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c. M. Vernon, 81.
Ex-Merchunt

Charles M. Vernon, 81, q
former merchant in the ole
Center Market in Washington
died Sunday in a Stauntor
(Va) hospital.
He established a meat mar
ket in the center In 1925 ano
retired several years ago. He
then moved to Dranesville, Va.
where he lived until his death
Mr.. Vernon was a member
of the Congregation of Je-
hovah's Witnesses.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. F1os-
sic Landies Vernon. and three
children. Conway Vernon, Miss
Betty Lee Vernon and Joseph
M. Vernon, all of Dranesville.
Services will be at 8 pm. to-
morrow at the Kingdom Hall
of the Jehovah Witnesses in
Fairfax, Va. Burial will be pri-
vate.
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Mrs. Mary Carey,
Ex-Turiff Worker

Mrs. Mary T. Carey, former
supervisor in the statistical divi.
sion for the Tariff Commission
died Wednesday at the Wash.
ington Hospital Center after q
brief illness.
She lived at 1929 Columbis
road NV.
She was the widow of William
Carey. She came to Washing
ton from Rock Lake, Pa, in
1918 and started her Govern.
ment career with the War De-
partment. She then went to the
Tariff Commission where she
stayed until her retirement in
1858.
She was a member Of the
Catholic Daughters of America
and the Sodality of the Blessed
Virgin Mary at Sacred Heart
Church.
She leaves a brother, Thomas
w. Keegan, Of. Rock Lake.
A high requiem mass will be
offered at 8 am. Saturday at
Sacred Heart Church, Fifteenth
and Park road NV. Burial will
be in Yeadon, Pa.
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W. E. Smith, 81,
Of Guithersburq

William E. Smith. 81, we'll
known Gaithersburg (MdO
merchant, died yesterday at the
Montgomery County General
Hospital after a long illness.
Mr.. Smith operated a meat
and grocery store near Gath
'ersburg for "a years.
He was a member of st.
Luke's Lutheran Church of
Redland, and was superintend-
.ent of the church's cemetery
Mr.. Smith is survived by a
son. George, of Redland; two
sisters, Mrs. Pearl E. Stup of
Gaithersburg and Mrs. Ottie
E. Godfrey of Rockville, and
three brothers, Archie E. and
10y H. of Gaithersburg and
Ray M. of Germantown.
Friends may call at the Roy
w. Barber funeral home in Lay
louisville. Services will be held
at 3 pm. tomorrow at st. Luke's
with burial in the church ceme-
terry.
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Mrs. Cohen, SO,
Nutiev of Russiu

Mrs. Ethel Slavin Cohen, SO
the widow of a professor OF
electrical engineering at George
Washington University, die q
yesterday at the George Wash
ington University Hospital.
Her husband, DR.. Louis
Cohen, died in 1913. Mrs. Cohen
lived at 260l Sixteenth street
NV.
Born in Russia, she came to
the United States at the age of
IL. She was a graduate of
Radcliffe College.
Mrs. Cohen was an active
member of the women's suf-
frage movement prior to pas
sage of the 10Th Amendment in
1920.
She leaves a daughter, Mrs.
Louis P. SiSsman, of 1918 Rip
pom road, Alexandria, and two
grandchildren.
Services will be at 1890 am.
Sunday at Danzansky's Funeral
Home, 1901 Fourteenth street
NV. Burial will be private.
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Gerneoux Hartley,
Cortogropher, Dies

Gerneaux Hartley, So, a re-
tired Air Force photographer
who lived for so years in the
same house. the original white
frame farmhouse at 3420 Cep-
ter street NV, died Of cancer
last Tuesday at the washington
Medical Center.
He left q bride Of less than
five months. Both Of them
knew Of Mr.. Hartley's illness
when they we're married last
November.
A native Of Watkins Glen.
N. Y, Mr.. Hartley moved as q
child to washington when his
parents bought the. old house
on Center street near the
present Executive Apartments.
II believe it was 100 years
old when we bought It," Mrs.
Anna Brigham Hartley. his
mother, said today.
Mr.. Hartley graduated from
the Georgetown University
Foreign Service School in 1927.
During the depression he
served in numerous positions in
the Government.
From 1892 to 1919 he worked
as a photographer in the Nays
Photographic ONCE. He had
been a photographer with the
Air Force Office Of Research and
Liaison since 1862. He was re-
tired last year because Of his
illness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-17
John RogerMoore, Districts
Neur-Legendury Fire Fighter

