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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-03
URGE RICH TO BUY UP
FARMERS HOMES

Many Of the farms offered for
sale are terraced, the bank re-
curing this improvement before
advancing any money. The con-
niving Spectators and idle rich,
who are taking advantage of the
farmers miseries 10 acquire these
properties, win reap the sole bene-
fit. The Dallas News, which is
working hand in hand with the
real estate sharks, says:
''The city man with some spare
money, who has been banker
ing after a country home set
down in Economically beauti-
full country should get In touch
with the bank holding the notes
to these farms. Many a town
dweller who has been enriched
by East Texas oil in recent years
has got himself just such a farm
and Is fitting 1t UP for a coun-
try home to play with. After it
has been built up again it should
bring a profit eventually. Some
have gone IN for actual farming;
others for recreation--a breath
ing spot from the city's worries,
where it Is good to spend the
weekend"
There Is nothing "romantically
beautiful" about the profitles
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-03
Rich Farmers Make Demands on
Hitler

Berlin, Feb. 1O.-The National Land League
the organization of the rich farmers has sent a
telegram TO Prime Minister Hitler and to the
Minister for Agriculture and Industry, Hugen-
berg, containing new demads. Above all the rich
farmers demand complete prohibition Of the
import of butter and in addition State measures
to screw the butter price up too level acceptable
to The agrarians.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-03
Are You an Average American?

The first speech Of Harold L. lckes, Roose-
velts Secretary of the Interior since his appoint
ment, is one that Hoover might have made 1.-THE
standard of living Of the average American Is not
excelled by any other people on earth" Hence,
the American people should be satisfied, especial
" the seventeen millions of jobless, the millions
on part time, and the millions Of ruined farmers
If not the average American"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-03

Madrid, Spain, Feb 10-Thirty thousand min
ers are ON strike against mass dismissal under
revolutionary leadership in Asturia The reac-
honary leaders Of the old unions are trying 70
break the strike by agreeing to the dismissals,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-03

Berlin, Germany Feb 21.-ChancelloQ, Hitler
today met with about a dozen of the biggest cap.
italiste in Germany order TO assure them that
his fascist government would not interfere with
capitalism. The meeting was held in secret
that the mass of Hitler's supporters would not
know of it and draw their own conclusions as 10
his relations with the capitalists.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-03
Use Poison Gas In JehoE

The, Japanese are accused by the Chinese
forces offusing poison gas. Unarmed peasants have
been moved down as ruthlessly by the japanese
in this drive as in the attack on ShanhailCwan
several months ago and in Shanghai year ago.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-03
japanese Leave League Assembly

Geneva, Feb 24!-The japanese delegation
headed by Yosuke Mhtsuoka, left thec League of
Nations assembly today when the assembly unan
moueEy approved report opposing the Japanese
invasion of Manchuria This move is one of the.
indications of the sharpening Of the imperialist.
struggle in the Far East.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-03
MarvIand Banks on a ''HoIiday0

Last week the banks of Maryland went on
three day 'holiday" These state holidays Of
banks in the industrial centers indicate that de-
spite the millions poured into the banks by the
Reconstruction Finance Corp, the banking sys-
tenn is still shaking in its foundations
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-03
International
News
Death Sentence Decreed

Berlin, Mares President Hhdenburg has
issued a decree making treason punishable with
death Othe.. sentences are IrOlliing in the &C.
cree providing imprisOnment of 10 to 30 years for
giving out government information. three year
sentence is provided for anyone calling on the
workers 30 strike.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-03
STAR WITNESS
Ruby Bates Admits Charge
Against Boys Forced
by Police

New York, Feb. 1S.-Repudia-
ton Of all charges made against
the nine innocent ScottsborO Ne
gro boys, in the handwriting and
with the signature, Of the states
star witness in the lynch trials of
April 1881, Ruby Bates, is con-
tanned IN a letter written by her,
a copy of which has been received
in the national office of the In
ternational Labor Defense here.
SUPPRESSED BY POLICE
The letter, intercepted by Hunts
vile police on the day it was writ
ten, and suppressed by them, was
brought 30 light January %, when
General George w. Chamlee anG
Irving Schwab, l. L. D. attorneys,
forced its production in court in
the course of habeas corpus pro-
ceedings to secure the release of
Roy Wright, youngest of the
ScottsborO boys, one the ground
that by his continued fmprison-
ment the state has denied him the
constitutional right of a speedy
and impartial trial, and failing
this, to secure setting of bail for
him on the ground that he is IL
legally imprisoned without trial.
Roy Wright's original hearing in
April, 1881, resulted i'll a mistrial.
On resumption Of this hearing, be-
fore Judge J. P. Mccoy. in JEFF
ferson county court, Birmingham,
Alabama, Jan. 81, an order for
photostatic copies of this letter
to be given to the defense was
procured.
The writ of habeas corpus was
denied. An appeal has been an
nounced by the defense attorneys
The letter, written by Ruby
Bates, on January ;, 1882, is ad-
dressed TO Earl Streetman, for
mer sweetseart, with the apparent
intention of winning him back by
counter-acting the imputation Of
her framed testimony against the
Scottsboro boys. In it she states
in so many words that the Negrt
boys did not touch either her, o.
the white boys on the same trail
She states that the ploice made
her lie on the stand, and expresse
her sorrow that the innocent boy
should burn because of her lies.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-03

