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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-09-05

John M. Nelson, national manager of
the Observation-Disclosures campaign,
says that my action in arraigning
Senator Wheeler on September 1 is
clear indication that the department
of justice is to be used as an adjunct
eff the republican national committee
in this campaign and that the re-
publican party now seeks to prevent
Senator Wheeler from carrying the
facts developed in the DaCgherty in
vestigatiOn to the people of the coun-
try by bringing him to trial in the
midst of this campaign, Mr.. Stat
tery's statement reads.
"There is absolutely no foundation
fcr Mr.. Nelson's statement. In the
first place, there can be no aspect of
Senator Wheeler's arrangement which
would require his personal presence
here on the 1st of September At the
arraignment, his counsel may move to
quash the Indictment, or demur to it,
before even entering the contempi u
ed plea of not guilty. Issues of law
raised by a motion to quash or de-
murer must first be disposed of be-
fore the case is set down for trial
Ceases in which defendants have
not been arraigned are placed by the
clerk of the court upon the calendar
without any direction or instruction
of mine"
Politics has in no way entered into
this case from the governments side.
Since Senator Wheeler's manager
claims that the case is to be brought
to trial in the midst of the present
campaign for political purposes, ]
will now state with a view cf making
it clear that politics has not entered
into the case at all, so far as the
government is concerned; that l am
perfectly willing that both the ar
alignment and the trial of Senator
Wheeler shall go over until the next
term of court here, which will not be
until after the November election has
passed into history.
'That certainly ought to refute
/ Congressman Nelson's statement thai
any action of mine in connection witt
this case has been for political pur-
poses, and should preclude any sug-
gestion of Interference with Senate,
Wheeler's campaign plans"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-09-05
JOHN F. MANN is
SERIOUSLY INJURED

John F. Mann, age past 70, who
operates his 800 acre farm four and
a half miles east of McCabe, met with
a serious accident a few days ago
while adjusting the sickle of binder
in the harvest field. 1t appears that
the binder was not working just as it
should, and Mr.. Mann was trying to-
fix it, standing on the opposite side
from the sickle. His wife was on the
binder holding the horses when they
became frightened and made circle
with the machine, causing Mr.. Mann
to be on the same side as the sickle
and as he stepped up to stop the hor-
ses one of them kicked him in front
Of the moving binder. He was
dragged about thirty feet before boy
Of - ,eho was shocking grain could
get to him. TIE bcy succeeded in
stopping the horses md lying, consci-
Gus, fast in the si<kic, Mr.. Mann gave
directions for Their to extricate him.
He was IT on~e teen to Bainville
where he was given immediate atten-
ton by DR.. Sales. The large bone in
the lower part cf one limb was found
/ to be severed and SC. badly splintered
that it will be necessary to remove a
portion of bone and insert a silver
tube; a sickle guard had pierced his
back, one thumb was mutilated and a
portion of it cut off and he was badly
bruised about the head. He is at the
Mercy Hospital in Williston and at
4 last reports was getting along as well
as can be xpected.-Froid Tribune.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-09-05
SCOBEY STILL Is
WORLDS GREATEST
PRIMARY MARKET

Great Falls.-The town of ScObey,
county seat of Daniels county, will
retain its rating this year as the larg-
est primary wheat market in the
world with a yield in its territory of
more than 100000 bushels. J. B.
Townsend, formerly of Great Falls
and now a representative eff the
Westland Oil company, said Saturday
on his arrival here from the northern
part of the state. Mr.. Townsend's
headquarters now are Scobey.
Northern Montana looks better
than it has in years." said Mr.. Town
send, "and that territory will take a
great forward stride with the mar
keting of the present crop. In north
eastern Montana, estimates Of yields
made earlier in the season are prov
ing very accurate. In the Scobey sec
ton more than 100000 bushels of
wheat will be marketed, maintaining
the Daniels county capitals rating as
the largest primary wheat market in
the world.
Il have just completed trip thru
North Dakota and northern Montana,
where l visited nearly every town eff
any size. Everybody looks for big
bushes this fall. The advance in the
price of wheat will bring much great
er returns over last years crop pro-
ceeds and will mean much to the
state"
Mr.. Townsend also believes that the
oil industry is due for considerable
activity His company operates 25
filling stations on the main line of the
Great Northern between Shelby and
/ kenmare, N. D.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-09-05
SILVER DOLLARS WILL BE
RESTORED TO CIRCULATION

