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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-04-27
FARMERS, WORKERS
UNITE IN DEMAND
FOR FOOD And FEED
Pledge Support Of Workers
Unemployment Insurance
Bill

HANCOCK. Mich.-Hundreds Of
workers and farmers crowded into
he county court house here and
demanded hay for their starving
stock. immediate relief. and they
pledged support of the Workers
unemployment Insurance Bill, h
R. 1898.
A delegation was elected to &c
to the county agricultural agent al
Lansing.
The condition of the vast ma.
lority of small farmers in this VI
cinity is getting constantly worse
Their stock is de ericrating for
lack of proper feed. and thew hav'
no supply of seeds for the sprin,
sowing. They are unable to re
any relief from the government
officials.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-04-27
3 POLITICIANS
WOUIDLKETO
BEREHECTED
Jobs, Is Slogan. Political
Opinion-They Haven't
Any

Several Of the old politicians in
the county have definitely decided
to try the democratic ticket this
year. Three of them have made
known their intentions that they
would be candidates for reelection
this fall; they have announced that
they will file on the democratic
ticket.
Niels Madsen, present clerk and
recorder, will again run for the
same office. He was put On the
fusion ticket two years ago by the
republicans and was elected.
~ believe turn about is fair
play" he states, "and this year l
have decided to run on the demo-
cratic ticket, as / feel the repub-
licans are obligated to democrats
who for several years have joined
with them setting up a united
font against Communism"
Vernon Hoven, county attorney,
also announced that he would like
to succeed himself. He also will
] file on the democratic ticket.
/ The third politician who would
like to get his job back the
county treasurer Paul Kurtz. HI
says that he cannot see "anv hops
going into business" therefore, h
would rather TRY to get his pres
ent job back. He too will run OF
the democratic ticket.
Jobs, that's all they want. Blu
it must be soft jobs, of course
Then it does not make any differ
ence whether republican or demo
crat. They were republicans yes
te-day, are democrats today, an,
if they think they get a job tc
morrow on a republican ticke'
they will be republicans again. Pc
litical opinion, they haven't any
And it is rather doubtful whethe
/ snv one Of these politicians know
the difference be'ween the demo
cratic and republican parties.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-04-27
We Are Well Entrenehed
But Battle Is not Yet
Won, Walstad States

bsrruoShtON. S. D.-Fifty-one
an Sas and workers, all of whom
hSct S;elendants in the Babcock in
noou 'ioh case met Thursday after
V M In the City hall.
s,o aGe NEE ing was called by the
somn ,Silenal Defense Committee to
eObe,+SSe the organization of the
EorIos County Farmers and
d prtsH3. Defense Committee and
Inc of Sa a unitedlv agreed upon
nan 'a n. Hanson was elected chair
he S; Snc Ar Stavig Secretary OF
scte5i l 5 Il Unemployed Councii)
hp % the Secretary of the meet
v ' IN s. Walstad, state organize,
one :, United Farmers League 'i ant
West = - F1 he defendants. at the re.
nsetinV", me Chairman opened the
Nmss ,s With talk on the tactic srs
Dis S 5st.d defense. He explained air f tha,
ssrrel ~ IS struggle Is part and
YET and 4 the farmers fight for ne
dosnress against evictions and fore
We build the United Farmer.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-04-27
FED. AGENTS KILL 2,
WOUND a, BUT JOHN
DILLINGER ESCAPES

MERCER, Wis, April 2S.-Fed-
eral agents shot and killed two
persons, one a young CCC worker,
and wounded four others, in an a.
tempt to corner John Dillinger,
notorious bandit. Dillinger is still
at large.
The frantic attempts of the po-
lice to catch the killer resulting in
the death of innocent bystanders
has aroused the anger of farmers
in TIRE vicinity.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-04-27

