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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-27

The list of dead:
Ray c. Spang, SO. faith
er; his wife. 80; Helen, 10;
Lorraine, !; Raymond, 5;
Donald |,
Spang, who was s. years
of age, was a war veteran
and recently returned home from
the Brooklyn naval hospital. He
had been employed by a manufac-
turing concern in Seymour, the
adjoining town to Ansonia.
Three bodies were recovered
from the base of the cliff early
this afternoon.
Ansonia police reported that
Spang and his family left home
this morning for a days outing
and apparently came here and
went to the rock for a picnic.
The man with woman and sew
eral children had been seen walk
ing up the rock in the morning. A
boy reported to the police later
that he had heard the woman
pleading with the man, but he did
not know what the trouble between
them was.
1t was the police theory that the
family started to the picnic at the
top of the cliff and that Spang
seized them one by one and hurled
them over the edge.
Spang clambered rs feet down
the face of the rock after he had
thrown his victims over and sat
down on a protruding ledge. He
was there more than an hour, oc-
casionally tossing a pebble in the
air. A city fireman was lowered
to within a few feet of the man
and tried to engage him in con-
versation until police could cap
ture him. He was not successful
he reported later. Spang then
took off his shoes and jumped 70
feet or more.
From above the man was seer
to roll over and over and then dis
appear at the base of the cliff.
West Rock is one of the re-
markable places in the city's park
system. On it's top, but removed
200 feet from the edge, is Judges
cave, which once sheltered against
the kings soldiers two of the
judges who condemned Charles I.
| of ENGLAND. tn death.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-27
PRES. GRAHAM MAKES SUGGESTIONS
ON SEVERAL BIG LABOR PROBLEMS

"While an industrial depression
has fallen upon us since our last
convention, filling the land with
unemployed workers, the organic
ed labor movement has made pro-
gress.
: "During the last year the mem
bership of labor unions in Mon
tana has increased. New organi-
cations have made their appear
ance. The desire for affiliation
with trade unionism is manifest
among the unorganized.
ssDuring the last year your Off
GERS have given especial attention
10 the subject of building up the
labor movement in this state. An
nrganizer has been in the field for
three months. paid by the fedora,
t;on of labor, and, at the request
If your president, The Information
Al Association of Machinists have
had organizers in Montana fo'
CONTINUED on Last Page)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-27
WHITE HOUSE PROTEST ON VETERAN
BILL Is HOWLED DOWN BY SENATE

Washington, June 23.- Disre-
garding again the wish of Presi-
dent Hoover and in the face Of an
almost certain veto, the senate
late today passed by the over
whelming vote of Sc to the mod
flied house bill, liberalizing pro-
visions of the World War veterans
act of 1924.
The avalanche of votes for the
measure was roared out by the
senate in answer to the last-min-
ute protest voiced by Mr.. Hoover,
who quoted Secretary Mellon as
saying the legislation would ne
cessitate a certain increase in tax
alton next year.
Substitute Shouted Down
Through seven long hours Of de-
bate, both republicans and demo-
Gratis deplored the presidents
stand. A substitute by Senator
Reed, republican, Pennsylvania
which he brought from a White
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-27
PAGEANT WILL
STAGE PARADE

Williston, June 25-At an ex-
ecutive meeting of pageant direc-
tors Thursday night it was def
nitely determined to have parade
of pageant characters in Willis
ton on July a, according to H. J.
Perkins, director. "It won't be a
parade like the circus parade that
didn't materialize last Wednes-
day." Mr.. Perkins said, "but a
real eight-cylinder, Al parade"
Nearly double the scenery avail
able in past years has been for
warded here by the Rogers Pro-
ducing company which is staging
the show for Williston, and much
of the scenery is specially made
for "The Pageant of the Morse
men,"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-27

House conference, was shouted
down without record vote. An
other substitute by Senator Bing-
ham, republican, Connecticut, en-
bodying the original program of
the American Legion for veterans
relief, met a similar fate after
Senator Watson of Indiana. fine
republican leader, had pleaded for
it. '" A0A
The bill, which extends compen-
saton up to maximum of SLIGO a
month to disabled vcteranS. now
goes back to the house where the
quick approval of senate amend
ments is predicted.
An immediate veto by President
Hoover is expected at the canitoI
IN view of his announcement ves-
terday. Only nine republicans
were recorded in opposition to the
measure in the senate today and
leaders have little hope of sustain
ing veto. -
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-27
N. D. PRIMARIES