Washington.-Th treasury has en-
barked can a campaign to restore the
silver dollars, the "cartwheel which
was so extensively used 20 years ago"
to general circulation.
The initial step was taken when one
Of the coins was placed in the pay en-
velope Of each Of the 5000 treasury
employees. Similar action viii be sug-
gested to other government bureaus.
During the past 20 years a steady
stream of silver dollars has flowed to
the treasury as the use of paper
money supplanted them on the reced-
ing frontiers Of trade. The move
ment was furthered by the govern
nent because of the expense and dan
ger of transporting the heavy specie
in making necessary sediments be-
tween banks.
1t has been estimated, however,
that the upkeep of paper money costs
the government around 3 per cent OF
its total face value, while maintenance
of silver dollars costs practically moth
ing. Arrangements have been made
whereby various reserve banks will
bear hereafter the expense of ship
ment of silver dollars.
There are about $5O9,OOO,OO0 cart
wheels available, of which some $780,
100000 now are in, required by law
to be held in the treasury against sill
yer certificates and silver treasury
notes outstanding. Officials said
about $3O,OOO,OOO might be consider
ed as available for immediate distri-
button if the public demand requires
that amount.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-09-05
SLATTERY WILLING
TO DEFER ENTIRE
PROCEEDING
District Attorney Flatly Denies Plot
to Hurt Campaign By Calling Pres
ent Arrangement; Consents to Wait
Until Later Term.


Great Falls.-Consent to defer both
the arraignment and trial of Senator
Burton K. Wheeler until after the
election in November was given by
United States District Attorney John
L. Slattery Wednesday as his answer
to charges made by Congressman
John Nelson of Wisconsin, national
manager fer the LaFollette- Wheeler
campaign, that Wheeler's trial is be-
ing called for September for "politi-
cal purposes" Senator Wheeler's
case, among many others, will be set
for trial next Monday at $50 a. M,
when Judge George M. Bourquin
calls the calendar.
Mr.. Slattery declared that he was
not altered in his position in the
Wheeler case since the day the sena-
tor was indicted by a federal grand
jury on a charge Of violating a sec
ton of the United States penal code.
AT that time the district attorney de-
clared that Whealer's case would come
NJ in the usual order of court bust
ness
Now, however, in order to prove his
contention that there is no politics"
in the araignment and trial, as
charged by the third party manager,
Mr. Slauery offers to defer the trial
until the next term Of district> court,
which will not come up until after
the quadrennial election. Mr.. Mel
sons charges were contained in press
dispatches, which quoted Nelson as
saying that Wheeler's arrangement on
September 1 'is a clear indication
that the department of justice is to be
used as an adjunct of the republican
national committee in this campaign. /"
Il observe the press dispatches of
Wednesday in which Congressman
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-09-05

a stirring t5r address urged mo-.
~ ,ll. eae city and country 10 piogressives
most TO organize to brine ~ 90 their
cess cess Tor 70 the party this fan about sue
r mai the masses believe in . lie said
m Ilt, by the people and !" + govern
C4gether IN Unison thew We, can u they get
Strength. He said the in 'iI snow thsir
w Mo TINS country now was s''II ooGll arm
Wall Street and the " ~ no,i located IN
IN Washington where i pOllueal arm
under the guidance Of the ,,% ro. are BON
tefests and where prices IN i,lOaaeyed in
labor is exploited. Ha r ape nxed and
senate industrial commis sii1erIed to a
senator Walsh of MassacbUnnsds3aIa how
was a member of the ' cor,' who
sad that a change Of condi Sti;alnlssion,
e IS or on the workers themsaI,T,ooall rest
Il me workers failed to o-res. And
to blame. Oi'iy themselves
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-09-05