Workers at the Willys-Overland plant in To-
leo have gone on strike for back pay and against
a plan of the receiver for the concern to hire
them at is to 80 per cent wage cuts The COM
pany recently went bankrupt One Of the receiv-
ers is John WHY'S
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-03

It Is peperted that the key city Of JehOl Ling.
yuan, has been captured by the Japanese. TIE
war plans Of the japanese invaders is to push n
to Chengtehfu, the capital city. Airplanes. mo-
bile artillery, armOred cars, and tanks, are being
used by the japanese in their drive.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-03

Prague, Czecho SlcvaIda, Feb 1S-POfiee
with fixed bayonets dispersed a demonstration Of
unemployed workers in Hirteeh in Slovakia. An
unemployed worker was bayOnetted and died on
the way to the hospital.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-03
Financial Structure Rocks

All kinds of plans are being discussed In De-
troit for the purpose of getting some stability
in the banking structure of the state and from
preventing the crash there from spreading to the
other states.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-03

tvAufuth We F'fs'kS ANC'skO OuuA
Memphis Tim Feb. 27.-Levon Carlock, 10
year old Negro youth was wantonly shot to death
by six Memphis police officers Saturday. The
excuse was rape" on Ruby Morri, practising
prostitute Ruby Morris charge has not even
been substattiated The International Labor De-
Tense 10 arOusing mass protests again the brutal
murder
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-03

Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 1O.-On Dec 81, 1857
the number Of unemployed had risen to 177OOO OF
1877 per cent as compared with II per cent IN
November. The number of workers on part time
rose to 154,7SS or 172 per cent as compared with
1862 per cent in November.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-03

The March demonstration in Chicago for re-
lief was organized at united front conference
attended by 1922 delegates representing 21O diff
ferent organizations.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-03
Told In Brief
Millionaire Ambassador to Great
Britain

Robert w. Bingham, who will be Roosevelt's
minister to Great Britain is millionaire tobacco
grower and newspaper publisher Of Kentucky.
"His wealth" is ESTIMATED at several million dol
lars" according to the capitalist press
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-03
Kidding Whom

The Associated Press reports that the new
Se"i etary of the treasury Woodin, "already has
begun mapping out his schedule that, among other
things, calls for budget balancing by July l."
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-03
Millions for War

Washington, D. c., Feb. 23.-The House pas
sed naval preparation bill of 1000 today
Millions for war but not one cent for relief
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-03
500 Texas Farms Foreclosed By
Land Bank; Rich Told to Buy
SOME FARMS co FOR $3.50 AN ACRE; FARMERS
DON'T EVEN HAVE SHOES IN
FERTILE EAST TEXAS

drudgery of Texas farm life;
working hard from daylight until
dark for a bare subsistence. The
recreation of Texas farmers con-
sists of guiding. q plow IL hours y
day.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-03
(BY ]. P.l

Dallas, Texas.-Five hundred
choice Texas fatms have been
foreclosed by the Federal Land
Bank of this district, and are be-
ing offered for sale at prices
ranging from $3.50 to $50 per
acre. "Often," according to the
Dallas News, payment down con-
sists of only a few hundred dol
lars, occasionally assumption of
the remaining debt by the buyer
will close the deal.*
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-03

D. S. this one time that might tell lie but
it Is the truth so help me
Ruby Bates
The Washington times., 1933-03-03
SILLY To SLASH
PROGRAM NOW,
SAYS CHIEF
Classroom Better Than JaiIs,
New President Tells
Education Group

