair en-
barked on foreign personal ap-
|pearance tours.
Made Movie In France
About six years ago they
made o fllm, "Aton K" In
France, but the result wasn't
impressive. Laurel and Hardy
wanted to make jokes and, &C.
cording to them, the French
director was more interested In
the scenic possibilities.
While on tour in England ir
1854. Mr.. Hardy was stricken
with pneumonia and returned
to the United States. On hi
doctors orders he reduced hii
weight from $50 pounds to 20(
and became a comparative
shadow Of his old self.
Before his death, Mr.. Hardy
and Mr.. Laurel had started
planning to return to movie
making.
In recent years. Mr.. Hardy
and his wife. the former Vir-
ginia Lucille Jones. who wa:
Q studio script girl when they
were married in l948. lived
modestly. Mr.. Hardy was d.
vorced from his first wife. for
mer actress Myrtle Reeves. In
1897.
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Thomas Nunun

SAN MATED, Calf. Aug. Z
@.-Thomas Nunan. 80, known
as the first radio editor on the
Pacific Coast, and for many
years a member Of the San
Francisco Examiner editorial
stan, died Monday night at his
Mateo home. He suffered a
stroke In March.
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Oliver Hardy, Pudey Comic
Of Laurel and Hardy Team

AN~\AS - 1AOAA98 NvANSAAs N0A-
IT,, Aug. Z R.-Oliver Hardy
the rotund half Of the movie
comedy team Of Laurel and
Hardy. died today. He was 81
years old.
Death came at the home Of
Mrs. Monnie L. Jones, his
mother-in-law.
Mr.. Hardy. who had been in
Ill health for some time, suf-
fered Q paralytic stroke last
September IL and had been In
capacitated since.
He hadn't been able to speak
since the stroke.
Top Comedy Team
Laurel and Hardy were the
movies top comedy team fol
years after the advent Of sound
Their films are still tremen.
dously popular on television.
Mr.. Harry has lived at his
mother-in-law's home since his
stroke. He has been sinking
steadily In recent months and
his once plump body wal
wasted to a shadow.
His wife. Lucille, was ct his
side at the end.
Stan Laurel, 81, lives with hi,
wife at nearby Malibu.
The speciality Of the two wal
slapstick comedy and they
mastered 1t as few ever have.
Mr.. Hardy was once de-
scribed as an elephant on tip
py-toe. He was the persona
flcation Of evaporation. his
wee moustache quivering Is he
batted his lugubrious little
partner. Laurel. about.
He was q forlorn, gallant. ir
q too-small derby. always eager
to stumbled over his mincine
feet In going to the aid Of Q fail
lady.
Made zoo Comedies
For 20 years. blimp-sized
moon-faced Hardy and skinny
antern-jawed Laurel clownec
their way through more thar
200 slapstick comedies.
Mr.. Hardy got into the the
atrical world as q fugitive from
the study Of law. He was born
January 10. 1892. in Atlanta
Ga. His attorney father sent
him to the University Of Georgia
to prepare for q law career,
But young Hardy devoted most
Of his time to the glee club
In his sophomore year he took
OF with o minstrel show.
For few years he toured the
South as o singer and actor
and then gravitated into the
fiedgling moving pictures with
the old Lubin Films 10 Jack
sonville. Fla. In 1918.
He went with Pathe at Ithaca
N. Y, in 1915 and was CO.
featured with Burt Mcintosh
Max Figham and Lolita Robin
son in the then famed Walling-
ford Series.
Played VIllainOus Roles
He came 70 Hollywood as q
specialist in villainous roles
which he endowed with a fero-
cious scowl on his plump face.
He did some directing, too.
But producer Hal Roach saw
Babe" Hardy as q funny fat
man and teamed him with Stan
Laurel. q former English circus
and vaudeville performer who
nao peen with Mr.. Roach since
1917.
The story Of Hardy then be-
came inseparable from that OF
Laurel.
Their flrst two-reeler was
Battle Of the Century"
I'VE threw 400 pies in that
one" they liked to recall.
Their two-reelers grew To
feature-length when one Of the
stories bulged over into an
extra two reels and two more
were added to I'LL out its un-
calmly size.
Laurel and Hardy rode the
wave Of popularity for 20 years
and their salaries hit $500 q
week. Then the bottom drop
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Ralph W. Hardy Rites
To Be in SuIt Lake City