All state employees were vir-
tuallv assessed a certain sum for
holding their jobs. If they could
not or refused to paw they were
either denoted or fired. Highway
Pafrolmen. for instance. had to paw
$40 year for their position.
It seems that NOBODY paid much
attention to this grating business.
Only when even the relief workers.
the unemployed were forced to
come across and contribute to the
Governors slush-fund. to subscribe
to the Leader" Langer's paper, it
was thought that this could no
longer continue.
Indicted with the Governor were
the following: Highway Commits
sioner Frank Vogel, Oscar ]. Cha
put, business manager of the Lead
er and acting secretary of the
Governor; Senator Oscar E. Erick-
son. listed as publisher of the
Leader; Harold Mcdonald. Leader
solicitor; R. A. Kinzer. former
executive secretary of the Federal
Emergency Relief Administra- ion;
Paul J. Yeater. Highway Depart
ment employee; and several others
Felony
Conspiracy charges are consid-
cred felony and carry a penalty
of not more than two wears in the
penitentiary and fine not to ex-
coed $4,000 or both.
Warrants for the arrest of Gov
/ LANCER and his associates were is
sued by the court and all we've
placed under $500 bond each
The court fixed Nav % at Bis
marck for the start of the term o
court at which the cases will b
tried.
Tried to Rob Widow
This is the third time in the pas
year that LANCER has been cal9e
into court. A widow woman. who's
son had been convicted on a Tnul
der charge at Minot. paid LANCE
= at the instiRation Of Dell Paterscz
a warden at the peniten'iarY. $500
to secure the boys pardon. Fc
!, the fee LANCER agreed to lobby fc
a change In law so that the DO
o might ask for pardon. Supporter
J, Of the governor claim that he pal
hack the money to the widow. 81
. dropped the case during the tris
II So RobS Cripple
More recentlv Gov. LANCER WI
! charged by q crippled youth. wit
L having withheld $500 recovert
n as a part of a $1,000 insuranc
!. payment. The bov only receivt
; $500. The case was dismisse
y when the trial Judge found TIL
IS LANCER was an agent of The i
% surance company and onlv sui
= iect to suit by the company.
order to recover the $500 the b,
would have had to institute 81
y directly against 'he insurance cor
u PAW which IN turn mieht hav
taken suit AGAINST T,anger.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-04-27
BRENTWOOD HIGH
RECEIVES WARNING

CHICAGO, ILL.,, April 20. The
Plentywood and Billings high
schools and 181 other schools were
to receive warning to meet one
or more standards set by the North
Central Association of Colleges and
Secondary Schools, it was decided
by the Association today.
The Plentywood and Billings
schools were to be warned in par
ticular for using teachers with less
than Is hours of college work in
education.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-04-27
Helena Unemployed Protest
New Starvation Program in
FOrcefd Demonstration
Present. Demand, to State Relief Director Including 500
Per Month income, Free Rent and Light and
Resignation of His Administration
BY ROGER S. MURRAY

vrIENA April 19.-CW.A work is over and the good
tines bunk that went vent with it is exploded BY the fact that
% hooks And the fact that Roosevelt no different
@ Hoover except that he is subtle in foong u.s. is
Coming more and evident to all workers employed
srd unemployed
ANY, strong protest against the starvation program
zoe registered here yesterday when $50 workers marched
Manutrtion Spauding, the Montana State Relief Direc-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-04-27
LElVINGRAD'S WHITE NIGHTS
AREBACKCROUNDO OF SHANE
100 Police Battle 500
Unemployed in Eviction

PITTSBURGH, April 49,
with tear gas and riot guns 100
police battled 500 unemployed
for one full hour before they
succeeded in evictfng a north
side family here today.
The neighbors and unemployed
who had rallied in support of
the family that was to be
thrown upon the street used
heavy bed states and pieces Of
furniture to fight the police
men.
One unemployed worker was
shot and several policemen were
beaten and trampled. Eight
workers, including two women
were arrested.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-04-27

