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Reed Would Bar Senators Who Assist
In Submergi ing Negro Vote in South

primary, he also would be barred If
he had been a party to "submerging
the electorate"
In supporting his amendment. Sena-
tor Reed declared 1t to be just as
honorable to go out and buy votes, If
that has been done. as 1t would be to
prevent voters from exercising their
rights at the polls by grandfather
clauses and other measures, which he
said was practiced in the South.
Finally, the whole question was
referred to a subcommittee with In
structions to consider both the Nicely
and La Toilette resolutions and re-
port back to the full committee.
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said he would be here when the sena-
torial committee wants him.
"Since my name was first mentioned
in connection with q proposed sena-
torial inquiry into the recent primary
election in Illinois I have made only
two statements for newspaper pub
lication," he said.
"One was: L have nothing to say
1.-THE other was: III be right here
when they come to serve it (the sub
poena to appear before the senatorial
committee y"
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Continued from First Page.)

Including Representative Upshaw,
Democrat, Georgia,
IT believe you brought the word
thonorariumS' into this matter" Reed
said.
"Yes," responded Wheeler.
''They don't take vulgar money, just
honorariums." Reed observed.
Wheeler replied that Representative
Hill, Republican, Maryland, a wet
leader in the House, had been paid
by the vets.
paid by Opposition"
Can you say who paid him."
zion"
Now, doctor, why do you have to
take refuge under the coat tails of
the villainOus wets?"
well, the vets did it first" the
dry leader returned.
Reads Upshaw Letter.
Senator Reed read a letter from NJ.
q. kelser, the head of the Speakers
Bureau League, showing that Repre-
sentative Upshaw had asked for SIS
for speech at a field day meeting
here on December IA, 1924. Kelser
asked Upshaw to speak without pay
because the other speakers were re-
Ceiving nothing.
Upshaw pleaded that he did not
have enough money to go home for
Christmas and he finally got $25 plus
81 for taxi fare.
Under date Of December &c. 1924.
Cpshaw wrote Kelser that he thought
he would have to shell down the
corn and admit that your Georgia
friends made a pretty good speech
on Americas greatest BATTLE"
Il am sure the cash would have
been decidedly larger if it had not
been so near Christmas" the letter
added, referring to collections Of
Sl,l68 at the meeting. Remember
the $1,l6S collection cost you no ad-
Nertising. only $1.00 taxi. In sending
check let your conscience be your
guide"
Referred to III. Il. Somers.
Kelser wrote to II. B. Somers about
the matter.
'Upshaw said he will not speak for
me for less than SIS for a Sunday
of two services" that letter said, "I
said that is too much. Wheeler re-
marked he thought Upshaw would
not ask so much right there in
Washington.
However upon Wheeler's insstence
I took the matter up with Upshaw
and told him very frankly that all
of the men who were speaking were
doing so without remuneration and
that we felt since he lives right there
In Washington he ought to be willing
TO speak for the league without
charge.
Il told him that his political success
was due 50 per cent to the league.
He granted everything I said. but
pleaded nOVarfv Ha said ,,aoo.
sary for him to depend upon every
possible resource in order to get by. OF
course took all he said with a grain
of salt"
Boyd p. Doty, of the league force.
wrote kelser on December 10, 1924,
asking him to arrange more meetings
for Upshaw, adding
Il think there ought to be definite
understanding regarding the per diem
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Heart Attack Blamed.

Miss Mary Costello, % years old.
who was pronounced dead at George
town University Hospital Wednes-
day night after she had been taken
there via a motor boat and automo-
bile from the upper Potomac follow
ing a fainting spell at a camp on the
Virginia shore, came to her death
through a heart attack, Coroner
hewitt announced last night.
A certificate of death from natural
causes was issued. She had tainted
while preparing to go for Il swim at
the camp of her brother in law and
her sister. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. V. Per
kins, who were at the camp at the
time
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MCKINLEY READY FOR INQUIRY.
Secretary Quoted as Promising Com
plete Statement Of Expenses.