Funeral services for Ralph w.
Hardy, Al. vice president Of the
COLUMBIA Broadcasting System
in Washington. viii be held on
Friday in Salt Lake City. Utah,
at the Assembly Hall, Temple
Square. Burial will be in Ogden,
Utah.
Mr.. Hardy. $3.50 stuyvesant
place NV, died Monday Of a
heart attack while vacutionine
in Ogden.
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was chaplain general of the
New England Society Of
Charleston from 1911 to 1922
and . member Of the, st. An.
drews Society Of Charleston
the Sons Of the Revolution and
when In Washington he be-
longed to Columbia Country
Club.
Survivors include q brother
Herbert T., Richmond, Va, and
two sisters. the Misses Alice r
and Ruth w. Taylor. both Of
Charleston.
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DEATHS

A Announcement Of

BLACKBURN. LUVENIA. In lovin1
memory q our dear mother. LuvENIA
BLACKBURN, who departed this life
seven years ago to-day. August q
When life vas sweetest.
And you always did your best,
The gates Of Heaven opened.
H4s Sc sISF x XII e SsN s Eiit
BRISC0E. MARY 2. In loving mem.
DRY Of our dear departed mother
MARY p BRIScOE. who passed away
eight years ago today AuguSt a
May eternal light shine upon her. and
may her soul rest TIN n pass Ssnjny
D y o; { .SSD, ~ 4 S q: .ssR 49aT,
dear husband, JOHN NJ. Dixon. vhe
passed away August Z, 1854.
separate loved ones. they live ~. To- 70.
gether forever in Heaven.
E slSs.: Of cE o1. e r. Il Sy :GDI;
voted a iesh.r sHs caLE sc H. 0S buc ds
FISCHER. who passed away suddenly
four years ago today, August Z. 1858
8. Is not the tears at the time that
which ten Of the hearts that ar,
But iSe sil.n. tears in after year,
LOVING WIFE, Ethel; pAUQH'
EkniNkh AM. oihi AND CATH
HARRIED: sAnAH. n memory Of ouI
loving mother and grandmother
one year ago. ASsIs. I. 1865. '
Separated 81 hssvsn;s SoId door
Our mother. Il patiently waiting,
rs M LS:1 %tE La Eo1 %nb s' siSHEHsnx
LEsfRID0E, BURTON Q. In sad 6ui
loving memory OF our dear father
ago today. August q. lo46.
Today recalls the memory
OF 9 loved one who passed to rest
And those who think OF you TO-DAY
Are the ones who loved you beat
son ,, ANp DAUGHTER WIFE ANr
THOMAS Z, M REAHsEs; Aft Y lcyIpS %smSs:
SeD ~ 81: II. On. T y.sa ago VINO
S ss't ..nd .SEE SnS ,nd n .TS:
There 70 not . day, dear sister.
That We DO not think Of you.
DEVOTED BROTHER AND SISTER.
M.LAW. MARTIN AND MARI
WAGNER, WILLIAM J, In loyinl
memory Of our dear father, WILLIAM
J, WAGNER. who departed this life
eleven years aeo today AUGUST 2
Although our paths lie far apart.
You live forever N our hearts.
YOUR LOVING CHILDREN, DORO.
z zH6 E nfSSfV WxoEHEisc'K wAoSEf
WILKINSON, EDNA, A tribute OF Low,
and devotion 70 the memory OF oui
sister. EDNA WILKERsoN, who De
parted this life eighteen years az,
today. August z, 1889
The road into the sunset
Although II brought W sorrow
When you went on ahead.
WILKERSON, EDNA. In sacred mem
DRY OF my friend EDNA WILkER
SON, who passed 10 that Great BE
yond eishteen years ago today, Al
