The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-22

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ment. Justice Belansh refused
to proceed with the hearing,
but said he was willing to do so
if County Attorney Hoven was. He
called up the county attorney |
who refused to have the hearing.
Adrian Aldrich'h hearing had been |
set at the time of the arraign-
ment for Saturday, Sept. 16, at 2
o'clock, so it was not legally on
the docket for Friday. Aldrich
had been arrested the next day
after the arrest of Hannah and
Schnitken, but Belanski did not set
his hearing for the same dry as
hearing of Hannah and Schnitken.
However in the continuance the
cases were all set for the same
time.
Upon calling the meeting to or
der, Hans Henderson, presiding,
introduced Tom Horsford, presi-
dent of the Farmers Holiday As
ISOLATION of Montana for a short
speech. He urged the farmers to
close ranks and fight for their
right to live and against forced
sales, foreclosures and evictions,
saying that mass pressure was
their only means of defense and
that they must not be discouraged
by prosecutions and prosecutions
by the bankers and the bankers
agents in public office, but mus
keep on fighting in spite of bank
ers, laws and jails.
After Horsford had finished his
talk, Charles E. Taylor was called
upon to explain the case brought
against Hannah, Schnitgen anC
Aldrich but he had just startet
when word was brought in tina
it was 8 o'clock and that Justic
Belanski and County Attorne,
; Hoven had refused to have tn
g hearing. Chairman Harderse
asked Taylor to yield the floor
and explained to the farmers wha
had happened and asked for in
. structions. 1t was moved that tn
chairman appoint a committee
see the county attorney and jus
tice. The motion pissed unan
mously whereupon the chairman
called upon volunteers for tn
committee when nearly the entil
audience stood up, so he appoin
10 ed them all on the committee
M go to the justice of the peace ar
&c demand dismissal. The commi
d, tee of the whole appointed Conf
Is Lauresen spokesman and went
IN see Belanski at the court hous
60 There were four or five hundr'
ne in the committee. Belanski to
rt the committee that the matter W.
X up to the county attorney. 1t thu
nk telephoned County Attorney HI
as ven demanding that he come
the court room. Hoven refused
do so. A special committee W
appointed to go to the Libral
~ building after him, and broug
- him to Belanski's office, where t
N committee demanded to know W
or the cases had been continued, a
he that he proceed with the tri
+ Hoven said that the stlte witnei
nj es were out of town so he col
Zoe not go ahead with the trial.
ina explained the hearing would ocC
or Thursday, Sept. 81, and promis
,o+ thlt he would dismiss them at IL
ov time. After considerable hot arG
nj ment between the formers a
- Hoven as to why he had been
rcd quick about coming to the resc
me of banker, in his work of robbi
tbo and dispossessing a farmer, a
tbe the exchange of frank opinions,
e. which the farmers charged Ho7
- with dirty work in aiding &
on abbetting mortgage sharks in f
md closing farmers in time of dro1
NOT and depression, the farmers
hen turned to the Farmer La
ere Temple.
on FARMERS RETURN
rm TO TEMPLE
TTrn,. +bo rofY1v.v ~ tho hall