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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-06-06
The JUNE
CONVENTION
(By Alfred KnutsOn)

As the time approaches for the
meeting of thu Farmer-Labor Con-
vention at St. Paul, more and more
apparent is the opposition of those
false leaders who fear the organiza-
ton in this country of a great mass
political party of farmers and indus
trial workers. A few so-called "prc-
greSlve" leaders who pretend to be
for the farmer-labor movement are
now advising against what they call
the premature" launching of a ma
tiOnal Farmer-Labor Party.
FARMERS FOR ACTION NOW
So far as the farmers in the North
west are concerned, all talk eff such a
movement being premature is cOnsid-
cred as "the bunk" Almost to a
man. they are for such a "new deal, .
and they want it NOW. They are
fully convinced that the old political
parties neither can nor will give them
justice.
Most of the farmers will say that
things are moving too slow for them,
rather than too fast. Thousands of
them are becoming very impatient
with various parties and organiza-
SAO4Aog OCOcluoG JllCN nave ldllGQ 10
deliver the goods.
And reports from other sections Of
the country show that the farmer in
the Northwest is not the only one
who is now in dire need Of real re-
lief. The farmers of Oregon, Cali
fOrnia, Oklahoma, Ohio, West Virgin
la, and several other states, who are
now busy organizing Farmer-Labor
parties in their states, realizing the
necessity for putting up united
front CT all workers, against the ty-
Ianny Of the mOrtgage-sharks and
foOd-gamblers.
Conditions Ripe for Mass Party
Some there are who fear what a
big political organization of the ma
tons workers might accomplish and
they tell US wisely: you cannot
launch a Farmer-LabOr Party by the
adoption of a resolution"
But 1t is not necessary to imagine
or invent the necessary conditions and
general discomfort, in order to in
augerate such a political party at
this time. The conditions for its Gre
alton were dead-ripe long ago-as
the rank and file farmers will freely
inform you. And they are demand
ing real relief for American agricul-
ture. With hundreds of thousands of
farmers bankrupt. tens of thousands
leaving the farms for the cities, and
the whole farmer class in the entire
country net earning sufficient net in
come from their crops to pay the in
terest on their debts, it is not necess-
sary to create" discomfort in order
te find an excuss for now creating a
National Farmer-Labor Party.
Let US move forward with the for
nation of a real Farmer-Labor Party
IN the United States TODAY. Re
member Of the 18th Of June. And see
that the exploiting class have reason
to remember it.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-06-06

(By U. S. Bureau of Agricultural
Economies and MINI. Dept eff Agr.)
South st. Paul, Mimi, May I'll
All livestock suffered losses during
the opening days of the week, hogs
being forced downward % to 3Oc in
two days, while during the same
period cattle slumped 15 to- 25c. with
fat she stock displaying the least
loss. Veal calves and sheep were
hammered the most severely, the
former declining so to 75c, sheep and
Lambs being quotable SOC to S1.O0
lower.
On tOday's session top hogs reached
$3.50 to shippers, this price and $3.50
taking numerous loads of sorted $50
to around 275 10. averages. Packers
took the bulk of the better grades at
$3.50, with less desirable sorts at
S6.75 and below Packing sows were
sorted eff at S6.10 mostly, feeder PIGS
S5.75 to $3.50. A few lots of weighty
slaughter pigs turned to shippers at
5000.
Fat steers and yearlings, which
which showed the maximum loss in
the cattle division sold mostly within
a spread Of $3.50 to 5000, top price
ct $10.35 being paid for choice long
yearlings with best weighty steers
stopping at $1,000 Fat cows and
heifers scored $500 to S5.75 for the
bulk, S0.75 taking best heifers Mon
day. Gamers and cutters realized
$3.50 to 1925 mostly, bologna bulls
S4.25 to $3.50. Veal calves found
slow outlet at $500 to S8.25 for best
lights today. Stockers and feeders.
in line with fat stock. are steady to
25c lower, bulk turning at $500 to
$3.50
Best grades of spring lambs here
today went to packers at $500.
choice clipped old-crop lambs being
quotable up to around S13.75. Choice
light and handyweight fat clipped
ewes sold at $500, heavies being sort
ed off at $3.50 mostly.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-06-06
Organizational Support Grows
For National Farmer Labor Party