gust z. 1889.
Immeasurable as the depth Of tn,
Is the depth Of gratitude for suel
friend as she.
Countless as the stars above
Are the treasured memories Of one q
beloved. LONZENA.
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SCHMIDT. EDNA Z. Of 1909 Ecl.
S SiiSSE Of caai e seh ASdss' mother so q
William =; and carl y. schmidt. q:
Home. 81 iitS q. Sc. o. ThursdsS,
Lincoln Cemetery.
STEVENS. EDWARD. suddenly. on
sERSsA August As dS SSS EDWARD Y!
Stevens. e'' SSsr q 9n Esons Pearl fn.
Michael Phillips Of stamford. Conn;
Mrs. Wilford Hayes Of Kensington,
Ma; He also is survived By seven
frsnSehiidrsn s s9U '1 q II. 5et n
Hines CO. Funeral Home. 2eOi i4th
/. st. NV. on Thursday, August 8. Il
l pm. (parking faeilitiesl. Inter.
ment olenwood Cemetery.
SpDDUTH, BESSIE ,. On Monday
p nHsIs' BESSIE dphFI4 nEtoH H,t s0 8
the late Charles sudduth and mother
GIL. Mrs. Bessie Couz1ens. Mrs; viz.
ginia Murry. Mrs. Evelyn Reid. Jo-
m ssCn F. s AbsR5y " an AS'r ch s MOI;
Sudduth Friends may call at Pear
ingtop St, Falls Church, Va. where
funeral services. yill be held on
t t.n;S: " %sfisnsoh csmst'rs' ~ war.
TdA az A sSas p sggas soss e. 4 MSH
husband Of Mrs, Cecilia T. Tate
He also Is survived BY three sis;
friends 'ne Remains resins esd at'' thu II
Morrow A Woodtord FppsIal Home
WEDNESDAY August friends az
viii Be held on Thnridsy. AuEist 3,
at 8 pm, the Rev. Charles Fields
Stneiatins. IntsFmsnt woodI4vn
TOXIN. RALPH c. On Monday. Au.
gust 3, 1857. BRIO. GIN. RALPH G.
q MSrsSer Il " Stuart S McN.im Sis"o ..
WashinstOn. D. e; and {; sEuart
viii Be offered at Fort Myer Chapel
S on Thu1:day; August .T & st oI am
Arlington National Cemetery. '
TURNER, IA; sAENIE. On Igs:ssy' t Az;
Cue sue l nsS jHN Rif Efft6aSiSHsSss . g Sss
loved mother of Mrs.. Catherine
Aston; MIs; Alice Johnson: MTs;
ives and many frisnds also survive.
msnss By = Ma lEHSse i seSsy. Inc.
wALDOw. ANNA FLORENCE. OF
1872 Fort Dupont st. Sc. on Au-
gust 9: 1851 wife Of the. late Her
spifzs M WiIliamm 0i herman Lie Hs sna
and Louis Waldow. Seventeen grand-
children and seven great-grandchil-
dren also survive, Services at Cham
! bers. Funeral Home. 5l7 llth. Ct.
D sf in..ln anSas c.d ASsi HIN Cemetery
wALkER, THOMAS ". On sunday,
erai Hospital, THOMAS W. WALKER
Of 253 v st. ". loving husband
H Itsvias p are hur nSs q Aut i5lsnds
friends may call at the johnson y
Jenkins Funeral Home. 4so4 oeors i,,
am. Interment woOdlawn Gene
WALP. GERTRUDE ALBERTA. At
2426 Observatory pl NV, on Au-
gust Q. 1857. sister Of Mrs. Eva
InoTA 81. Remains mains e cham6erS , ~;
V wsdnes aH%e' august Sun al NO u I pm!
Interment Hanover Green Cemetery,
Nanticoke. Pa.
wALP. GERTRUDE 4. onacers and
Nj No. %. o. Z. g.. are hereby
N notified Of the death Of
ARES> sister O 8 RTR UDE A.
WALP. Eastern Star serv-
ices ct Chambers Funeral
Home. 3072 n st. NV. on
Thursday, August z, 1887, at 8 pm.
NARY r. SANDERS.
MARY L. HoFFHSN, seerstar Tn'
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Uarh nf Uhanka