WAe
Nalnutrition was sitting, waiting
a.. ~ IN his palatial FIVE hundred
JcIiars per mOnth-paid out Of re-
,;sF f1nds-offices in the First
E,ional Bank building. With him
wsre his associates, the rest of the
lster Of the A.C.M. hunger pups,
ssutt McCilvera and the imported
rdiei expert Judas GieTson.
The meeting opened in the usual
,,y. with the relief gang filling
~ Guns to the OVERLOOKING with
svmpathv; the hangman's way Of
slowing the condemned victim how
yod a fellow he is but that he
muse pull the rope anyway.
Present Demands
The sympathy bunk came to a
bLt when the workers demanded
Jobs providing an income of $1OO
wr month for married men and a
minimum of $75 for single men,
They demanded free rent, heat and
lght, and free medical and denial
attention for all workers in the
State of Montana. They further
reuested the immediate Tesigna-
ton of the entire relief administra
ion of the state and offices filled
by workers elected from working
dsss organizations. The demon
Nrators further demanded that al
direct relief be paid in cash In tn,
amounts stipulated in House Bill F
R 1898 Workers Unemployment
Insurance Bill.)
Spaalding very poorly evplainet
10 US that thew were short of tn
money. He did not state, however
hat he borrowed less money TO
relief this year than ever before
nor that he cut the relief fund flo
the only purpose of cutting dow
he taxes of the A.C.M. company.
Judas GiersOn then came to tn
front and told US that he had onl
been here one week, having bee
impOr ed from Chicago where h
lad been in charge of Cook count
relief. He is going to distribut
relief in Montana On the basis
Hudgetary needs" which mean
that starvation hereafter will
handled professionally and eff
GENTLY. He will undoubtedly b
WY active in the latest "aid" (,
Workers, the new psychiatric elini
bourgeois "Nut Pick" that W
examine the heads Of workers (
relief and determine whether q
Not We are suffering from delusi,
u persecution.
Free Fuel Granted
We forced Spaulding to grant
nee fuel in whatever shape "
may use i, coal, gas, or wood. '
also won the demand that the
V no more work in Montana I
groceries, fuel or light. We are
M this free and we will work
cash only.
The spokesman Of the demo
%stlon emphasized that bige
@d better demonstrations won
% expeienced by the present !
uei administration il not all {
gands are rranted. He said Il
Se entire state would be organiz
. pet behind 'hs WORKERS tJne
BIN. "'' 'Oc'a' 'hS"ral
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-04-27

took off a wheel. which was re-
placed today by the sheriff.
The Advance Runielv Co, had
brought suit against Sheriff Mad
sen for damages. The trial was to
come off soon at Great Falls. Ap-
'parently the sheriff was more
afraid of the trial than he is of
the farmers. and this fear pro
PEELED him into the action against
Pete Anderson.
The combine was placed behind
the court house for the time being.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-04-27

North Dakota Governor, Senator 0. E. Erickson Kinzer
Yeater, and 8 Other Officials Accused of Extorting
Money for Slush-Fund Even from Relief Workers
TRIAL MAY z AT BISMARCK
Langers Third Court Case Within Year, Attempted t.
Rob Widow, Succeeded in Stealing $500
from Crippled Youth

FARGO, N. D., April 21-The Governor of the State of
North Dakota William A LANCER was arragned today be-
fore the United States district court charges of con-
spracy to extOrt money from federal employees Previously
Federal Grand Jury had indicted LANCER and ~ other state
officials extortion charges.
Department of Justice operators had spent weeks in the
state gathering the information that led to the indictments
Apparently their job not particularly hard since it was
known generally that regular hiacng system was used
by LANCER and his associates
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-01-18
Mrs. Name Covington
Dies Of Grief Over
Husbands Death