CHICAGO. July 2 OP).-The Chi.
cago Daily News said yesterday that
Harry l. Green Of Champaign, ILL.,,
personal attorney for United States
Senator William B. Mckinley, has
promised a complete statement of
money spent in the unsuccessful cam
paign of the Senator last April for
the Republican senatorial nomination
should the Senate committee come to
Chicago with such a demand.
The Daily News said that from re-
ports from various parts Of the State
1t was estimated that the Mckinley
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expenditures were in the neighbor-
hood of 1925 900 instead of the approx
imately $1,00O.000 in the charges
which Senator Caraway. Democrat.
Arkansas, called to the attention Of
the Senate.
1--WE started out with the expecta-
ton of spending about 60,00O," Mr..
Green was quoted by the Daily News
as saying 1--WE actually spent con-
siderably more than that, but it was
far from $1,000, 000-much less than
half Of that, as nearly as we can de-
termine now.
Senator Mckinley spent his own
money in the campaign, except for a
small amount paid directly for aid to
his campaign.
II believe this Senate inquiry will
result in serious consideration by the
people of the evils of the direct
primary system. The primary law
makes impossible the candidacy of a
poor man unless he gets his money
elsewhere. and that is always danger
pusn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-02
Baldwin Censure Vote Fails.

LONDON. July R).-A Labor
motion, equivalent to a vote Of cen
sure on the Baldwin government for
its handling Of the coal strike, was de-
feated in the House of Commons to-
day. The motion was rejected by
the overwhelming vote of 256 to 95.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-02

According to university authorities
in Spain, the work Of woman students
is more brilliant than that Of men.
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insult Ready to Testify.

Samuel insult, Chicago public
utility chieftain, who was mentioned
in the charge as a heavy contributor
to the campaign Of Col. Frank l..
Smith, Senator McKinley's successful
opponent in the primary, yesterday
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-10-01

August 9th to October Northern Railway VIII MAKE
of the farms IN Minnesota inos
Washington and Oregon IN seVea Oh the ~ "
Wisconsin Iowa and South Dakota - 11vDositon
The principal Central States Fair ana HIosI wa;
Sept 4th-Waworth county ram
Sent 9Th 1Oh-TrtState City Iowa. Sept 18Th 70 %
Sept 9th to Oc SIu anu ~
Palace Mitchell, S. D. 9th to Oct 1st - do n 1o25
general character as enlarged
illuminated pictures are dspuyeq o
length Tables ana STANDS are and
beautiful jars Others are SHOWN AeSn ID " nv
The exhibit consists principal agricultural products bts
all kinds Of grain alfalfa forage potatoes
Of fruits that are
nvely along the Railway IN the 90 far
photographs snow scenes
hogs. bo 5iHarant fairs from
space occupied by exhibits ranges at the dnn LARS W
to width and from 80 to on IeeI
Of selected WIN VIEW and live
diversified farming uaSs
where there are many
in low priced goou as0u
The exhibits ara kept open early the morning In Az
railroad are IN cnase ~
describing the d1neren states
illustrated describing the country VIII De pi - ~
farmers 4,o central
These exhibits serve the farmers OF the t corn alfalfa
farming the northwest;
extensively that al Au
successfully prontaDy On
farmed by pacuCoA ueS
opportunities for settlers.
received from FARMERS
interest IN the
increasing number of people looking toward these Hot $780,
Permanent to
dificu to any convincing ooTsnhs of the
than exhibits of the crops grown anu nv the illus
exhibits
books on each state convince can do the kind
an find snibe ocatons the northwest where they can W ~
farming they like best uractice manJ
Making fair exhDIs the
Agricultural Development Department "
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-10-01
SLAYER OF GEISLERS COMPLACENTLY AWAITS
HANGMANS MOOSE WHILE ATTORNEYS
APPEAL