IA. Si 2Elz n A e: s, s.s 3: IL }:
coin temple Conversational Church:
missionary society. pallbearers. solo
Pssslss ana isr tie s many sn CARDS Z: i Hsa
newers and use q ear; 80.
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MARY L. HOFFMAN, Secretary.
WHITE. RICHARD A. On Monday.
A Hss Rfch lss EME s4R 81 ASsi
Georgia ave. NV. Apt. 2, loving hus-
band Of Ella White. He also leaves
. daughter and Q son and many
other relatives and friends. After
may cali at the Ideal Funeral Home,
1900 Georgia ave. NV, where fu-
neral services will be held on Thurs
day. August 8. ct 1880 pm. Inter-
ment Herndon. Va. ARRANGEMENTS
BY Lansston and Cameron. 7''
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CEMETERY LOTS

GgDAR HELI0r5 sites, $3.50; excellent
S.3435.
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Crematorium
j. William Lees Sons Co.
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
eth 81. and MaSS Ave. NE. II. $4,000
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FUNERAL DESIGNS
GEO. c. SHAFFER, INC.
Expressive Floral Tributes Moderately
priced Open daily sun. HOLIDAYS
Phone orders also accepted $3.50 TO 9
pm. week niEhts. 600 18th 81. NV.
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Members Of Unity chaptsr:
notified Of the death Of
WALP. Eastern Star serv-
ices ct Chambers Funeral
Home. 3072 n 81. NV. on
August 1857. ct 3 pm.
NARY T. SANDERS.
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and members Of Cathedral
are hereby notified Of the
death Of Sister KETURAH
r. JODON. Members may
call ct the Deal Funeral
Home, 1872 Georgia ave.
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DaASsE. CHARLRs WILLIAM. On
WEEK MM A sE1sss & d l's ssc s sSS 3:
ne, beloved husband Of Mrs. Erm6
p: Brasse, stepfather Of Miss Vif-
Rinia and Janet Gray. brother. Of
Mrs. Hattie Hess. Mrs. Grace Mar
may call ct the Lee Funeral Home,
4th st. and Mass. ave. ne, where
services will be held on Thursday,
August 8. at 900 pm. Interment
Cedar Hill Cemetery
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1957-04-05
The Readers Forum

builders in our artificial economy.
They all know that if war comes
PRUSSIA will never start IT'D the mill
lions Of ground soldiers that we keep
in unproductive idleness will take no
part in it. Cheap spears and battle
axes would be as effective as any
weapons in their armories.
Generals have said that 40 per cent
Of H-Bomb carriers would reach the
targets of our wondrous cities in As
hours. One per cent is enough to level
them, with millions Of deaths. They all
know that submarines can surface near
any coastal city and fire fissure bombs
into it. They all know that the Soviet
Union has many more submarines than
we have and could probably sink our
surface warships and surely all our
merchant ships in six weeks.
NATO costing US billions has ricketts,
SEATO since Banding is a flop. We
were beaten in Korea. Nasser (Egypt)
had the legal right to nationalze the
SueZ Canal-but that meant nothing to
England and France until the Kremlin
in suave double-talk said Russian vol
unteers' would aid Egypt. We at least
had sense enough then to tell France
and Britain they had better quit bomb
ing helpless Egyptian cities, murder
ing civilians Gust as Russians murdered
just as we were atrocious
at Hiroshima and Nagasaki and burned
Korean villages with flame throwers).
The way to cut the budget is to hold
$50 billion d year from the Pentagon-
pay the debt, reduce the taxes-bring
the government back across the Poto-
mac.
George Washington told us this 160
years ago.-LOWNDES NIAURY, Butte.
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Four 0iImen Among
Richest 10 Americans

NEW YORK CITY-(CNS)- THE
first u. S. Millionaire doesn't exist.
the current LADIES HOME JOURN-
AL says, but Sid Richardson, Texas
Gilman, is nearly three-fourths of the
way there. Richardson's fortune totals
500 million.
The second richest American is
Arthur Vining Davis. 89-year-old
Florida realtor, worth $3.50 million.
Next is Henry Ford II ($40O million).
Another Gilman, Joseph Newton Pew,
Jr., and Howard Hughes. aircraft
builder and movie magnate, are tied
for third place with $3.50 million each.
Others are Clint Murchison. an
other Texas Gilman $500 million);
Paul Mellon of the steel family $3.50
million) August Busch of the brew
ing family $3.50 million) ; John D.
Rockefeller III, whose $3.50 million
fortune is based on oil; and Robert
w. Woodruff of Coco Cola $500
million).
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a Real Gain