MINNEAPOLIS, Mar. 3 G.N.SO
AS Paul c. Stetson, newly elected
president Of the Superintendence
division Of the National Education
Association, sees it, the community
can't dodge the problem of its un-
employed, and the schools are a
better place for them than the
jails.
Silly to Close Schools
The indianapolis school superin-
tendent said today:
'HOw silly to close schools
now, when young people thrown
out Of school will either take
the jobs away from persons
already employed or will get
into mischief through idleneSS.
Communities that take a
long view Of the situation will
keep their schools open the IL
months in the year instead Of
nine or 10 during this crisis"
OF the program brought forth
by the Minneapolis meeting, Presi-
dent Stetson said:
1--WE have witnessed the big
gest peace-time mobilization Of
educational forces in the his
tory Of the United States. There
has never been anything like it
in peace-time."
There have been bigger meet
ings of the Department Of Super
intendence II that was just the
trouble with them-but none bet
ter, Stetson said.
The first concrete step toward
realization of this ideal will be
the work of the emergency COM
mission, Stetson stated.
Prof. John K. Norton, of Teach
ers' College, Columbia University,
outlined the two ways in which
the job Of the emergency COM
mission. which he heads, will be
attacked:
TO BE CLEARING HOUSE
''The commission will serve as
q clearing house for the prob
lens confronting the schools.
Economy measures adopted by
school systems all over the
country will be studied, weighed,
and information about them dis
seminated to school superin-
tendentS.
designed to find out what the
people want in their schools, is
in preparation for distribution
among superintendents to make
use Of in their communities"
The emergency commission will
next meet sometime before the
close of this month, either in New
York city or Washington.
The Washington times., 1933-03-03
CRASH VICTIM, 8,
LAID To REST

The body of Oren Lentz, jr., 8
victim of a collision Monday be
tween his fathers automobile and
an Emergency Hospital ambu
lance. was buried today in Fort
Lincoln Cemetery.
His parents, seriously injured in
the same crash, were in Emer
gency Hospital and could not at
tend the funeral.
A coroner's jury was sworn over
the body at Chambers undertak
ing parlors at II o'clock. An in
quest will be held when Mr.. and
Mrs. Lentz, who are in an i'm
proved condition, are able to ap
pear.
Services for Oren were held at
the chapel at the undertaking par
lors, with the Rev. Harvey Baker
Smith, pastor of Columbia Heights
Christian Church, officiating.
Oren's brother, Terrell, 1e
months old, and his aunt. Miss
Helen Lentz, who were also in the
collision, have been discharged
from Emergency.
The Washington times., 1933-03-03
SENATE OKAYS
ADDED D. {. AID

The Senate today approved the
second deficiency bill, which con-
tains provision for a 100000 ad-
ditional emergency relief appro-
priation for the District.
The bill will be sent to confer.
ence between House and Senate
conferees later today in order to
reach an agreement on Senate
amendments, one of which is the
District relief appropriation item.
If the House approves the re-
quest for additional funds, they
will be made available immediate
ly for use by the emergency re-
lief committee. The additional
$500, 900 will supplement the $685.
900 appropriation approved in the
first deficiency bill.
District officials appealed to the
Senate for the extra appropria-
ton following testimony given at
Senate committee hearings by
George S. Wilson, director Of the
Board of Public Welfare, that
money now available would be ex-
hausted by May i, and the Dis
trict would be without means Of
relieving distress until July /.
The Washington times., 1933-03-03
POLICE PICK UP
K|DNAP TRAIL

DENVER, March 3 Q.N.S).-
Search for the kidnapers Of
Charles Boettcher II centered in
Wyoming today, as hundreds Of
police in that State patroled high
ways and searched every possible
hideout, following the victims
revelation that he had been held
in a Wyoming town during the II
days his abductors negotiated for
$50, 1000 ransom.
Cheyenne police were on the
trail Of two men, one of whom Is
said to resemble one Of the kid
napers, who stopped at Buford,
west of Cheyenne, to inquire as
to roads into Colorado that would
make it possible to avoid going
through Cheyenne or Laramie.
Boettcher himself appeared lit
tie the worse for his experience.
Those few who caught a glimpse
of Boettcher after his release by
his captors Wednesday night be.
held an unshaven, swollen-eyed
young man in rumpled suit and
Soiled collar.
During virtually all the period
of his Imprisonment in a lonely
basement, believed to be about 1a
hours drive from Denver, Boett.
cher'S eyes were sealed with ad'
hesive tape, he said. He wore
green glasses to shade his eyes.
While Boettcher talked to re-
porters, his father, Claude K
Boettcher, who paid the 100000 IN
ransom money, stood nearby.
The Washington times., 1933-03-03
RA|NEY SHARES
POWER WHEN
SPEAKER
Plans Steering Committee to
Decide Questions of Legis-
Iative Policy