dividuals well-known in the Farmer
Labor movements, has called for a
State convention to be held at Salina,
on May 18th, to organize a State par
ty in support of the st. Paul cOnven-
ton.
And in California, a State ccnven-
ton will be held on May 31st-June-
LIST, for the purpose of organizing a
State Farmer-Labor Party and send
ing delegates to ST. Paul on June17th.
Other Parties Forming
While the movement for State or
CARNATIONS has taken definite form
in the States mentioned, there are
many others in which the work of
forming State organizations has not
yet advanced to this stage but in
which efforts are under way to create
such organizations. This is the case
in Missouri, Iowa, Oregon and Wis
cOnsin. The fact that there is such a
movement developing in the State of
Wisconsin-the home of LaFOllette
Republican prOgressivisnl-is most
significant. Evidently the workers
and farmers of Wisconsin are not sat
isfed with the brand of political ac-
ton they are getting from the LaFol-
lette Republican Party in that State
and are ready for the formation OF
a Farmer-Labor Party to fight their
pcliticals battles
In the State of Colorado, the Far
mer-LabOr Party, formerly affiliated
I with the Farmer-LabOr Party OF
Fitzpatrick and Brown, has broker
away from that organization anC
pledgde itself to send delegates tt
the St. Paul convention.
A similar movement exists within
the Farmer-Labor Party of Indiana
which is still functioning as a part Of
/ the old Farmer-Labor Party.
In West Virginia there is a strong
group in the State Farmer-Labo-
Party which is urging utilization will
the ST. Paul group of the NatiOna
Farmer-Labor Party.
Permanently of Capitalization
The fact that in some twenty State
there are Farmer-LabOr Parties al
ready in existence or in the process
of building, indicates the wide SWEEP
of the movement fer Independent pc
litical action and gives promise of
] pCIludueIlI CRY SCdllHdIIOIl OI JIIc Il dI
mer-Labor movement into a closel,
knit, well-organized Farmer-Labo
Party.
1t is not sufficient that there shoul
be in the st. Paul convention a lOos
coalition of all kinds of groups whicl
are opposed to the old political par
ties. What is needed in the Unite
States today is political party re
presenting the class interests of tn
farmers and industrial workers
which will not only fight their battle
in the election campaign but vii
function all the year round as a pc
litical organization carrying on a con
tinUous struggle in the interests 0
: : the exploited farmers and the indus
trial workers.
The State organizations alBead
built and those in the process of con
struction give promise of the forma
ton of such a political party at tn
st. Paul convention. Such a closely
knit, fighting organization of the far
mers and industrial workers will b
a notable achievement fer the Amer
lean Labor Movement.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-06-06
BANNER MUST HANG
HIGH COURT DENIES
new TRIAL
Defendant Who Said Months Ago
That He Would Never Hang Meets
Reverse in Supreme Court Whose
Opinion Declares banners Story of
Murder Is Beyond Belief.

Helena, May 28.-Seth 0. Danner
must hang for the murder two years
ago of Mrs. Florence Sprouse at
Central Park, Mont, the supreme
court decreed in an opinion handed
down Monday afternoon denying the
defendant an appeal from the death
sentence imposed upon him last OctO-
Der by the district court in BOzeman.
In sustaining the sufficiency of the
evidence by which he was found gull
ty, the opinion states that "a jury
that would believe banners story of
the shooting would trench upon cred
ulity."
The contention that two of the
jurors were prejudiced, the court de
clares Cannot be sustained in the alb
sence Of proper evidence that they
were preiudiced." The court also re-
fused to take cognizance OF the plea
that one of the jurors, j. w. Moore
was not a resident of Gallatin cOun-
ty.
ct is the duty of one charged with
a crime" the opinion reads, ito IN
uuire into the qualifications of Z
prospective juryman. If he does moi
avail himself of this opportunity al
| the proper time he cannot make this
fact the basis for a new trial"
The court also sustained the distric
court Of MUsselshell county in tn
case of Matt Polich, sentenced t.
three months in jail and fined $500 OF
a charge of violating the state prOhi
bition law.
Banner was convicted largely upCl
the evidence Of his wife, who was a
the same time his cousin and stel
child and whom he married at tn
age of IA in the sheriff's Office at Dill
lon, just one day before their frs
child was born.
The gruesome story of the killing
| of Mrs. Sprouse and her husband, wa
told by Mrs. Danner nearly two year
after the commission eff the crime. i
it she charged that her husband frs
did away with Mr.. SprOuse while the
were out looking over their traps
and later struck Mrs. Sprouse owe
the h5ad with an axe and the
strangled her 10 death with a stral
Fearful of her husband, the "chil
wife" kept her 'sordid secret fer tw
years before she summoned suficier
courage to advise the authorities c
Gallatin county.
On the stand Banner denied tn
charge and sought to lay the blam
on his wife, who, he said, killed Mr.
Sprcuse in an alteration that 70
lowed the killing of Sprouse by hi
wife because Mr.. Sprouse and Mr.
Banner had been intimate.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-06-06