J r. Moore fought his wa,
into the Knickerbocker The
alter to pull survivors from thu
wreckage minutes after thu
roof collapsed at $40 pm. OF
January 20. 1922.
With the same disregard fol
his personal safety. he battlec
the fire which turned Kann's
warehouse at Eighth and I
streets NV. into a roaring
furnace on the night Of jan
uary TO- 1925.
Chief Moore died in his bed
at Anne Arundel General Hos
pital Wednesday. He was u
years old.
He was christened John
Roger Moore, but all Of his
friends knew him as Roger. He
had a lot Of friends. because
he was not only an almost
legendary fire fighter. but or
ganized one Of the depart
ment's first baseball teams and
went on to become chief of the
fire department at the Naval
Gun Factory.
He Joined the District Fire
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Bert Kennedy, Doorkeeper
At Congress for ID Years

Bert w. Kennedy, So. Re-
publican doorkeeper Of the
House of Representatives from
1919 to 1888, died yesterday in
Arlington Hospital.
He came to Washington in
1889 and served as o page in
the Fifty first Congress. Those
who recommended the 16-year-
old boy for the job included the
Governor and legislators of
Michigan, who had armed the
youngster with a petition for
the Speaker of the House.
Their faith in him was justi-
fed at the end Of the session.
He was presented with a gold
watch-which he treasured to
his death--for selection as the
Houses most popular page.
Started as Errand Boy
Born in Grand Ledge, Mich,
Mr.. Kennedy started working
as an errand boy at the age of
seven.
He served as a page in the
Michigan Legislature before
coming to Washington, and
worked for the House in a mi
nority post after 1888.
In 1887, after AZ years on the
floor of the House, he left the
Government service. He retired
to the home of his daughter.
Mrs. jeanette Adams, of vi
emma, Va.
Founded Capitol School
Recognizing the special edu-
cational needs of the congress
sional pages, Mr.. Kennedy
helped to found the Capitol
Page School, and maintained a
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Department in September
1911. His work amid the
twisted chunks OF concrete
steel. wood and plaster during
the aftermath Of the Kicker
booker tragedy brought him a
commentator ribbon.
For responding TO the $500, 900
five-alarmer at Kann's, he was
cited BY the Commissioners. In
1920, the department trusted
him to drive one Of its FIRST
horseless fire engines. Chief
Moore was on his way.
The year 1926 saw him pro-
NOTED TO sergeant. and q lieu
tenants commission followed
In 1880. He was upped to cap
tain in 1910. O rank he held
when he retired In 1912.
He Joined the Gun Factory
department as captain soon
afterwards, became its chief in
1914. and retired for the second
time in June, 1947, this time
to his home in Beverly Beach,
Md.
Chief Moore leaves two
daughters, Mrs. Margaret E.
Gyles Of Aiken. s. c.. and Mrs.
Catherine M Flaherty of Bev-
erly Beach. seven grandchil-
dren and two great-grandchil-
dren.
Funeral services will be at Q
am. tomorrow at Valleys Fu-
neral Home, 5000 Rhode Island
avenue, Mount Rainier. with
burial in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
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Mr.. Hartley leaves hi
mother; wife, Ruth s.. both o,
the home address; two sisters
Miss Ruth E. Hartley of the
home address. and Mrs. Elaine
Levine Of Manassas, Va.
Services viii be at 2 pm. to-
morrow at the Chambers Flu
neral Home, 140O Chaplin street
NV. Burial will be in George
Washington Cemetery.
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lively interest in the youngsters
welfare throughout his career
He leaves four sons, Harold
w. Kennedy of 4504 West Vir-
ginia avenue, Bethesda, Md;
Warren H. Kennedy of 1900
Battery lane, Bethesda. and
Russell w. Kennedy and Bert
w. Kennedy, jr.. both Of Grand
Ledge; two daughters, Mrs
Adams and Mrs. Agnes Adams
of Prince William County, Va;
% grandchildren and "a great
grandchildren.
Services will be at / pm.
tomorrow at the S. H. Hines
Funeral Home, 1901 Fourteenth
street NV. Burial will be in
Glenwood Cemetery.
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Rev. WiIIiom Grace

