The producers news., 1922-03-31
THROWING THE BULL
Daredevil Stunts of Krazy Karl, the
congressman.
RIDDICK GRABS sNELsON STUFF
Krazy Kari, in His Stunt of the
"Only DIRT Farmer in Kongress, {"
Before Down East Rubes, Gives
Wonderful Manure Spreader De-
monStratiOn.

The following article, taken from
the Helena Record Herald, which ar
ticle in the Record Herald quotes an
editorial in the Great Falls Tribune,
entitled, "When Riddick was Hero,'
is worth reproducing, just to discover
to the farmers of Northeastern Mon
tana, what: a genius represents this
district in the United States Congress
at Washington, D. c., and who as
pires to step into the United States
Senate next spring, at the National
Capitol where Carl drives down the
street with his Manue Spreader ev-
cry day to the astonished admiration
of the elete senators of the east:
SAYS THE RECORD HERALD
Daredevil stuff and heroic stunts
seems to have been common attri-
butes among the settlers of Fergus
county and competition seems to have
become acute among the claimants
for the title of the real-sinon- pure
blow-in-the-bottle hero of that section
of Montana. When Pete Snelson, well
known newspaper man of Montana,
and his partner Riley, settled on the
"Balky Horse" ranch, Pete laid claim
to being the honest-to- goodness stunt
expert Of the county. Bitterly cold
nights, long trips through storms,
dry and dusty days of midsummer
ali figured in some of the stuff he
pulled, according to his own version.
Now that his glory is being some
what dlmnaed by claims made on be-
half of Congressman Carl Riddick, as
set forth in recent copy of the ma
tional Republican published at Wash
ington, D. c., it doesn't set we'll with
Pete, so rulnor has it.
"Pete Snelson, by virtue of his
connection with the Great Falls Trib-
une and by further virtue of being
deeply interested in the welfare of the
press of the Treasure State, is presi-
dent of the Montana Press associa-
ton, and he apparently is not going
to let anyone get ahead of him by
claiming laurels as heroes of Fergus
county. At the meeting few days
ago of the weekly section of the press
association held in Helena it was
noised about that Pete was really be-
hind the publication in the Great Falls
Tribune of an editorial headed "When
Riddick Was a Hero" The report
tOAIU ltOL Ue fCIIIIcu dilO SO1On6I VIII
liam Bole, who writes the editorials
for the Tribune gave an indication of
the influence which prompted him to
pen the following:
WHEN RIDDICK WAS A HERO"
Great Falls Tribune
sCarl Riddick, now congressman
from eastern Montana, surely is an
expert in throwing the bull. He be-
lieves also in the power of publicity
The western press got plenty of
stories of the prowess of Car, at
Washington, during the last year or
two. President Harding never sneez-
ed until Carl appeared with his hand
kerchief, we were informed, and the
number of appropriations he has se-
cured for Montana that never ma
terialized in cold cash is astonishing.
But while Carl has been entertaining
his western constituents. with stories
of his power and influence in Wash
ington he has also been entertaining
the people in Washington with stories
of his heroism out west. We learn
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