WOLF POINT.-With the approach
of September "a, the day that was to
have witnessed his execution, Ferdi-
nand Schlapbz sits complacently in
his cell saying little. How long he
viii have 20 remain there he does
not lmow-apparently il makes little
difference to him-for he believes
that he will never feel the Tightening
of the moose about his neck.
His lawyers have appealed the case,
| Justice will be STAYED off fer months
| perhaps; he may never have to pay
in full for taking the lives of Anton
and Ludmille Geisler on May l.
For a farm boy used to work from
the time he was first cid enough to
guide horses hitched to a pillow, used
to activity, the days in his narrow
cell seem long-but at least he has
life, and will have for some time to
come, thanks to the efforts of his at
torneys, who recently served trans
cript of evidence in the trial on COun-
| ty Attorney Marion.
Under the statutes, this autOmati-
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ehe next session in 1927. Then was the time that
l SAID that l thought that the bankers committee
had already spent several weeks travelling and in
Vestlngating bank conditions in several states 4
win the result that they did not want guarantee
Law OF any kind, which would mean that they did
not want guarantee law, like the one that was
introduced by the Farmer-Iahor Party, and which T,
was taken from the guarantee law then in force in
the State of Nebraska, and a telegram from c. NJ.
Sklles, general counsel Of the Nebraska Guaran-
Zee Fund Commission, had been received, stating
that not single depositor had lost one cent in
failed banks since 1909 when the law went into
effect, even after that scores Of banks had closed
their doors. l also asked Farmer Fitzgerald if he
had paid his own expenses, (as he had said, chat
he did not travel a banker but a depositor')
if he had much money in the banks so It would
pay him TO travel two months together with a
bunch of bankers, and investigate, and pay his own
expenses, and If he did not pay his own expenses.
would like to know who did pay the bills, but the
big crime came when I told them that Friday the
18th was regarded unlucxy day, and when ]
told them that I was afraid that those members
voting against the bin might have bad luck, If not
before, at least when the next election came
around They all seemed to like their jobs so
WELL so they sent Fred Hanson of Daniels County
over to see me, "as friend" to tell me that some
Of the members took those remarks as a Lhreal' 70
force them to vote for the bill, and to make
threats and force members to vote a certain way
was a crime, and / could be ousted from the House
for so doing, and some Of the members were think
ing of taking action against me. He also sald
what I thought that papers like the Producers
News, and Town Topics of Great Falls, how they
could use il and make big headlines, and use II
against some of the members at the next election.
When asked Fred Hanson if he nearly thought
that they could throw me out Of my seat for max
ing remarks Of that kind, he finally said that h
e could not see how they could, and that was tn
y last that heard of it.
g Whatever did or did not do at the last sessio
c Of the legislature stayed by and worked for tn
= complete program of the Farmer-LabOr Party, an
which was made out by the members OF the part
y then in Helena, and which is as follows:
3 "BanI Guarantee Law"
1t "Child Labor Law Ratified"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-10-01
US. Bureau Reports Drops
in Jobs and Total Wages
BY LELAND OLDS

