The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-02-14

:..c TO Rule
rp'D' Nicely by House Commit
1r'' Gift Admits Charges Before
rommitte - Unemployment
~" VOC Throughout the Union
I''ss ssman YOung's Plan on
't Guarantee-MOre Revela-
geo. # "Black Hundred" Security
B bsgue'
.incton, D. C.-Representa-
! ' l.nss R. Mann says his health
',noJ him again, and he may be
= ~ take the job of speaker of
~ ' announcement comes just af-
~ ~.sn,s admission that he was
horse and a roast Of beef by
]. y 6 Co., at times when he was
,I,ripg them very valuable ser
!, congress. The fact seems to
3 ~ Mann's political health has
'i inpaired by his diet of horse
W. 1orgworth has also with
y from the speahership race,
:. three candidates-Gillett OF
|,..,,,busetts, Fess of Ohio and
s -, of Iowa. All three represent
regular organization. Gillett
!, tbe place by right of seniori-
,Itbough his hackers say that If
!, elected he will help to abolish
pniOrity rule in selecting COM
\. cbairmen. Fess claims it by
.o If the fact that he was chair
Of the Republican congressional
,la;gp committee in the last cleo
TOwner wants it because he
IS from the region where pro-
wiyes are supposed to be in the
riy in the party, and he has
lad all conflict with them.
GILLET VERSUS BERGER
Eratts only campaign talk has
efficiency" and a redhot desire
teare vacant the seat of Victor
bier, elected by 5000 majority
the fifth Wisconsin district, and
ntly convicted with other Social.
party officials of violating the
VISIONS of the espionage act. Now
GiIlett'S election as speaker
MS to be assured by the informa.
bon Of the Indiana and Pennsyl.
% delegation, it appears that Gil
does not hate the Socialists 81
III after all. Berger's case vii
gwen the usual hearing, with ar
cent in committee, debate on the
y and roll call.
hsdbly, too, the dangerous I'M
qgment situation in the big
and the development of tht
aala strike wave both in Grea
lain and in this country, has ha,
effect upon the judgment of thu
esSman from Massachusetts
g Is the eight-hour strike of tn
ne mill operatives, right in Mas
Retts, involving scores Of thous
Of excitable voters. There i
to make Gillett conside
her he should pour oil on tn
4 y making a new attack on Berg
sAo forced the congressional IN
gallon into the famous Lawrenc
@ strike some years ago.
4hgVOrth, it seems, is ambition
aPplant Joe Fordney of Michiga
aafnlan of the ways and mean
lttee. If the Republicans ar
muse themselves, in the new con
With drafting a tariff bill to b
by President Wilson, Nick: be
ne bill will less unpopuls
West if it is known as III
sS0fth-Penrose bill than If know
fordney-Penrose bill. Til
s'orth fortune was started
" ago, in Cincinnati, when tn
= Of that region were eager
'aO Whisky. The Fordney mi
'ere made in the past genera
The lumber business, bot
and South. You can tax
4Olce. Fordney claims the JIG
a.'flty, but Nick says it's tin
''Sm' Old Boss Cox of Cinci1
'DO put Longworth in congress
ad now.
~ eaERS WORK ON CONGRESS
! the house Republicans al
over the spoils, the Chicae
rare trying to head off all Les
III both house and senate tn;
lpalr their food and leath.
Nh They have been prett
/. u' With the house committ'
sstate commerce, thus far,
mat committee treat Arno'
wit and Veeder and Morr
!. pfO1ound respect. If the
IL; and their arrogance were n
= and their steady advance t