Boost a young lady for Princess of
Sheridan county.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-09-05
Judge BOurquirl Dis
qualities Self in Case

of his office at the time he was United
Stats district attorney for Montana.
In a statement made on the day he
was indicted, Senator Wheeler said:
Here is an indictment brought on
a presentation by a Daugherty APP
pointee with the hope that might
be tried before a judge who also was
a recent selection of Daugherty."
Judge Pray, at that time, was oc-
cupying the bench in the Great Falls
federal court following his appoint
ment a, short time before as second
Judge in the Montana district.
Mrs. George Cass, sister of Mrs
Andy Hansen of this city, arrived to-
day (F1iday) from Seattle, Wash, tC
visit at the Hansen home.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-09-05
Farmer-LabOr Leaders
Sound Keynote At CT. Fall.
CONTINUED from page u

Continued from page u
if income taxes are not reduced thew
serve notice on the people that thew
will invest all their money in tax free
securities and by so doing impede the
natural courses of business. When
the state was being flooded with prom
uganda for good roads l knew roads
were necessary but l didn't take ev-
erything for granted. l wanted to
know why the government was will
ing to match dollars with the states
by offering to pay half the cost of
the raOds. l knew there was a selfish
reason back of it all, and sc. I soon
learned that this movement was 10
help the great cement trust, the steel
trust and automobile manufacturers
who keep all their money tied up in
banks in the east. Good roads are
needed but if we econcmize and the
other states econOmize they can
build thlr own roads and the big bust
ness mOnOpolies will net have a
chance to make the public paw them
such big profits"
Commenting upon conditions among
the rank and file he said that unless
the toilers are paid something the
business men will net receive ANYTHING.
in the way Of profits and it's up to
the small business man to take this
into account.
GOVERNOR
DIXON ATTACKED
Launching a broadside against Gov
ernOr Dixon's tax policy, Mr.. Ed
wards said that Mr.. Dixon had been
favcring the railroads. In support of
his claim he showed where the taxes
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-09-05
OUTLOOK LADY
WRITES LETTER
TO ATTACKERS
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:


Is it right for the public to SANDER
a woman who attend to her own bust
ness, who work hard to support her
self and two little children? Is it
right ? Does it show a kind spirit to-
ward your own race? She is human
In every way the same as everybody
else-straight and honest in every
way. Can anyone prove that she is
not, only by what they hear? Has
anyone seen anything to prove. If any
one has, please come to me instead
of to my back to talk.
l am willing to stand up before
anyone and have them try to prove
they have seen anything that is not
straight or proper.
Sc please, people, if you have
nO1mng good to say about me, don't
say anything.
But if you want to talk disrespect-
full about me, please meet me face to
face and let me prove to you if you
are right CT wrong
am not much of a writer, but if /
was to mention names that they have
said they heard, and others had
heard, about what l said and done,
and can not prove anything only what
they have heard others say and not
seen, then they would wish | could not
write But l am not mentioning
names.
is 1t right to call a woman low and
degraded names when she has tried
to keep straight, and is it right to
run people down and keep them from
having friends? That is what some
OF the public have tried to do Am
not as good as those that talk about
me? Does the public pay my way {?
Do they help one when in need.
If one tries to live a decent life,
then they think you should do some
thing else. wish l could please ev-
eryOne. If you cannot find work then
people say that you are lazy. But
that is not the way with me. l can
always find work and anyone can if
they look for it in this country, and
furthermore if people attended to
their own business, that is all they
can do without looking after mine.
30 II you want to talk, come to me
and prove what you have seen and
not what you have heard. If people
earn an honest living by the sweat of
their brow, that is all that one needs
to do instead of talking about your
neighbors.
But whoever the coat fits, let them
put it on and attend to their own af-
fairs, and | will see to mine.
Yours truly,
MINNIE KRUMM.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-09-05
ENGLAND LIKES CO0PERATIvF,