Death paid another visit to
the covington family. 140e so. J
st.. late Sunday night.
A week ago last Friday, ". A.
coungton. So. formerly employ
ed as waiter ct the Tacoma Ho-
tel. died IN O local hospital af-
ter two attempts at suicide. Both
times his wife. Mamie. s.. dis
covered him In time to get po-
lice and hospital assistance.
Sunday night she passed away
IN bed. A friend. Mrs. A. L. Buck
1898 SO. state ST.. called police
and reported that she had left
the heartbroken woman but 3
few minutes and upon returning
found her dead.
Police closed their investigation
with the report natural death. "
The Covingtons leave no chill
dren. A neice. Mrs. Frank Mar
shall, Jr. resides in Seattle. Fun
eral arrangements are in charge
Of Cassidy & Allen.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-01-18
Civil Service Exam
For Social Economist


The United States Civil Ser
vice Commission will accept APP
plicatiens until February 2 for
positions of Associate Social Ec-
onomist and Assistant Social Ec-
onomist to fill vacancies in the
Children's Bureau. Department
of Labor.
The entrance salary for Asso-
ciate Social Economist is $4,000
a year, and for Assistant Social
Economist $1,000 a year, less a
deduction of not to exceed Is
per cent as a measure of econo-
my and a retirement deduction
Of 312 per cent.
All states except Delaware, To-
wa, Maryland, Vermont, Virginia,
West Virginia, and the District
of Columbia have received less
than their share of appointments
in the apportioned departmental
service at Washington.
Full information may be OBJ
tanned from the office Of the
Manager, 18th U. S. Civil Ser
vice District. $50 Federal Office
Building, Seattle, Washington.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-01-18
Ellensburg, Wash.

Mrs. Caroline Jamison enter
taineo at dinner Sunday compn-
menting her neice, MRS. Louise
WInn. Other guests were key.
Z. White, Mrs. M. Robertson,
Dorothy Holions and Josephine
EVans-Bernice Grimes has Deen
CHOSEN secretary OF the BapE.sJ
Sunday School.-Mrs. Burnley
was hostess at dinner honorlng
Mrs. K. Martin.-kev. Charles
George left Tor Seattle where he
Will be the assistant pastor OF
the Full Gospel Pentecostal
Church.-Mr. and Mrs. Jonn
Boyd were hosts for a party for
the peasure OF Mrs. Louise Vim
OF Cnicago.-Miss Edith RoesrD-
son entertained at dinner Sum
day complimenting Miss Dorothy
Hollons.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-01-18
MIGRANTS BUYING
SOUTHERN FARMS

HUNTSVILLE. Ala.-Aecording
to Walter c. Buchanan, real estate
dealer of Pittsburg, Pa. and for
mer president of the State College.
Northern Ntgross are investing In
Southern farm properties. Mr..
Buchanan expressed the belief that
there Is more happiness among
colored people per square acre IN
Alabama than there is per square
mile in Pennsylvania.
Many Of the recent migrants
are sending money back to south
to buy FARMS" he explains. Two
Of my Pittsburg neighbors are buy
ing farms IN Virginia, and one has
just bargained for four hundred
acres near calera. Ala, while 1
have just taken a title to a little
spot in Pike County, Ala"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-01-18
Billings, Mont.

Sunday evening Rev. Vaughn
preached from ina subject. "a
wake thou that Sleepest." Ms.
Lulu B. McCabe was hostess for
business meeting of the w.
Missionary Society at her home
Tuesday.-Mrs. Emma G. Har-
ris was hostess for the monthly
meeting of the Phyllis Wheatley
Club last Friday at the home
Of Mrs. Edna Brown. During
the course of the meeting the
resignation Of Mrs. Harris as
president was accepted. Mrs.
Candes Emmons, vice president,
accepted the office of president
and Mrs. Beatrice Milton was
elected vice president to serve
for the balance of the year. AT
the close of the meeting delici-
GUS refreshments were served by
the hostess.-Mr. Charles Over
man is confined to the hospital
with a fractured collar bone
Mrs. Richardson of Leavenworth
Kan, mother of Mrs. j. L. Tan
HERSHEY arrived last week for an
indefinite visit with her daugh-
ter who continues i'll at her
home.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-01-18
Spokane. Wash.