CHICAGO-(FP).-Employmenti in
the cOuntry's factories fell is percent
in July compared with June, accord
ing TO the u. S. department of labor.
The total distributed each week IN
wages fell IS percent This brings
the number employed down nearly
percent and the total wages down
percent from the high point for 1926.
The number Of workers on factory
payrolls is less than 80 percent of the
average of 1923, while the wage total
is about 9 percent under the average
for that year.
Increases and decreases compared
with June were largely seasonal.
Pronounced gains were in the carri-
age, flour, structural, iron, shoe and
castiron pipe industries. The great
i est decreases in employment occurred
in the rubber footwear, farm imple-
ment, pottery, women's clothing, stove
cotton, piano, glass and hosiery in-
/ Gustries.
Outstanding changes compared
with July 1925, were large gains
/ throughout iron and steel and equally
] large losses throughout textiles anC
/ clothing. The iron and steel group
\ gained 10 percent in number Of work
ers and 90 percent in total weekly
/ payroll In this group foundries and
machine shops gained 80 percent y
/ number Of workers and ia percent II
total wages, while manufacturers o.
machine tools report gains Of Ill pc.
cent in employment and 17.5 percen
in total wages.
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The textile industry lost 81 percent
in employment and 1912 percent in to-
tai wages during the year. This July
the number of workers decreased 5
percent in hosiery and knit goods. o.
percent in silk mills, l1.2 percent in
wooden mills, o. percent in mems
clothing, 1874 in wOmCn'E clothing ana
EOS In millinery and lace goods.
Reduction Of 90 percent in the num-
Der Of cigar and cigaret makers and
1913 percent in rubber footwear are
I also significant.
The gains compared with a year
ago are almost wholly limited 70 in-
/ dustries producing materials and ma
chinery going 20 enlarge the c0untry's
production power. The important de-
/ creases compared with 1925 are in the
( goods for individual consumption. This
/ shows that the situation is badly out
| of balance, with likelihood Of a severe
industrial setback IN the near future.
The factories In operating IN July,
. the federal report shows, were em-
ploying Sc percent Of a normal full
force of employees and these workers
were putting in an average of Sc
percent of full-time. this shows in
dustry as a whole operating at about
i S21a percent Of full-time capacity If
the American economic order were adj
justed primarily to providing the
workers with the good things of life
industry could produce 20 per cent
/ more than now without charging its
plant or extending the regulad work
ing day.
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Against extended appropriation for greater
university.
"The Budget Bill
abolition Of the Board Of Railroad Com
mission"
"Worzmen's Compensation"
"A Resolution urging recognition Of Russia"
Repeal Of an wartime seditiOn laws"
labor Lien Bill"
Repeal of the prior mortgage law"
Repeal Of classification law for assessing
land"
and other measures which would come up and on
which we consulted together, and laid plans what
To- do, such measures as the World Court, the 8
cent Gasoline Tax Bill, which Mr.. Ruffcom worked
so hard for to put a cent tax gasoline and
give 60 percent to the Highway Commission, 70
use in the big highways going through the state
but when the bill got over in the senate It was
fixed over, so that the tax was left the same as il
was before, at cent and 30 percent comes back
to the counties to use for to build roads for the
farmers to haul their wheat 70 town on, and 80
percent goes into the general fund Of the state and
only 10 percent goes TO the Highway Commission
Mr.. Ruffcom Of Glasgow, Fred Hanson Of Dan.
iels County, Arthur Ryder Of Frod, Albert johnson
the banker Of Fergus County and score Of others
so-called progressives, the only progressive meas
I
! like theses A big appropriation for the National
Guards, so that every farmer boy could be a Ma.
tional Guard, to be used in case Of labor trouble
big appropriation for the University, so tn,
bankers sons and daughters can get good educa
ton to learn to fleece the farmers and the wage
workers. School laws in the interest of the bank
ers and business people Of the towns A big gaso
line tax to be used roads like the Roosevelt
Highway for the bankers and businessmen to trav
81 on when they go to the parks. vote for Oik
Miss May jacobson saysl men like Ruffcom, Han
son, Ryder, and expect Benson and A. I. Larse
3 and all such good men, that stand for the prc
gressive republican program, will mean that "
n viii have more taxes than we can pay, good roa'
e for the bankers and poor roads for the farme
d more National Guards and less farm boys on Il
y farms. Mr. voter! which program do you Ill
the best.
Respectfully
ROBERT LARSON
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cally stays the execution until after
the supreme court has handed down
decision. The defense will have 80
days from Sept. 20 in which to file
their brief with the county attorney.
John II. Anderson, sheriff, has also
been served with formal notice Of the
fact that the case is being appealed
in accordance with the announcement
made on August II.
Should the supreme court permit a
new trial, it is the intention of the
defense lawyers to file an affidavit
of prejudice in order that there may
be a change of venue and the case
be tried in another county. In this
event execution will probably be de-
layed anywhere from six months to
a year.
Public sentiment, not only in RoOse-
welt county, hut throughout all of the
northwestern Montana, appears to be
strongly in accord with the verdict
of the jury which imposed the death
penalty.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-10-01
life of Sacco-Vanzetti
Witness Is Extended

Boston -(FP)-Celestine Madeiros
who has confessed that he and the
Morell gang committed the South
Braintree murder for which Nichola
SaccO and BartOlemeO Kanzetti were
convicted will not be rushed to the
electric chair before he has had an
opportunity Of giving his testimony
before the hearings for a new trial
for the two working men. The new
trial hearings were set for Septemb-
er 18th but Madeiros was slated for
execution the week Of September 5-11
for the Wrentham Bank murder.
William g. Thompson, Sacco-Nanzet-
q attorney, protested the move o. XII
bis star witness the week before the
new trial hearings and Governor Full
er finally granted a respite TIL 0ctOb-
er 81.
For a time it looked as though Ma.
I deiros would be electrocuted before
I the hearings. Attorney General Jas
r. Benton, after promising 20 obtain
a respite backed down. Thompson
appealed 90 the governor, protesting
that In a hundred years no Attorney
! General had refused TO respite ;
murder witness under such circum
/ stances. But Fuller rebuffed him, re
ferring him TO Judge Thayer who pre-
sides at the SaccO-Nenzett hearings
Thayer recommended the extension
and Fuller granted the respite Of exc
cutiOn.
With Madeiros dead the defens
would have only his affidavit of con
fession. His personal appearance j
the court room will be far more Of
fective. Earlier in the year DistriC
Attorney Wilbar Of Norfolk Count
was quoted as saying that he woul
demand Madeiros prompt execution
saying that with MadeirOs execute
the Sacco- Vanzetti case could the
more quickly be disposed Of.
Vanzetti does not expect justiC
from the courts. "Only the will an
action Of the workers" can save then
he declared. He has lain in prise
for six and a half years for the Grim
that Madeiros confesses to.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-10-01
SENDS CHALLENGE
TO ELWOOD HOUSE
Respectfully.