Nottingham, England.-The COO
perative movement has grown remark
ably in England during the past few
years and there are now 4,5OOOOO
members enrolled in the societies with
a share capital of oyer S4OO,OOO,OOO
having a retail trade of $850,OO0, 600
These figures were quoted at the six
ty-siXth annual congress when 1000
delegates assembled, including ever
seas representatives.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-09-20
Union Men Renege On La Toilette
PLANKS AFFECTING LABOR
 ADOPTED BY DEMOCRATS

party in in emb natio
  We the repeal of the the uncorporated business and the Public Utilities aws ran
  of the the the We favor continually standard of education throughout and increased for rruralsc schools
  by enerala ennbly We favori for women a ninnum matern insure
  the gperiod. people shall no of k of major o the Senate
  of nd sale Hght wines sand be-  postal employ
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-09-20
BARBERS ELECT MERLINO OFFICER
 OF INTNL UNION
New Haven Man Chosen as Vice. President at Indianapolis
 Convention.

Anthony Merlino of this city was elected Tuesday vice-president of the Journeymen Barbers International Union at the 14th convention in In- dianapolis MT. Merlino was formerly secretary and business agent of the New Haven Barbers Union and has for the past five years been working as an international organizer through out the United States. He succeeded in organizing New York City.
 Other officers elected were: James C. Shanessy of St. Louis, general pres ident Jacob Fisher of Anderson, Ind. general secretary and treasurer; Roe Baker of San Francisco, Cal, M. Whitaker of Milwaukee, Wis, j.. Connolly of Denver, Col, H. Halford of Hamilton, Ont, w. Birthright of Nashville, Tenn, P. H. Reagan, Ro- chester, N. Y, H. Wenzel, St. Paul Minn., and E. Mehl of St. Antonio, Tenn, general vice-presidents.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-09-20
NEW HAVEN TYPO UNION MEMBERS
 APPEALED TO
Will They Stand for the Workings of Few Members, or Will They
 Put Them in Their Place?

To the Editor of The Labor News:
 Far be 1t from me to take up your valuable space with happenings in the New Haven Typographical Union, but owing to the fact that there seems to be an inside working of certain few of the members of Mo- 47 politically and otherwise to further elaborate on these matters seems necessary as 1t is hoped 1t will ii nothing else work up the job printers of New Haven to their opportunity and induce them to attend the meetings of No. 47 and prevent such doings in the future.
 In regard to the vote in the Trades Council as to the withdrawal of the support of the council of The Labor News I am informed that these two members, like lots of other so-called union men, never read the paper only when presented to them by some in terested party, and therefore their per sonal support amounts to nothing, but their voting to take away the support of the council of the only organ in New Haven or the state of Connecti- cut for that matter, that supports la bor and prints all news pertaining to labor, is surprising to me. What does the daily press print in regard to labor that IS not to it's detri1nent?
 It seems that the only excuse these two members could offer Is that they or the council cannot control the policy of the only labor organ in the state in regard to politics. Surely that IS not the sense of the rank and file of labor in Connecticut.
 In regard to their vote on the political question that was brought be- fore the council 1t was nothing only to evidently be with the majority, and to oppose a certain number of men that had the courage to stand up for what they thought was right and not support something or somebody that their local union might not be in favor of Surely the New Haven Typographi-
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The Connecticut labor news., 1924-09-20

and as member of the District Coun- cil of Carpenters.
 Mir. Smith was elected president of the Trades Council last January and has had hard row to hoe since.
 Now he has had a chance to get ahead and therefore dropped the Trades Union movement much to his personal regret and to the regret of the real members of the Trades Coun- cil who have been associated with him for many years. As vice president, as chairman of the various committees John lily Smith has been there. With all the good wishes that can be wiled to him as a contractor it is the hope of union men generally in New Haven that he will be always active in their lines.
 As John lily says: "It seems to me that l must be a union man and act accordingly"
 Would there were more like him.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-09-20
DEMOCRATS NAME
 STATE TICKET THAT HAS STRONG APPEAL
Platform Also Declares Emphatically for Many Reforms and Advocates
 End of Child Labor