whole Family Day" was OBJ
served at Bethel AME. Church
last Sunday with a large atten-
dance. "a Family Supper" was
the subject Of an inspiring SER
mon by Rev. Martin at IL am.
An interesting session Of the A.
C.E. was led by Miss Mabel Root
At 7:30 pm. the quorum meet
ing was held at which discus
sion of Negro employment on
the Coulee Dam was the topic.
assurances have been received
from Secretary Ickes that Ne
groes will be given their proper
tionate share of employment. A
large number attended the open
house held at the home of Mrs.
McCreary. Rev. Martin is pleas
ed with the increase in atten-
danee.-Mrs. e. B. Reed, wife
of the pastor, was elected pre-
sident of the Missionary Society
of Calvary Baptist Church. 9th
er officers are: Mrs. Jackson.
vice president; Mrs. A. A. Bass,
secretary; Mrs. Martin. treasur-
er-Rev. Donaldson. pastor Of
st. Matthews Baptist Church is
pleased with the growth of the
church and the prospects for
1884. Rev. D. D. Banks, presi-
dent Of the State Baptist organ
ization was here for a confer
ence January 11.-Among the
sick: Mrs. Calvin Quinn was
able to attend church Sunday;
Charles Lipscomb is reported Ill;
Mrs. A. G. Elliott convalescing;
Mrs. Sarah Hill convaleseing:
Mrs. Dora Alice Freeman suf-
fering from a finger cut by
glass; Mrs. Matte Fisher able
to be out.-Mrs. Jerome Cum
bingham returned to Seattle last
week after visit here with her
mother, Mrs. M. Stafford.-Mrs.
A. w. Perkins will be hostess for
the meeting Of the wednesday
Art Club.-Mr. and Mrs. A. A.
Bass invited a few friends to
their home for dinner in cele-
bration of their thirteenth we'd
ding anniversary.-Mrs. Mildred
Stephens was heard in a group
of vocal selections at the meet
ing of the Whitworth Auxiliary
Club Monday at the home Of
Mrs. j. Phinney-Mr. C. A.
Bond. successful rancher of De-
Smet. Idaho, was in the city on
business.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-01-18
John Edwards Held
For Stabbing Fray

AS q result OF a quarrel In a
beer parlor, John B. Edwards,
%, is held in the City Jail to
face a charge Of second degree
assault with bail fixed at $1,000.
Edwards is charged with slash
ing r. s. Morris. a special Off
Ger at the Bohemian Club. and
Mike Collins, doorman.
Edwards resented being asked
to leave the Bohemian club. and
first slashed Collins. severing an
artery in his arm. and then
stabbed Morrison. recently laid
off the Tacoma police force as
an economy measure, Gardner
said. A knife wound in Morri-
sons hip necessitated several
stitches.
Thaddeus Tate, 30. also arrest
ed In connection with the Bohe-
milan club ARRAY. was released
after an investigation.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-01-18
Everett Wash.

Miss Lillian samuels was hos
tess for tie meeting Of the Nam
ME Burroughs Club at her home
rhursday-Mr. and Mrs. A. Da-
yis, Mrs. E. Nichols and Mr.. VII
LAWS attended Inc funeral ser
wees held II Seattle last wees
1or Mr.. =. L. Woeason--Aar. ana
DArs. WllRrg hIcnarassn 81 Sc
AUS wera week end RnesEs OF
ar. G. Z. Richardson ano lam
lIy.--Aar. =. II. boIler Is comm
81 to nls home the result OF :
Iall.-1ne Jolly Matrons Cluh
met II the home or MIS-. Carrie
LAWS Wednesday.-Adessrs. Il
1ood and 9. \. Rounds OF Sc
allie were guests on wednesday
at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. n,
Solomon.-Mrs. J. b. Samuels
was hostess Tor the meeting OF
the EDS. CLUB ct her home on
Thursday.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-01-18
Yakima, Wash.