The Primaries In North DakO-
ia occurred Wednesday.
The reports were meagre.
AS the Producers News goes
to press it gets these following
reports:
Bird Congressional District
232 precincts out of $50 precincts
gives Sinclair, 10, 21O; Hendrick-
son. 1882; TOwnley 1885.
Statewide
500 and some odd precincts
give Shaffer, /. V. A., for gov
ernOr, 59.298 votes TO Brant, NJ.
F. L., for governor, 3O,887.
Brant may be nominated by
the country vote.
Sinclair seems to be nominat-
ed. He received the |. V. A.
vote as well as NJ. p. L.
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machine behind him, will be NOM
mated. The nomination for coun-
ty attorney is settled. A. G. Erick-
son will have more votes than his
two competitors put together, if
not twice as many-they are out
of the running as far as the Pro-
ducers News can determine. The
candidacy between Madsen and
Michels for Clerk & Recorder is
developing ntere t, and Miss
Singleton has competition in the
person of Miss Marjorie Marku-
son, a popular teacher of Medi-
cine Lake. The fight between
HOLMAN and Ibsen for treasurer
Is quiet-a sort of gum shoe af-
fair.
Judge Galen as a candidate for
United States Senate on the Repub-
llcan ticket is becoming formidable.
one OF the peculiar facts of the Ga
len-Walsh campaign is the number
OF democrats supporting Galen and
the number of Republicans support
ing Walsh. This campaign is going
70 be a nixup. Walsh because Of
ms labor record and his war record
is going to have n lot of opposition
IN ranks of labor and those who re-
member the Senator's attitude to-
ward Debs. The fight between Tom
STOUT and Scott Leavitt will be a
pretty one and Scott better look 10
his laurels.
Following is the list of county
things when the curtains went
state Senator
wick.
Democrat-None.
State Representative
Republican-A. T. Larsen, r. J
SSnerry, Andrew Ueland. r. r. Ue
| Democart-None.
County Commissioner
Republican-Henry Haven. Ed
Iverson, Chris Jensen, viggo Peter
sen, Dan Campbell, A. w March.
Democrat-J. D. Matkfn.
Clerk g. Recorder
Eepuolican-Niels Madsen. james
II Democrat-John Palubicki.
Republican-Hans P. Madsen, Ma,
~-@ACOA 0l--INOne.
County Treasurer
Republican-A. J. HOLMAN. Ere,
Ibsen.
Democrat-Geo. s. Wheeler.
County Assessor
hepublican-A1fred Jensen, Chri
Sn1lstensen, Geo. r. Bolster.
Democrat-Fred Stone.
County Attorney
pa i1eepuD,iican-A. G. Erickson, Gran
. DaRewell, L. J. Onstad.
: Democrat-T. w. Greer.
county supt. Of Schools
nspuplican-EtheI r. Singleton
Democrat-None.
, - Coroner
RepuDilcan-Martin Nelson.
( Democrat-None 0'''o'''
-. County Surveyor
r Recommendation Wheeler.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-27
FARMERS UNION.
DEFEATS EQUITY
AT WOLF POINT

Wolf Point, June 49, The
Equity Cooperative of Wolf Point
held their annual stockholders
meeting of their elevator here on
June 18th at the Liberty Theatre.
The stockholders elected three new
members as directors, the old
board having signed up with the
Northwest Grain Association some
few weeks ago, doing so without
putting it up to vote of the
stockholders.
So the stockholders voted II to
Fl to cancel the contract with the
Northwest Grain again and voted
SO to Is to ship all the grain to
the Farmers Union Terminal AS
ISOLATION and also voted to buy all
the gas and oils from the Farmers
Union. The Farmers Union made
many friends at the meeting.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-27
Wanda Hass Free On Murder Charge
orazed War Veteran Hurls Wife and 4 Kids to Death
Senate Repeats War
Espionage Law; Action
Now Up to Congress

Milwaukee, visa. des-
patch to the Milwaukee Lead
er, from Washington, states
that the Senate has passed a
bill to repeal the drastic World
War espionage act. This act,
accomplished quietly and
without debate some time ago,
apparently attracted no atten-
ton.
The wartime bill provided
prison sentence of 20 years
for subversive activities and
empowered any postmaster to
bar from the mails newspa-
pers which he regarded as Sc
ditious.
The repeater was introduced
by Senator Walsh, Democrat,
Montana. Having been pass
ed by the Senate, it awaits
House action.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-27
Primary Campaign
Now in Full Swing
Twenty-seven Republicans and Five Democrats File for
Nominations NO Contests Democratic Ticket
Democrats to Fill Ticket By Writing In Names.