MILWAUKEE,. April 7 (AP)
The Rev. William j. Grace
n, president of Creighton Uni
versity, Omaha, from 1925 to
1928, and a well-known Jesuit
educator, died yesterday. He
had been under treatment for
a heart ailment. He was born
in st. Louis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-17

Lillian Russell at the turn Of
the century. died Thursday Of
hepatitis. He was a veteran
Of 400 movie and television
shows and also played on
Broadway.
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churIes HoIton

HOLLYWOOD. April II tAP)
Charles Halton. 50, character
actor whose show business
career included touring with
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The people's voice., 1959-07-03

the nations population is going up
at the rate of three million per year.
There will be 1913 million Americans
by 1865, and that population will
require a work force increase of %
million in order to provide the needs
of the larger population. This % mil
lion represents an increase of II mil
lion and a replacement of 10 million
who have either retired or died.
Yaeger said that population estimates
indicate there will be one million
fewer farmers by 1865 to feed the
larger population. All other lines
Continued On Page Seven)
The people's voice., 1959-07-03

Todd, the last of six witnesses to
appear for the telephone company,
presented the figures when the COM
mission asked they be provided before
the close of the first half of the hear
ings. The commission request followed
motion by protestant's counsel, Bill
Leaphart, Jr., to have the case dis
missed because the company COM
plant was insufficient" and "gives
nobody any notice of anything.
The company complaint as filed
with the commission asked for a
review of the telephone rate struc-
ture; that the commission come up
with a reasonable rate of return;
that the company would then put in
an application for whatever the COM
mission suggested.
The people's voice., 1959-07-03
State AFL-CIO Convention
State AFL-CIO Convention
Dissemination Of PUD
Information Ordered

What are public utility dis
tricts? Can they be made a use
full weapon to weaken the Gun
due influence" of the private
power trust at the legislative
and administrative levels of
government? What effect do
PUBS have on electric energy
rates? Can the rights of organ
lied labor be adequately pro-
tected should Montana even
tually enact a public utility dis
trict law?
That answers to these questions
may be had; that many members of
labor will not again be stampeded
into taking one position or another
should PUD legislation be introduced
into a subsequent legislature, the
third annual convention of Montana
State AFL-CIO has ordered it's execu-
tive officers ''to secure all possible
material on such legislation, both pro
and con, and disseminate same to
the affiliated locals so that they and
their memberships may have better
understanding - of what PUDs
are.
(This need for information, the
convention resolution emphasized,
comes about as result of a PUD bill
The people's voice., 1959-07-03
Resolution No. 13

WHEREAS, many members of
labor having served their country
faithfully in the South Pacific, and, !,
WHEREAS, they had ample oc-
casion to view the Southern skies,
and,
WHEREAS, King Gustav of
Sweden has seen fit to bestow the
Order of the North Star on Gov.
j. Hugo Aronson;
THEREFORE, BE 1T RE-
SOLVED that we bestow the Order
of the Southern Cross on the
Graves of the Weight-Distance Bill,
the Workmen's Compensation Bill
and the Unemployment Compensa-
tion Bill vetoed by our Governor,
and,
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED
that Ingomar Johannsen be pre-
vailed upon to restore our faith
in Sweden.
The people's voice., 1959-07-03

reports Dy Officers. In addition there
was a long list of speakers to be
heard including state officials, re
gional and national labor representa-
tives, and fraternal visitors.
President TIMBER. for the first time
since assuming leadership of the ole
Montana State Federation of Labor
eight years ago, was unopposed fo1
reelection. A contest did develop fo1
the vice presidency, with incumbent
Joe Crosswhite of Operating Engi-
neers 371, Kalispell, winning by a
comfortable margin over w. J. Sat
tier, Billings Machinist union official.
For the executive board one con-
test developed which saw ong-time
board member, Ed Kautsky of Bill
lings, replaced as District 9 represen-
ative by Richard Everingham, Nye,
Steelworkers local.
Two other changes were made on
the executive board. District IL board
member Ralph Grant, Havre Electri-
clan, withdrew in favor of Cutbank
Oil Worker Ray Hanson. Grant in so
doing, expressed the opinion that that
former CIO union should, because
of its numbers, have board member,
and he nominated Hanson for the
post.
In District 5, Joe Vanisko, Ana
conda Plumber, replaces longtime
board member June Burke of the
Teachers Union who did not run again
because of illness.
The nine other board members re-
elected by acclamation are: Dist. 1,
Butte area, Virginia Paynich of the
Women's Protective Association; Dist.
2, Helena, Chester Bates, Hodcarriers;
Dist. 8, Great Falls, John Evanko, Jr.,
Motion Picture Projectionists Union;
Dist. A, Missoula, Charles Baldwin,
Machinist; Dist. 6, Glasgow, Lou Nc
The people's voice., 1959-07-03