Mrs. H Jones was hostess to
the meeting of the Mite Mis-
sionary Society Friday afternoon
entertained with dinner last
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Spearman
entertained with dinner last
week in honor Of Rev. G. B. Gle
ments. Covers were laid for
seven.-Mr. Louis Cunningham
died Friday at his home in Har-
wood and was buried Tuesday
in Tohoma cemetery. The Ma
sonic and K. of P. lodges had
charge Of the service with Rev.
c. B. Clements officiating.-Mr.
and Mrs. H. C. Deering enter
tanned with dinner Sunday in
honor of Rev. c, B. Clements.
Leonard Evans and Patricks
fought to a draw at the ARM
DRY last Friday evening Mes
danes B. Evans and N. Evans
entertained Jointly with din
ner Friday in honor Of the birth
day anniversary Of Mr.. Nathan
Evans. Covers we're placed for
twelve.-New officers were in
stalled into the Heart Of Yaki-
ma Valley Temple No. 579 at a
meeting Observation-Disclosures M.
Porter and M. Coleman are con-
fined by illness this week.-Mr.
Make Porter is in Seattle on
business.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-01-18

A. 7. Hardin, shot down, hand
cuffed, on q lonely backwoods
read near Tuscaloosa. Ala. The
way to fight for than y to pay
the expenses OF fighting for this
bill. If we had = dollar for ev-
cry tear that was shed. for every
fist that was waved over these
lynchings. We could fight 3 mag
nificent battle-and win. Now
Is the time to stop talking and
actl"
Contributions should be sent
to the national office. SO Fifth
Avenue. for the anti-lynehing
fund. Receipts viii be sent as
usual and accurate accounting
made.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-01-18
Roland Hayes Pleases
In Concert at First
Baptist Church

A capacity crowd heard Roland
Hayes, famous tenor. last Fri
day night at the First Baptist
Church. It marked the first APP
pearance in 3 yearsof the artist
in Tacoma. The program was well
Tacoma. The program was well
balanced. composed Of songs in
foreign languages, English bal
lads and Negro spirituals. In
the latter group the outstanding
numbers were: II Want Two
Wings" Were You There" u
Folded My Arms and Cried" and
Love Will Find A Way" Mr..
Hayes enthralled the large aud
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-01-18
Great Falls, Mont.
Woman Ia Injured
In Auto Accident

Miss Florence Rogers. 10. OF
Helena was injured and five OF
her persons were endangered on
Wednesday night when a car in
which they were riding ran off
the Helena-G Great Falls highway
about one and one-haf miles
from Craig and plunged down a
50-foot embanknent.
The car, a Franklin sedan,
was being driven by Robert Mi
nor OF Great Falls. In addition
to Minor and Miss Rogers. the
occupants were Mrs. A. H. Leal-
ted and her three small children
Julian, Alfred. and Faith.
The lights on the automobile
went out suddenly and before
the car could be stopped it had
plunged off the highway. Miss
Rogers suffered a fracture of
the left leg, but the other occu-
pants escaped with bruises. The
injured girl. who is a niece of
Mrs. Ray Walker Of Great Falls.
was taken to a nearby farm and
was later brought to Great Falls
in an ambulance. which arrived
here Thursday morning at $3.50.
Minor is well known here as
a porter on the Great Northern
railroad.
Miss Rogers is at the Column
bus hospital and her condition
is regarded as favorable.
Sunday morning and evening
services were conducted at Beth
81 A.M.E. Church by Rev. B. E.
Edwards.--Mr. VIM. Haywood
has been dismissed from Column
bus Hospital.-Mrs. Marie Ellis
and Mrs. Odessa Richie are con-
Quoting classes in homemaking
and sewing under the Women's
Crusade HarreIl and Jack
Williams, members of the Helena
High School basketball team.
played in Great Falls last Fri
day.-Mrs. johnson, mother Of
Mrs. Corinne Jones and Mr.. Har-
~ Johnson. returned to Havre,
Mont, last week.-Mrs.. George
Smith is reported Ill this week.