The victor in a bitter fight for
Speaker Of the next House, Rep
resentative Henry T. Rainey Of
Illinois today pledged the full
support of House Democrats to
President-elect Roosevelt.
The veteran progressive Demo
crat not only declared he would
"go down the line" for the new
President, but said a steering
committee plan evolved by him
assured the aid of the entire
Democratic membership.
Rainey emerged victorious or
the first ballot of the Democratic
caucus on the Speakership. He
polled 1866 votes to 112 for Rep
resentative John McDuffie Of
Alabama, 20 for Rankin of Mis-
sissippi, two for Jones Of Texas,
and one for Bankhead Of Ala
bama.
Byrns Floor Leader
The same caucus named Rep
resentative Joseph w. Byrns Of
Tennessee, who withdrew from
the Speakership race to aid
Rainey, majority floor leader.
Representative Greenwood Of
Indiana will be named whip and
Representative Thomas Cullen of
New York, chairman Of the Tam
many delegation, is slated for the
post Of assistant leader.
The caucus, at Rainey's sug-
gestion, took from the Speaker
much of the power and glamor
which has surrounded the office
during the term of Speaker John
N. Garner, who becomes Vice
President tomorrnw.
Rainey ~ Years Old,
It adopted Rainey's plan for
creation of steering committee
to represent IL sections of the
country. With the Speaker,
majority leader, chairman of the
caucus, and the whip as ex-
officio members, the steering
committee will decide questions
of legislative policy.
Rainey, who will be 73 years
old August 20, won his fight
with McDuffie through a COM
bination of liberal elements and
the Tammany block of 20 votes.
The result of the contest was
foregone conclusion hours be-
fore the balloting when it was
learned that Byrns had thrown
his support to Rainey and Tam
many would give him support in
return for recogniation for Cul-
len.
Trimble Still Clerk
Rainey's selection as Speaker
will elevate Representative Dough
ton of North Carolina to chair
man of the Ways and Means
Committee and make Represen-
tative Buchanan Of Texas head
of the Appropriations Committee.
Byrns was elected in a close
race with Representative Bank
head of Alabama by a vote of
ISL to 14O.
Other officers named by the
caucus included; chairman of
the caucus, Representative Lea
of California; Clerk of the House.
South Trimble of Kentucky;
Sergeant-at-arms, Kenneth Rom
ney, Of Montana: Doorkeeper,
Joseph Sinnott, and postmaster,
FiniS Scott.
The Washington times., 1933-03-03
CRITIC ASSAILS
TUITION RIDER

The House rider to the District
supply bill for 1884, requiring all
nonresident children attending
Washington public schools to pay
tuition, should be incorporated into
a special bill, it was asserted to-
day by Dr.. Stephen E. Kramer,
acting superintendent of schools.
The provision, stricken from the
bill by the District subcommittee
of the Senate Appropriations
Committee, was expected to fail
of passage in the rush Of the at
tempt to get the supply bill
through today.
DR.. Kramer declared that the
subject is too controversial to be
Showed through" as a rider. A
special bill should be framed and
hearings held, he said.
Under present regulations, ap.
proximately $500 children from
other States attend while only 66
pay tuition. The others are ex.
empted by numerous provisions.
The Washington times., 1933-03-03
8 FOUND GUILTY
IN KIDNAPPING

CLEARFIELD, Pa, March 8
EUN.S0.-Detective j. j. Devine,
Of Johnstown, Pa, and seven CO.
defendants today were found
guilty by a jury in the abduc-
tion and detention of Garrett
Schenck, Hopewell IN. JO fish
peddler, in an extra-legal effort
to solve the baby Lindbergh kid
nap-murder mystery.
Devine and three other de-
PENDANTS were found guilty of
kidnapping and conspiracy, while
the remaining four were con-
Hicted on the conspiracy count
alone.
Bail was doubled in all cases
and imposition of sentence was
withheld pending arguments on
D motion for new trial.
Those found guilty on kid
mapping and conspiracy charges,
in addition to Devine, are Avery
Corners and Frank Shugarts of
Johnstown, and Roy Cummings
of Dubois. The four found
guilty on the conspiracy count
are Paul Cupp, Charles Horner,
and Edward Genshoff, all Of
Johnstown, and Reuben Rake
straw, of Dubois.
A ninth defendant, Police
Chife Russell R. Love, of Dubois,
was granted separate trial.
The men were charged with
Turing Schenck from Hopewell to
a lonely Pennsylvania cabin and
there holding him captive nearly
three months in an effort to
obtain a confession" in the
Lindbergh case.
The Washington times., 1933-03-03
QUIZ FOLLOWS
ARMOUR DECOY