merSed crash program, with cost anC
economic-sociological factors seem
ingly forgotten by the Highway De.
partment in its haste to hurry con
struction along"
Contending the resignation of the
Highway Commission "and all prin-
cial staff members responsible for
less than judicious use of our tax
dollars" in pushing the program would
be in the best interests of Montana
people generally, the convention made
three specific points:
1. "Location of the east-west In
terstate Highway in the bottom of the
Yellowstone valley will have serious
economic and sociological effects on
the rural and small town populations
of the area between Livingston and
Billings, and will prove considerably
more costly than if higher route
across much less valuable land be-
tween the two cities were utilized for
the new highway;
2. "The planned location of the
north-south Interstate Highway be-
tween Helena and Great Falls is such
that it involves some of the most
costly right-of way in the Helena val
ley and some of the nations most
costly highway construction through
the Wolf Creek-Missouri River can
yons;
3. "At least one longtime engineer
(Horace Williams) who had the cour-
age to appear before an investigating
committee of the 1859 Legislative
Assembly and recommend more care
full use of the taxpayers dollars in
the Interstate system in
has been denoted from his
position to a job which
to little more than head
janitor of the Highway headquarters
building, at reduction in pay of $255
a month :"
Recalling the work of the Bradford
Highway Investigating Committee
during the 1859 Legislature, the con-
vention requested "the 1861 Legis-
ative Assembly (or special assem-
bly, if one is called) to continue and
expand the highway investigating ac-
,ivities which during the 1859 session
we're SO fruitful in revealing numer-
our inefficiencies and costly errors
The people's voice., 1959-07-03

having been introduced in the 1859
Legislature. 'Many members of la
bor," the resolution observed. "be-
cause of lack of knowledge (on the
bil), found themselves confused as
to whether or not such legislation
would be beneficial to labor and Mon
tana people generally .")
In taking this action the conven-
ton reviewed the fact "the hub of
the corporate lobby opposition which
led to the "emasculating'' of most of
the legislation sought by Montana
labor in the last legislative assembly,
"is the private power trust" and its
"managerial-political organization ex-
tending into almost every part of
Montana :"
This exerting of undue influ-
ence by that lobby" the convention
resolution continued, amounts to
the corrupting of the democratic
process and the negation of the
wishes of labor and large major
ity of the people -
The convention noted that in sew
eral states, including Washington,
Oregon, California and Alaska. ''the
people have developed legal mech
aniesm known as a public utility dis
trict, which not only serves as a yard
stick in keeping electric rates at
Continued On Page Eight)
The people's voice., 1959-07-03
AFL-CIO Convention
AFL-CIO Convention
Learn Facts On
Regents Bill,
AFL-CIO Told

Montana voters should make very
careful study of the proposed consti-
tutional amendment setting up a
Board of Regents for the University
System, before they vote on the
measure in November 1860, State
Supt. Harriet Miller told delegates
to the State AFL-CIO convention
last weekend.
Miss Miller said the amendment
sets up the regents board and board
of education covering the elementary
schools, but not the secondary schools
or custodial institutions-thereby
leaving the latter two in an uncertain
position until such time as legislation
might be enacted placing responsible
ity for overall supervision at the state
level for the secondaries and the Gus
todials.
In reviewing activities of her de-
partment in the year since she spoke
to the Livingston convention of ALL
CIO, Miss Miller reported on the get
ting underway of the National De-
fense Education Act in Montana
through her department, and the ap-
propriating of minimum amount of
money and passage of enabling legis-
lation by the 1859 Legislature to
make it possible for local schools to
begin availing themselves of match
Continued On Page Five)
The people's voice., 1959-07-03
Utility Rate Cases ;.
Convention
Authorizes
Joint Action