When the time for filing candi-
dacies for nominations on either
Republican or Democratic ticket
ended on the night of Saturday,
June 18th, 81 candidates had filed
for nomination on the Republican
ticket, and five on the Democratic
ticket. There are no contests on
the Democratic ticket, neither are
all the places filled, but it is re-
ported that this detail will be TAX
en- care of in the primaries when
the names of candidates will be
written in, and strong candidates
will be selected, it is said. The
reason for this is the fact that
the candidacy of Sen. I. ]. Walsh
for reelection to the United
States Senate on the Democratic
ticket, and the candidacy of Tom
Stout for Congress in this, the
Second Congressional District
against the Hon. Scott Leavitt, in
Fcumbent, demands that the Demo-
cratic ticket be strengthened in
every county in the state by COM
plete Democratic ticket, and this,
it is reported, will be done pursu-
ant to the instructions Of the Ma
tional Democratic committee
which is not neglecting a thing
that will assist in the reelection
of Sen. Walsh. If these instruc-
tons are carried out, there will be
a candidate for State Senate and
two for Representatives in the
Legislature and the filling of the
rest of the ticket completely
which event will guarantee a hot
fight in the fall.
| j. j. Courtney did not file or
the democratic ticket for sheriff
as was anticipated. Courtney il
considered strong candidate ant
why he did not file has been KEEP
a secret, but it is said that hi
name will be written in primary
day by his friends. T. w. Gree
surprised his friends by filing 70,
the Democratic nomination TO
; County Attorney in place of j. j
: Gunther who declined to file. Johl
PalubicH was last minute demo
! cratic entry for Clerk & Recorder
i The Republican ticket is full
Lars Angvick has no opposition
: for the State Senate but there !
! a wild scramble for the House
There are two candidates flo
a Sheriff, and it looks now as
Max Hueth is going to give Han
: Madsen a wild run. The Has
t murder case did not do Madse
: any good and a lot of harm. TIL
e county commissioner struggle, 81
r candidates, is a free for all. Et
lverson with the French-Powe
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-27
PLEN TY WOOD PRE-
PARES FOR GALA DAY

Preparations have been
completed for the big celebra-
ton to be held in this city
next Friday, July 4th.
Judge Mathews, a noted or
ator will give the address of
the day. The day will open
with the usual sunrise salute
of cannons. Free show, a big
boxing card, daylight and reg
ular fireworks, races, picnic
lunches, races of all kinds, a
: big dance with other forms Of
: amusement including a ball
game will fill the day with in
terest for those who visit
Pentywood to celebrate the
: National Independence Day.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-27
Supreme Court Rules
You Can Buy Booze
On the Legitimate


Washington, May 26.-The buy
er of bootleg liquor can not, under
ordinary circumstances be prose
cuted. In one of the most import
ant decisions under prohibition,
the supreme court today made this
ruling in the test case of James E.
Farrar of Boston. At the same
time it in effect declined to pass
upon the question whether the buy
er of liquor who knows that ship
ment is involved in delivery can
be prosecuted for conspiracy. The
latter case was that of Alfred E.
Norris, New York banker, who
bought liquor from a Philadelphia
bootlegger.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-27
Two Golf Champions Play
Feature Roles In Comedy

Walter Hagen and Leo Diegel,
golf champions, are co-featured in
the new Educational-Mack Sennett
all-talking comedy, Match Play"
which will be seen at the Orpheum
Theatre Sunday, Monday and Tues
day, June 1880, July LIST. This is
an all-talking laugh special in two
reels.
Hagen is the holder of the Brit
ish Open Championship while Diegel
has just won the Professional Golf
er's Championship Of the United
States He also hold the Canadian
Open title.
Andy Clyde, Marjorie Beebe and
! Bud Jamison have the leading COM
edy roles surrounding the famous
| athletes.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-27