The election Of Ralph Marlborough the United States
by the voters of Texas Tuesday is of than passing
notice Marlborough is typical Southern Democrat To the
contrary, he's been outstanding leader in the liberal wing
of that party Texas for number of years His political phil
osophy from what we've been able learn quite similar
that Of such great Southern liberals Lister Hill
Alabama and u S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Hugh
Black who also senator from Alabama prior to being
appointed the highest court by President Franklin Roosevelt
1887 Marlborough should be of considerable assistance in
strengthening the lines Of the liberal minority the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1957-04-05
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
By GRETCHEN G. BILLINGS

from Warm Springs since the first of the year The
schools population expected to reach 700 by August
DR. Westwell had just come out of a Board of
Examiners meeting where he had received the go
ahead for 4,856-square foot floor area duplication
of existing nfrmary facilities to take of children
physically handicapped well as being mentally re-
tarded These children will live their life out at
Boulder
The one and one-haf million dollars being spent
at the Training School is providing new educational
and training unit under construction with
ground floor assembly hall making it possible for all
types of children attend church services, MOVIES
etc. where previously they had been denied these
things in the 3rd floor assembly room.
There is new dormitory for 60 little boys and
girls of school type under constructions; we'll as
new refrigeration plant which will meet school needs
for years
Two research projects the effect of newer
drugs have been completed and another is underway
All children up the age of 16 have received Polio
shots and other nominations
Above and beyond what has been accomplished
with our Bond Issue money the things being ac-
complished through the generosity of individual cti-
zens and civic groups
Dr. WestwelI tells about II television sets that
have been donated-about Kiwanians in Black Eagle
undertaking the process of landscaping the whole
institution-to mention just very few of the more
recent things
Then there is the Merry-Go-Round!
1t has long been a dream of Arthur Westwell 70
provide the children at Boulder with merry
and to that end he accepts contributions mechani
cal parts necessary to put it together Presently if
you happen to be able to get away with horse the
next time you ride merry go-round he will be happy
to accept that too.
Before too long hope to get down to the school
and bring you back detailed story, but till
then it is good to know that you receiving your
moneys worth-and then some-that you voted for
the job in 1854
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Killing of Minimum
Wage Bill, Wrong

Editor of the Peoples Voice:
1t was a shame that the Legislature
did not pass a minimum wage law. So
many women in our state are paid
under s1.00 an hour. With cost Of living
at such an increase that in cases wheTe
the woman is the sole supporter Of the
family they cannot possibly adequately
supply the necessities for the family.
Wages for women in Montana are con-
siderably under those in many states.
If for this reason alone, women
should take an interest in elections,
for if we had had a legislature that
truly represented the welfare Of Mon
tanans we would now have a minimum
wage law in our state.-MRS. GEORGE
Butte, Mont.
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Ny "Two-Bits Worth"

Relative to the letter from William
Spady of Great Falls asking WHY q
bill fOrbidding anyone not a real estate
owner to vote on bond issues, was
killed by the legislature: The very
excellent reason for that was that in
1881 a bill for a constitutional amend
ment to that effect was passed by that
session and is now a part of our con-
stitution. AT that time 1 was a member
of the Committee on Constitutional
mendments of the House. / and one
other member submitted a minority
report opposing the amendment and
stated on the floor that this was a gov
eminent of PEOPLE not of property
and | would never support any meas
ure to place a property restriction on
the franchise. In that connection | may
add that back in early colonial days a
man could not vote unless he owned
real or personal property. One old
farmer owned single mule and the
mule "up and died. and consequently
tho farmer lost his vote so no one
ever figured which did the voting, the
man or the mule.
If we are to restrict voting on bond
issues to the owners of real estate it
would be just as logical (although UNI
democratic) to place similar restric-
tions on the franchise of other ques-
TONS In that case we would have to
limit the weight of each persons vote
according to the amount of property