Last weekend's State ALL
CIO convention beat down two
resolutions aimed at stopping
the organization from cooper
ating with other groups of util-
ity patrons in rate cases before
the Public Service Commission
and then proceeded to give it's
executive officers a mandate
to protect "as far as possible
the people of Montana from
any unwarranted rate increases
to Mountain States Tel. & Tel.
and /or any other private util-
ity :"
Specific instruction was given to
the AFL-CIO's executive officers "to
take whatever step necessary to CO
operate with other peoples groups
to see that the interests of utility
patrons are protected before the rate
rcommission.
Before concurring, the convention
added one proviso to the original reso-
luton presented for it's consideration
by Helena Trades & Labor Council.
This reaffirmed the provision of the
federation's constitution regarding
rights of various affiliated unions,
and the responsibility of the execu-
i've officers to protect and foster
CONTINUED On Page Eight)
The people's voice., 1959-07-03
DIDN'T PROVIDE FOR
"DUE PROCESS"

Ernest Salvas, international Board
Member of the Mine Mill and Smelter-
workers, appearing as a protestant
for Mine-Mill Unions in Montana,
Joined in the protest, adding that the
complaint as filed didn't provide for
educ process as provided by the Con-
stitution, in that the people are not
aware of what is being asked for in
specifics in rates..
In spite of the assurance of tele-
phone company counsel E. G. Toomey
and Edwin Booth that the procedure
was entirely within legal bounds, the
commission ruled that before the first
half of the hearing ended the COM
pany should present dollar amounts
they felt should be granted in such
manner that the commission and
protestants could determine the dis
tribution among telephone services.
This information will be Incorporated
in the re-notice of the second half
of the hearing.
Some of the others who appeared
as protestants on the first day of
the hearing said until dollar amounts
of increase were set forth their eli
ents were not in a position to know
whether they wanted to protest or
not.
The people's voice., 1959-07-03

Mr.. Todd, breaking down the 49,
100000 annual increase being asked
for said, "the minimum revenue re-
quirements which the company be-
lieves it is entitled to is about
$290,000 per MONTH" Of this amount
100000 will go for taxes and the
remaining $4,000 a month to OPP
crate the company Sin the best in
terests of the customer. He said his
figures were "far from a finished
product because of the time limita-
tions.
Continued On Page Eighty
The people's voice., 1959-07-03

Intyre, Hotel & Restaurant En-
ployees; Dist. 7, Kalispell, Al Root,
Kila, Lumber & Sawmill Workers;
Dist. 8, Bozeman-Livingston, Kendall
Lewis, Plumbers; Dist. 10, Miles City,
Ernest Dent. State, County & Munich
pal Employees; Dist. II, Libby
Thompson Falls, William Shawl, Lum-
Der & Sawmill Workers.
MORE AND MORE PEOPLE
Henry Yaeger, director of joint ap-
premiership council, in addressing
the convention on the Importance of
good and expanding apprenticeship
training program, pointed out that
The people's voice., 1959-07-03
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The people's voice., 1959-07-03
WIDE RANGE OF PROTEST

Registering as protestants besides
Leaphart, who appeared for the Mon
tana Farmers Union and the Montana
Old Age Pension Association, and Sal
vas, were Maurice Hennessey, Butte,
for the County Commissionersrof Sill
yer Bow county; Arnold Olsen, Hell
ena, for the Z-Bar Net, Northwest
Broadcasters Inc, and XII Radio and
TV; James Bottomly, representing
the Motor Hotel Association, and
James TIMBER for the Montana State
The people's voice., 1959-07-03
Subject: Three Swedes
New Champ Requested
To hRestore Our
Faith In Sweden"

Toward the end of last week
ends AFL-CIO convention a bit
of pointed humor crept into the
picture. Without further comment,
we reprint herewith short reso-
lution-rumored to be the "brain-
child" of Oil Worker Ray Hanson,
Cut Bank:
The people's voice., 1959-07-03
7'0 TO aoRIOAL eOofErv
OF MONTANA
AEI car
So, 100000 Added Income Is
Needed, Phone Company Claims

K P Todd vice president and of Mountain
States Tel and Te said his company asking for at least
3d. in income when he appeared Wednes
day afternoon the final witness in the first half of twopar
hearings application before the Public Service Com
mission for increased telephone rates
The people's voice., 1959-07-03
State AFL-CIO Convention .
Road Commission, veto of
Weight-Distunce Slapped

Two of the strongest resolutions to out of this years
AFCO convention concerned the highway construction
and the vetong of the weightdance bill by Governor
j. Hugo Aronson
The accelerated highway program, the convention
solved "s taking the appearance of being poticsm