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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-06-06
ALL LIVESTOCK
TENDING LOWER

Hogs 25 to SOC Lower for Two Days
Steers Is to Csc Off-Fat She
Stock 10 to 15c LOwer-Sheep and
Lambs soc to $1.OO Off.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-06-06
BOAT SINKS AND
EIGHT ARE DROWNED

Spokane, Wash, May 25.-Eight
persons were drowned in Christina
lake when a launch in which 10 per-
sons were riding sank Sunday after
noon, according to word received
here. The dead are:
Daniel Englund and son Dannie, Of
Wenatche.
Ruth StIrman, school teacher, Col
vile, Wash.
Axel Carlson. Cascade, B. c.
Ben johnson, Cascade, B. G.
Knue Palm, Heslop, B. c.
- Mcdonald, Kettle Falls, Wash.
-Skamda, Cascade, B. c.
A man named Ferguson and his
sister of Kettle Falls were rescued.
Englund for 10 years had charge of
a 6O0-acre apple orchard at EllisfOrd
near Oroville, Wash. Recently he
was in charge of an irrigation pro
iect at Cascade, B. c.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-06-06
DOOLEY WINS FROM
MEDICINE LAKE
Game Goes 13 Innings With Both
Teams In the Lead at Various
Times-Game Staged at DOOley.

A fast and exciting game took
place at Dooley Sunday, May oath,
between Dooley and Medicine Lake.
The weather was rough with Occa-
siOnal showers during the early part
of the game, but it cleared and the
last eight innings were played in
plenty eff sunshine
Kingsley started for DoOley and
Russell for Medicine Lake. The Medi-
cine Lake boys opened the game with
two scores in the first inning and
scored again in the third, ninth and
eleventh innings. DOOley went score
less until the fourth inning, scoring
one again in the 7th, twice in the
9th and 18th, and the winning run
in the 18th
1t looked like Medicine Lakes game
in the 9th, when the score stood to
2 but Dcoley staged a rally in their
half of the 9th and tied the score.
The tally remained tied until the
18th when Medicine Lake annexed
two more scores and again it looked
like the Medicine Lake team had the
game slowed away. But Dooley hung
on like bull dog and tied the score
in their half of the inning and the
score stood 6 to 6 until the 18th in.
ming when Munson, Dooley third base
man whanged out a hit to left field
scoring a man from second and bring
4 ing IN the winning run.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-06-06
AMERICAN WORLD FLY
ERS WILL. SPEED UP
STAY IN JAPAN SHORTENED TO
ENABLE SQUADRON TO MAKE
UP SOME OF TIME LOST
ENROUTE

Toxic, May 23.-The American
army aviators have changed the
plan which would have kept them
here a week and will fly on to Ku-
chimoto probably next Tuesday OF
Wednesday.
The change was made in the in
terest of speed, the flight already
being many days behind schedule.
The flyers were to have been enter
tanned four days in Toxic. Under
the changed plan they will spend only
two days. Saturday and Sunday, II
the capital. They will be the guests
of functions given by the minister Of
war and other Japanese notables anC
by American organizations and off
Gals.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-06-06

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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-06-06
FORMER MARSHAL AT
CULBERTSON TO ENTER
SHERIFF OFFICE RACE

FROID. April 28.-It is said that
r. E. Carey Of the country north of
Poplar, will be a candidate for sher-
if Of Roosevelt county at the pri-
mary election to be held in August.
Carey was formerly the town mar
shall at Culbertson and is said to be
quite well known throughout the
county.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-06-06
LONGWORTH WILL SEEK DE-
LAY FOR FARM RELIEF BILL

Washington, May 91.-Notice was
served in the house TODAY bv Repre-
sentative Lengworth, the Republican
leader, that he would use every means
to postpone a vote on the McNarv-
Haugen farm relief bill until next
week. He made this announcement
after objection had been made to his
proposal for a vote Tuesday.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-06-06
FAREW we MI PARTY HEIn
Al WESLEY FOR NJ,