CHICAGO, March 3 G.N.S)-
Postal authorities today ques-
toned Wallace j. Radavicius, 18,
after he admitted writing extor-
tion letters to three members Of
the Armour packing family, de-
manding several thousand dollars.
Police arrested the youth when
he appeared to pick up decoy
package of bills.
One note written to A. Watson
Armour demanded $4,000. An
other received by Mrs. Laurance
H. Armour, of Lake Forest, de-
manded $4,000. A. Watson Arm
our Sd received the third threat
ening letter.
The Washington times., 1933-03-03
By QUENTIN REYNOLDS

The biggest show on earth
opens here tomorrow and even
Republican critics expect it to
have a four-year run.
The star of the production Is
Franklin D. Roosevelt, the pro-
ducer is Big Jim Farley, the
chorus consists of nine men and
one woman and a group of
lame ducks will provide the
animal acts and comedy relief.
A lame duck is a curious
animal closely resembling the
ostrich in that it has the habit
of hiding it's head in the
ground and refusing to take
notice of what is going on
around it.
A lame duck is a member Of
Congress who has sent his con-
The Washington times., 1933-03-03
|Wisecracks Regarding
The Inaugural Show

stituents flowers of eloquence
instead of vegetable seeds.
A package of caulifloWer
seeds makes more votes than
four six-hour speeches, but the
lame ducks didn't know that.
That's why they're lame ducks
today.
The lame ducks are in town
only for the one days perform
ance. Tomorrow night they
will all be buying one-Way
tickets to places like Salt Lake
City, South Bend, or Stam-
ford. The most optimistic
man who ever lived was the
lame duck who bought a round
trip ticket.
Mr.. Roosevelt started his
campaign of economy early.
He had William Woodin, his
new Secretary Of the Treas
ury, double as a song writer
and compose the inaugural
march. Obviously when EN-.
ployes Of the Treasury come to
work it will be to the music
Of the march of the Woodin
soldiers.
The extras in this super
production include thousands
Of job seekers. A job seeker is
a man who voted right and ex.
poets such sagacity and loyalty
to be rewarded. Many a job
seeker who came here hoping
to be an Assistant Secretary Of
the Navy will be glad to get a
position as second assistant
postmaster in Sterling Forest or
Twin Oaks.
A man from Texas named
Garner (he'S the Vice President.
elect) has been somewhat lost
in the shuttle, but after all, the
city is full of Tammany leaders,
ex-Senators, lobbyists, vendors
OF pennantS and peanuts, and
other figures who loom large in
the social, industrial and cul-
tural life of the land.
A Vice President at an In.
auguration is as important as
the second woman to swim the
English Channel.
Er-SenGtorS Bingham and Wat.
son and Smoot
Peer at the ShoID 1Oith deadlock
ing pans.
For Bingham and Watson GnC
Mr.. Reed Smoot
Are only three creSttGllen, sac
"GISo rGnS."
But Senators Bordh and Wagner
and Gore
Are beGn1ing and saying, "ThiS
is a S1DeH day."
For BorGh and Wagner and
Senator Gore
Are still holding jobs-Gnd drav.
ing good pay.
One hotel manager in town
was alarmed this morning when
told a guest had sent a bellboy
to the kitchen to borrow a
sharp knife. Thoughts of a pos
Sible suicide dashed through the
managers mind as he rushed to
the guests room, but he was re-
lieVed to see the guest sitting on
the floor contentedly peeling
carrots which he was taking
from his bag.
The Washington times., 1933-03-03
EVANGELIST RETURNS

The Rev. DR.. Ray Palmer, Of
Chevy Chase, Md, has returned
from Memphis, Tenn. where he
conducted a successful revival
meeting in the Open Door Bap-
tist Church, adding IS members
to the congregation.
The Washington times., 1933-03-03
GRANGE MEETING SET

A special meeting of the Ger
mantown (Md) Grange will be
held Monday night in the grange
hall in Germantown.
The Washington times., 1933-03-03

Rooms . some with privilege Of
eating at the family table can be
rented through the Rental Columns Of
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