In a convention unequalled for its harmony which was disturbed only by ripple over the child labor plank in the platform which plan some delegates didn't think quite strong enough and which was promptly made emphatic, the democrats of Connecticut this week nominated state ticket that IS certain lv ideal and will give the republican ma chine something to think about between now and election day. Headed by Charles c. Morris of New Haven, one of the states most successful business men and lawyer. son of a former gov ernor and himself a close student and active participant in state affairs for many years, it goes right down the line as one of the most representative tickets ever produced by the democrat and Is one that easily deserves the endorse ment of the public and especially the working portion of the electorate. The ticket IS as follows:
 FOR GOVERNOR
 Charles C. Morris of New Haven FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
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The Connecticut labor news., 1924-09-20
NEW IMMIGRATION LAW HAS STOPPED
 FLOOD OF ALIENS
First Two Months Show Only 7,039 Permits, Against 119,501
 Year Ago.

!. The new restrictive immigration law is proving effective, according to figures compiled and made public this week by the Immigration Bureau of the U. $. Department of Labor They show that from July to August 31, the first two months operations of the 2 per cent. quota law, only 7039 aliens were re- ported as authorized to come to this country
 There were that many visas granted, but it is pointed out that the figures does not mean that number of entries to the United States in the two months as the number of actual immigrants was probably smaller.
 Tn the period from July 1 to August 31, 1923, there were 11o,501 aliens ad- mitted It is explained that under the new law not more than One-tenth ot the annual quota IS admissible in any one month, which is responsible i'll part for the curtailed immigration.
 Under the former restrictive } per cent. quota law one-hfth of the annual quota of immigrants could enter the country in single month, and in many instances two-hfths of the annual quota was exhausted by the end of August.
 All the quota immigration visas grant ed in July and August of this year do
 (Continued on Page Eight)
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-09-20

heavier toll than the one travelling on foot
 "When Doheny's satchel and Sin clair's bonds were laid on Albert B. Falls desk he thought he was en- titled to them" Davis went on. When Doheny and Sinclair paid for Teapot Dome and the California reserves they thought they were getting theirs in peculiarly satisfactory manner"
 Just before this MT. Davis had re- ferred to the matter of Charles R. Forbes, former head Of the Veterans Bureau, and to the fact that Forbes trial seemed long defined"
 "I sincerely hope he went on, that the Government will get him.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-09-20
Call COnciliatOr In
 / WaItham Strike

Waltham, Mass, Sept. 20-Charles c. Wood, conci1iator of the U. s. de partment of labor, has begun an at tempt to effect a settlement of the strike involving 500 skilled workers of the Wa1tham Watch Company.
 Wood was called in by group of civic organizations which is inter ested in settlement of the controversy. He will take up work where the state board of arbitration ceased its efforts when 1t decided it could go no further in it's attempted mediation.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-09-20
NEW IS BLAMED
 FOR DEFEAT OF
 POSTMEN'S RAISE
Labor Leader Asserts Cabinet Member Had Sympathetic Ally in
 Coolidge.

Washington, Sept. 20.-Postmaster- General New is charged with having done all in his power to defeat the postal employees wage bill in a state ment by Matthew Woll, vice-president of the American Federation of Labor. The cabinet officer found a 'sympa- thetic ally" in President Coolidge, he added
 New, the labor official alleges, at tempted to align newspaper publishers against the legislation when he told committee from the American News paper Publishers Association that, in view of press support of the bill, the publishers should be prepared to pay portion of the proposed wage increase.
 Recent representations have been made to the postal employees that Pres ident Coolidge and Postmaster Gener- al New were opposed to increasing the wages of postal workers,' the state ment said. This is a patent political gesture and deceives no one.
 The record shows that MT. New, particularly, did everything in his pow CT to prevent the pay bill from reach ing a vote and when he failed to stop favorable consideration in Congress he found sympathetic ally at the White
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The Connecticut labor news., 1924-09-20
Shoe Workers Union
 Elects It's Officers

Haverhil1, Mass, Sept. 20.-Wlth Philadelphia and St. Louis, yet to hear from, returns received Tuesday indicate that Austin E. Gill, of this city, has been elected general president and William J. Ryan, also of Haverhill, general secretary and treasurer of the newly organized Shoe Workers Pro- tective Union of America
 As Gill has lead of over 300 votes, the returns from Philadelphia and St. Louis are not expected to prevent his election.