Glendale, N. D., Sept. Is, 1926.
The Producers News,
PlentywOOd, Montana.
Gentlemen:
l have written to all the prOmot-
ors l know of in Montana for a
wrestling match with ElwoOd House
of Outlook yet to date have received
no reply.
House has never cared to- wrestle
me since l defeated him at Radville,
Sask., when he quit in 3713 minutes.
However, we don't care. We will
wrestle anybody. l have a man who
weighs 1872 pounds and l weigh 100
We will wrestle the best in Montana
and will not bar weight. We are
also ready to wager side money.
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QUITE A LOT.

An inquisitive and curious neighbOr
woman had tried all means to find out
how much rent the woman next door
paid.
One dav she met the woman's small
son; Selling the opportunity by the
horns she said: That certainL y is
a nice flat you folks live in ThOnlas! -
eyes, man,"
GLOW much does the landlord ask
your mother fer rent?'
"He asks quite a lott
Haven't you any idea how much he
asks ?"
"Wen, he asked three times last
month";
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bagmaI' SepVA 70, 1875.
rf-or Producers News
rrnvoo4 Montana.
Dear Sir:
.....n..a IS busy making a living, so I have
am, Is write before,
", y. -.ms was mentioned in your paper so much
~ .+i,r with the Bank Guarantee Law.
,.,s introduced two years ago in the House
.r..,a.ertatiyes by the Famer-Labor Party
..-...,.r YOU have said about me is true, and
=. quarrel with you on that account. But
... would like it, if you will give me the
h .a1r paper, to tell a little myself Of the
.... In tine legislature of the last session
-.. House was composed of, perhaps % or less
.r. who were the real representatives Of
-. mess. and 90 TO so members were repre-
... t.. Small Business element, or the middle
.r,Iadine the small Country Banker How
r-or my way of thinking; those middle
~ r.rresentatives were the most reactionary of
.re @. them.
"a. FITZGERALD Of Ravalli County, a dairy
...r- who had Travelled together with the bank
committee over several states investigating
Hffarart States Guarantee Laws, admitted
.t.+ tf- expenses had been paid by the bankers
a. being good debater on the floor, and being
M. ~ parade as a farmer, made him a good too
~ the bankers 70 use to defeat the Guarantee
Bill
Where Chas +. Taylor in his article, the "fair'
~ Ruffcorn. in your paper Of July 23rd, where HI
.srs that those progressives even went so far a
= considering ousting me from my seat for unbe
,,,inq conduct. Those statements are also true.
The Guarantee Bill was up for consideration o.
Friday. Feb 18th, and Mr.. Fitzgerald Of Ravall
r,rrtg. Mr.. Ruffcom Of Glasgow, Flachsenhar,
LAWYER from Terry Of Prairie County, all pro
,,sssiye republicans, and all good representative
If the bankers argued against the bill, and as tn
ranking Code Bill had been introduced only da
or so before, and had been signed by the leadir
members Of both the republican and democrat
parties including A. T. Larsen Of Sheridan COu
tv Their arguments was, that we should wait al
let the Code Committee investigate for two yea
more and then pass good bank guarantee law
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-10-01
Sailors on Norwegian
Vessel Are Injured
When Huge Wave Hits

st. Thomas, Virgin Islands-The
Norwegian steamer, Hanna ScoRland,
bound from the Azores Islands for
the Panama Canal, put In here Thurs
day with five members Of the crew
seriously injured as a result Of pass
ing through a storm Tuesday night.
One sailor died after reaching here
Two passengers also received medical
aid.
The sailors were injured when {
giant wave hit the stern of the yes
sci where they were repairing thu
steering gear.
The storm also wrecked a DutcI
West Indies steamer in a water poo
at st Eustatius Island. No lives
were lost.
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e al 88 tons of sour cehrries worth
SO 800. 81
uoIana-Paving of Broadway ana
17u-;n DlS-' streets will soon be compieC-
ed l. ,,-o,,
Glacier Park-Work is under way
on new SKY Line Automobile j HlgHo
, Om I'll +bat crosses continental divide
IN Glacier National Park.
MoIta- Bids have been recelVeu
for crawling fifth avenue.
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Pertinent FaCts

Robert sn5 the of the
ng letter amen the d 50