= Westby News: Mr.
Nelson We're verv 40 ao,.s and Mrs. N.,.
ed Thursday evening" "oeIeeably sur o,;s
to the A. 0. u. W On being inF Ta's,
gathering of friends tau to find
The ladies Of the 7 NO 20 greet then,
prepared a delicious LINEN 5oem Aid 6a5
vlted a number of tbo oa suet and h
and Mrs. Nels6n. r. ~ Ia ii55lends Of N,
well. The tables ,r glu Them fan
decorated with fowaTrSe ie Beautiful
cious repast was se,T Is ana a dei
by in behalf eff the To od; Key. West.
scented Mrs. Nelson 1 ri4IieS Aid prs.
bag, a souvenir of Vo ,tll leather
are @T fea 24a MIS- ,s,. Nelson and dsp,s.
points. vast and Oth,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-30
BURNED HOSPITAL WILL BE REBUILT
Fire Destroys Tubercu. l0sis SanitOrium In EtOwah County
(Gadsden Bureau)

GADSDEN, Ala, Dec. 29.-Plans for rebuilding the tuberculosis hospital of the Etowah County Tuberculosis association were under consideration before the fire which destroyed the plant at 9 o'clock had cooled down. The blaze started in a stove flue in the sit ting room of the main building and quickly spread to the sleeping halls and porches. Most of the furniture on the first floor was saved, but everything else was destroyed.
 The sixteen patients were removed to downtown hospitals by ambulances sent to Lookout mountain as soon as message came that the camp was burning. Officials have not estimated the loss but it will be several thousand dollars with no insurance. Several convalescent cottages were burned. Public subscriptions for new building are now being received.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-30
COLDS THAT DEVELOP INTO
 ? NEU MON|A

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 Of all known drugs, creosote is reo- ognized by the medical fraternity as the greatest healing agency for the treat ment of chronic coughs and colds and other forms of throat and lung troubles. Creomulsion contains, in addition to creosote, other healing elements which soothe and heal the inflamed mem- branes and stop the irritation and in- flammation, while the creosote goes on to the stomach, Is absorbed into the blood, attacks the seat of the trouble and destroys the germs that lead to consumption.
 Creomulsion is guaranteed satisfac- tory in the treatment of chronic coughs and colds, bronchial asthma, catarrhal bronchitis and other forms of throat and lung diseases, and Is excellent for building up the system after colds or the flu. Money refunded if any cough or cold, no matter of how long stand- ing, is not relieved after taking accord- ing to directions. Ask your druggist. Creomulsion Co.,. Atlanta. Ga. (Adv) /
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-30
OFFICIALS DROP
 BAD CHECK CHARGE
Marital Disorders Attributed To
 Tennessee Youth

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, Dec. 29.- (Special)-R. O. Williams, a young man who has been held by the police here during the last several days on a charge of passing a bad check drawn on a Dallas, Texas, bank which he cashed in a Huntsville mercantile con- cern, has been discharged and is en route to Nashville, where he will be placed in an institution where he was being treated for mental disorders un- til a short time ago.
 0. M. Williams of Appleton, Tenn, came to Huntsville yesterday and pre- sented proof to local officers that his son was of unsound mind, or at least had been treated for mental unsound- ness, paid off the money that Williams is alleged to have secured, and was all lowed to leave with the young man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-30
PROMINENT MAN DIES OF BURNS
James Y. Brame Loses Life As Result Of Fire
 In Home
(State Capital Bureau

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dec. 29.- James Y. Brame. "A. prominent citizen of Montgomery, died Monday morning from burns received when his home caught fire in an undetermined way Sunday morning. Mir. Brames body wrapped in quilts, was found in room after firemen had been fighting the fire for several minutes. His head was covered with burns.
 He fingered in hospital for eighteen hours, but physicians did not hold out any hope for him. Investigations have not revealed the cause of the fire. Ii is presumed that MT. Brame was asleep when the fire started and that he wrap, ped himself with quilts in the hope of protecting his body from the flames He evidently became unconscious from smoke as his body was on the floor when found by firemen.
 MT. Brame was born in Montgomery and had lived here throughout his life For IA years he has been connected with the mercantile establishment of Ike Morris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-30
DATES FOR COURT
 ARE REARRANGED
April And June Terms To Be Discontinued In
 Morgan
Tennessee Valley Bureau)

