The producers news., 1927-04-08


the elimination of waste and extra
vagance and the bringing closer the
cooperative commonwealth, still
thought that the railroads could rob
the people less effectively if they
were under different sets of Boards
OF directors. The introduction OF
this resolution resulted in bringing
all the big lawyers of the Hill System
ana PRESIDENT Ralph Budd and Presl-
dent Donnelly of the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific, respectively, to
Helena, to fight this resolution"
with sarcastic smile Rep. Larson
continued, eve did the hotel keepers
some good any way" and the audi
ence laughed. He then explained
how the long and short haul system
OF the Railroads passing through
Montana worked against the people
OF this state. He showed that goods
could be shipped from New York to
Seattle cheaper than from New York
to Sheridan County and instanced one
case where a Spokane man had his
freight sent to Seattle and then back
to Spokane cheaper than he could
Il ~ HNAAO QlIGCC W OPOAStAACs
Judicial Districts
Rep. Larson then touched on his
| bill to reduce the number of Judges.
Il thought that we had too many
judges IN the state and that they had
too little to do I thought that, mas
much as they were paid $4,000 year
that they could do a little more work
The bill resulted in bringing a lot
OF Judges to Helena-and this help
ed the Hotel Keepers again-who
could not agree among themselves
and the Judiciary Committee as TO
how they should apportion the judi
clal districts. It was said that this
committee was composed of 10 law
yers and two gentlemen" said Rep.
Larson as the auditnce Uttered. The
bill was killed Rep. Larson told
about his support of the bill in favor
OF having the state go into the Oil
business. He knew that several peo-
pie IN Northeastern Montana and the
Progressive Farmers organizations
were much in favor of this bill and
ne wanted to get an opportunity to
talk In its favor but he added: at
was killed in the Oil Committee,
which should be called the coil Com
panies Committee"
Get Your Gas Refund
but we were successful in pass
ing a bill under which farmers can
get refund of the three cent tax on
gasoline, when gas is used in trac-
tors or other instruments used fol
agricultural purposes. Farmers can
now get this three cents back by max
ing affidavits that they used so many
gallons for agricultural purposes. ASK
your oil station men for copies o1
the affidavit SO that you can get this
debate or whatever you wish to cal
it."
WOrkmen's Compensation
Rep Larson, who was a member OIL
the important Workmen's Compensa
ton Committee, told about how the
bill to increase the allowance for in
/ Jured workmen was killed When yol
came down to brass tacks," said Rep
Larson, "The only real friends 0.
the common workingman in the Hous,
or Senate were the Farmer-Labo
members. And those who were sup
posed to represent the American Fed
Grafton of Labor in the lobbies, vii
be forced to admit that potent fact.
The Normal School
After dwelling on the Teachers Re
tlrement Bill, the Sheridan Count,
representative talked on the Norma
School bill He stated that he Tough
for Normal School in Northeastern
Montana to the very last. FINAL,
Billings got the Normal School afte
a compromise was made whereb,
Havre was to get an Agricultural
College at Ft. Assiniboine Well tn
Governor vetoed the Assiniboine an
preparation and Billings gets tn
School and it still takes the daughter
of farmers in Northeastern Montana
who want to get a teachers certifi
! cate, three days to go to a Norma
School: This results in people send
ing their children to Minot or Min
= neapolis for an education and vo1
can't blame them because the far
is less.
5 The Sunday Dancing Law
| L see that Joe Dolin is raving be
z cause l led the fight for the GreenuI
l repeal of the Sunday Dancing Law
: Bill, said Rep. Larson. "I did an,
7 the House and Senate endorsed tn
: position l took. But old John Ericl
? son got lot of kilograms from
5 church people all over the state, saw
: ing. that they wanted the law to re
main as it is and he vetoed what wa
passed by the legislative Assembly b
an overwhelming majority. [ thin
= that Rev. Mr.. Wade was responsible
Tor this and l want to say here tha
l do not think much of Rev. Wad
: and l don't care who knows it. ar
told that the church people here i
Plentywood dance until two and thre
5 IN the morning. Now l would rathe
that the church people would not b
lawbreakers and l am asking Short
5 Bantz to see that any of them tha
: dance after IL o'clock at midnigh
be arrested and be made to observ
the law that they got John Erickson
to veto. l believe in the churcl
members upholding the law and
don't want to see them become law
t breakers.
: The Bank Guarantee Law
: Rep. Larson, who introduced tn
! Bank Guarantee Law in the House
told of how it was throttled in com
: mlttee and tabled in the chamber
After the Banking Committee, whic
: is composed of men subservient t
e the banking interests, reported tha