The retirement of the
jury followed shortly on the
plea of John l.. Slattery,
leading counsel for the de-
Tense. 1t was said to be one
of the most powerful and
eloquent plea ever heard in
any court house. With a
tongue of silver and a voice,
at times ringing with emo
ton the Great Falls attor-
ney called on the jury to
free this poor, weeping,
Wanda who he represent
ed to be the victim not only
of her Uncle Hugo's lust,
but also of the cruelty of
the rest of the Hass family
living on til e Outlook
ranch.
The testimony in the case was
completed Friday night and some
thing like an hour on Saturday
was devoted to instructions to the
jury.
Blackwell made the opening plea
for the State. He was followed
by Onstad. Both made weak eff
forts, their pleas neutralizing each
other. Then Slattery opened up
his guns and the crowded court
and the corridors Immediately be-
came electrified.
Standing with his hands ciasped
Slattery looked intently at the
jury for the moment and implored
for inspiration to put the case of
Wanda Hass before them so that
they could understand it as he
saw it.
: Flags County Attorney
"Hugo Hass came to his own
death thru his own insane lust
he Numbered, then he charged IN
to County Attorney Blackwell, 81
never in the twenty-eight years OF
my experience in the legal profess
sion, saw or heard of a County
Attorney threatening that ht
would kill Wanda Hass because III
had no testimony to base his case
on except a piece of testimony al
legged to be given by her to him n
his office, bit which was torn az
by him, because the steno notes o.
her alleged testimony was incor
rect. But it was destroyed be
cause it was in perfect harmon,
with Wanda's testimony on tn,
stand"
Sheriff Hans Madsen also cam
In for castigation for his failur
to remember testimony that woul
benefit the defense. "Madsen'
evidence shocks the intelligence O
child" Slattery declared.
Continued on Page Four)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-27
Son Is Born to MIR. and
Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh

Englewood, N. j., June pa
son was born Sunday to Mrs.
Charles A. Lindbergh, wife of the
famous aviator, at the home of
Ambassador Dwight w. Morrow,
her father.
No formal announcement was
made at the Morrow home, where
a score of reporters had waited
for weeks IN anticipation of the
arrival of an heir to the famous
clone Eagle" but the press was
informed at the home that the
child had been born there Sunday
Sunday was Mrs. Lindbergh
birthday.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-27
CITY DADS CALL
SPECIAL ELECTION
ON JUICE PLAN

The City dads have been busy
for the past two weeks nearly
every mite studying with his
Honor. Mayor StOrkan. the pro-
ject of taking over from the
MOntana-DakOta Power COmpa-
ny, pursuant to the terms of the
franchise with the City of Plen-
tywOOd under which the cOmpa-
ny is operating, and as "A re-
suit of which the City auth0ri-
ties have advertised for bids for
installation of electrical gener-
ating plants, and awarded the
contract to Fairbanks Morse &
Company in the sum of $47,3 $685.
90, payable in SO consecutive
monthly installments from the
earnings of the plant, only, and
have called an election to be held
on July rs, for the ratification
of the same.
At this special election the
first project voted on will be,
whether the city will install
an electric lighting plants" the
second, "Shall the city ratify
the Fairbanks Morse & COmpa-
ny cOntract?" Both propositions
will be voted on the same day.
Mayor StOrkan when asked
by a representative of The Pro-
ducers News If he had any
statement to make TO the public,
said: There is not much to say;
the facts disclosed show the city
can light and furnish power to
its citizens for a cost of $4,000,
for which they are now paying
over $4,000. That ought to set
tie the matter as far as the city
is concerned"
The representatives of the
Montana Dakota Power COmpa-
ny in interviews with the Pro.
ducers News said: cit is obvious
that such a thing cannot be done,
If it could, we would mot have
discarded dozen Fairbanks
Morse & Company engines and
generators on our system and
replaced them with other gener.
atOrs. We are looking for low
cost production ourselves, and il
Fairbanks Morse people can dc
this, high lines are a thing OF
the past. The people of Plenty
wood should think long and hare
before they enter onto a venture
of this SORT"
One thing is evident: there il
going to be fight. The Mayor
has his neck bowed, and the
Company is mot going to SIT idly
by and see its line severed with
out putting a real fight. 1t il
reported that there will b,
speakers and pamphlets an,
newspaper publicity plenty be
fore the question is settled, am,
probably plenty of litigation.
IL is understood that tn
Fairbanks Morse people vii
make the court fight for tn
City If one is necessary.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-27
Food