ALBANY Y-DECATUR Ala, Dec. 29. Date for the spring term of circuit court was announced today by court of ficials, who expressed the belief that the new date would give an opportunity for clearing the docket, and at the same time prove more convenient to the pub lie. It was announced that Judges Kyle and Horton and Solicitor Almon have agreed that in re-arranging the calen- dar for the first part of the year that the first term will begin the third Mon day in February instead of the first Monday in January as has been the custom and will continue five weeks with April and June terms being dis continued. Under the new arrangements the work of the farmers will not be in terferred with during the spring plant ing months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-30
City Is Worried By Two Full Sets
 Of City Officials
(Tennessea YaIley Rureaul

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, Dec. o. According to the contentious of some authoritiea there are now two full sets of police and other city authori. ties in Hantsville following the ap- pearance at the city hall Saturday of Will T. Cooper, newly elected chief, and others who claim their of flee by reason of having been elected by the city council which has also relieved them from the necessity of making bonds and subjecting the said bonds to the approval of the mayor.
 The council instructed the clerk to place the names of the new officials on the payroll. Mayor Adams in- structed the newly elected officials to present themselves to him on Mon- day and in the meantime he in- structed the present officials to re- main on their jobs.
 An interesting legal battle appears to be brewing and it looks to be certainty that the matter will be taken into the courts for decision. Both factions have employed legal counsel for this purpose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-30

to fight to protect myself" the con demned man also stated.
 Dr. Woods stated in his report that "The most striking thing about the physical examination is: the anterior aspect of elbow shows numerous hypo marks, some of them old, and some of them not more than A hours old, and the veins in this vicinity are sclerotic and show unmistakab1e evidence of in jections."
 Dr. Woods diagnosis of the case showed: "1st. Constitutional psycho- pathic inferiority-congenital.
 '2nd. Drug addiction - morphine chronic-which may be masking 3rd. major type of psychoneurosis or psyche sis, aggravated by cerebral concussion' incident to service? One and two are positive diagnoses. Three is quite pos sible in this case and deserves very care full study, but is not a positive diagno- sis.''
 "Psychometric examination was not made because of poor facilities af- forded by the jail for any kind of ex- animation" the report stated. "On ac- count of inadequate facilities, examina- tion is very unsatisfactory and it ap- pears to the examiner that medical data is inadequate to establish a correct neu- ro-psychiatric diagnosis. Before the true status of Bailey could be estab- lished, it would be necessary to have him studied in an environment free from the influence of drug addiction and for reasonable length of time to allow the collection of accurate neuro-psychiat- ric data"
 Parsons Case Similar.
 It has been indicated by friends of Bailey that the famous decision handed down years ago by the Alabama su- preme court in the case of Parsons yer sus the state, which it is said estab- lished a new basis in the legal attitude toward insanity cases, will be used as basis for the appeal for clemency for Bailey. The Parsons case, 1t is stated, was probably the most famous of all decisions of the Alabama supreme court, and has exerted a profound effect upon court decisions in all parts of the Eng lish-speaking world.
 In the opinion in this case, decided in 1886, written by Justice Somerville, the court stated:
 If, therefore, 1t be true that the dis ease of insanity can, in its action on the human brain through a shattered nervous organization, or in any other mode, so affect the mind as to subVert the freedom of will, and thereby destroy the power of the victim to choose be- tween the right and wrong, although he perceive it-by which we mean the pow CT of volition to adhere in action to the right and abstain from the wrong-is such a one criminally responsible for an act done under the influence of such controlling disease? We clearly think not, and such we believe to be the just, reasonable and humane rule, towards which all the modern authorities in thls country, legislation in England, and laws of other civilized countries of the world, are gradually but surely tending.
 The date of hearing of the appeal for Bailey by the pardon board has not yet been set.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-30
WOMEN OF SIXTIES
 WOULD BE IGNORED

MOBILE, Ala, Dec. 29.-(special) A resolution asking for the erection of a memorial to the women of the Con federacy has been adopted by Raphael Semmes camp, United Confederate vet erans. The monument would be placed in front of the state house in MOntgom- cry, the first capital of the Confedtracy States of America. T. D. Spotswood, commander of the camp, has been named chairman to solicit funds from veteran camps, the Sons of Veterans, American Legion posts and patriotic and civic organizatiOna.