,,a -, James H. Wagner, assistant
S1a'g attorney is more interested
4. Io .ys and elephants than in
n. Egal business of the county.
Ii -, IS eOss BLACKWELL, because of
! ) s swA Incompetence was obliged
M. ! special prosecutor in the
r1 1 !. mass !: case, Wagner spent
hbi,, y :! als time examining the
a d. . I'm. monkeys at close range
/ Sa ~ afeus grounds. Of course
S,D SSs Just as useful there as he
ise5 ~ = a. the court house. In
bstsr. - 8: s'ate might have been
vsrds, VI L Grant Blackwell also
h o sasa around among the m aoPO
fol t i =; instead of making a
iav u n mise !, in the presence Of
SaHe,rvy' With the prestige of J. L.
rits s. people from Outlook ware
q a sa. 80 over Bakewell's hirino
} wtSoS'lsa Prosecutor, particulars Gu a
Ss couS COUNT making his request t.
| psr form -ll'y i. commissioners in pr .,
vas an before court started tea pl a,
i'n the ea so,, had to appear be
eua ss. Commissioners after after t n
a o pend aa and get their r' snrr en'
Psaaee = {, only for Greer,s an
vi ~ aaT E, come to trial :, =. R ROSO
pspsrs'ssi.'N Wagner had m az nak :
| . n psiis'l.ns whatever and %a0f f.ii n.
| Many , ! ease for the re record riiie'
| = USE as. assistant stt 9oTU MONTH mont
| a. ! o. rental for he paying as.I him
| icS sssissS..bsy the COUNTIES % V4aO,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-27
WOOL CLIP STARTS IN SAN
DERS COUNTY; CLIPPERS
WAGES ARE REDUCED

Plains-First carload of spring
clipped wool from Sanders county
was shipped the other day by Nick
Pasco and Dell Harlow to the Ma
tional Marketing corporation at
Boston. The wool was heavy,
clear of dirt and of fine quality.
Shearing crews have come from
Utah and Idaho. The prevailing
wage is 1914 cents per fleece, 21a
cents below the 1929 wage.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-27
MUDDY FLAT ROAD
is BEING GRAVELED

The south road, leading across
the Big Muddy creek at the foot
of the Mcintosh hill is being gray
eled by the local Commercial Club
and farmers using that road. The
road was recently graded by the
county and one of the exceedingly
bad roads in wet weather leading
to Plentywood has been put in
very good shape for grain hauling.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-27
Hail Storm Hits Outlook
and 500 Line Country

A severe hailstorm followed by
a heavy rain fell north and west
of Plentywood Monday of this
week. The hail started near Ar
cher and swung north going over
the North Outlook country, where
it is reported considerable damage
was done. The hail went as far
east as Fortuna, N. d.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-27

Wanda ass freed of the charge of murder of her
uncle Hugo, in district court here last Saturday at 426
P M 70 minutes after the jury retired Two ballots
were TAKEN the first ten to for acquitta and the
second unanimous. When the verdict was announced,
the packed courtroom rocked with applause and the
cheering carried to the outside hundreds who were
waiting for the news.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-27
Roosevelt County Farmers
Union Plan Picnic Soon

The Roosevelt County Farmers
Union are planning to hold their
county picnic in the near future.
The tentative date selected is July
4th, and the place where the pic
mic will probably be held is the
Poplar Legion park. There will
be several Farmers Union speak
ers on the program and the Union
people are extending an invitation
to all the county candidates to be
present and to say few words.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-27
BOTT TWINS LIVE
ONLY FEW HOURS

Twin girls babies were born
prematurely to Rev. and Mrs. E,
j. Bott fthe Evangelical church
at $3.50 Sunday evening. The ba-
bies lived only a few hours. The
funeral occurred at 1890 Tuesday
forenoon. Rev. Jasper of the Con-
gregational church officiated.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-27
BLAINE VAN PELT
{ DIES AT MINOT

Blaine Van Pelt, pioneer home
steader and prominent citizen of
the Comertown-Dooley country,
died at the hospital at Minot af-
ter an operation, a week ago Mon
day, June 10th.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-27
JURY ACCOUNTS HER
IN FEW MINUTES

Falls Had Tremendous Effect on Jury. Scores Bake
we'll Sheriff Madsen and the Hass Family of Outlook.
Call on Blackwell to Resign Position for DereIiction
and lncompetency. Worst County Attorney He Ever
Met He Declared
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-27

New Haven Conn, June 24-Ray c. Spang of An
sonia, mentally unbalanced today threw his wife and all
four OF their children to their deaths over the edge of
West Kock high cliff in this cys park system and lat
er Jumped to his own death