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Evening star., 1935-05-15
IRIS EXHIBITION
TO OPEN FRIDAY
Takoma Horticultural Club
to Sponsor Show in
School.

The Takoma Horticultural Club, in
Cooperation with the American Iris
Society, will hold its nineteenth an
nual iris show in the Takoma Park
ID. c. School, Piney Branch road
and Dahlia street, Friday and Satur-
day.
Because of the quality and size Of
the show the American Iris Society
has decided to award its coveted sill
yer medal to the exhibitor winning
the most points in the iris classes, and
its bronze medal to the one receiving
the second largest number of points.
Show Opens Friday.
The show will open at pm. Fri
day and the flowers will remain
on exhibition until pm. The hours
of the show Saturday are from am.
to pm. There is no admission
charge. Many local garden club mem
bers are expected to make entries III
q number of classes.
The following have been invited 10
fudge the show: B. Y. Morrison, sec
retary of the American Iris society
snd editor of the National Horticul-
tural Magazine: Charles E. F. Gers
dorff, chairman of registration for the
American Iris Society; j. Marion
Shull, regional director OF the society;
Mrs. Amos Chilcott Of the Fairfax
Garden Club. Mrs. Francis Carter,
president Of the Alexandria, Va, Gar
den Club. and Mrs. Fairfax Harrison
of Belvoir. Va.
Various Glasses Arranged.
Headed by Miss Margaret Caldwell
Lancaster past president of the Ia
kcma Horticultural Club, the COM
mittee has prepared schedule featur-
ing collections Of irises, specimen
classes. artistic arrangements, a class
for commercial growers, one for seed
ling irises. and another group OF those
varieties introduced or originated by
local iris growers.
One class in which there Is keen
competition calls for artistic arrange
ments in a large decorative basket
The prize in this group is a large
number of new varieties OF iris roots
The special classes. outside the iris
groups. will feature miniature ar
rangements, Towering shrubs, ANIMALS
perennials, miniature rock gardens
and a planting display of iris suitable
for rock gardens.
Evening star., 1935-05-15
PLAN INSTALLATION

Humanity League to Hold Cere-
mony Tonight.
At meeting to be held tonight at
the Willard Hotel, presided over by
Lady Mary Montague. founder and
president of the International HUI
manity League, Vera Willo will be in
stalled in the office of national chair
nan, to which she was elected by
votes Of the States delegates assem-
bled for that purpose.
She is the wife Of John A. Willo,
Youngstown. Ohio, lawyer, and super
ceded Mrs. John Logan as Ohio State
chairman on the latter's change OF
residence to the Capital.
Evening star., 1935-05-15
WORKMEN FINISH
new PRESS ROOM
Works Program Fact Depot in
Walkers Division Nearly
Completed.

Carpenters and painters are put
ting the finishing touches on the
new press room Of "the works pro-
gram" where information is to be
disseminated to the press concerning
the 81 600, 900 900 work plan, at 1417-
1419 F street.
Rented by Chairman Frank c.
Walker OF the National Emergency
Council, the new press room. one of
the largest in the city. will have IA
cilities for handing out facts concern
ing the work Of the 81 agencies now
linked in the works plan. While the
personnel set-up has not yet been
completed, it Is understood that it
will be shortly and the new quarters
will be In operation during this week.
Meantime, the correspondence divi-
Evening star., 1935-05-15

sion Of the works program. which
has been operating upstairs at the
same location. plans to move to-
day under direction OF George G.
Hardy, chief, to a new location in the
Munitions Building. This office Is
functioning effectively as central
clearing house for correspondence re-
lating to the whole works program.
Evening star., 1935-05-15
$4,000 INCOME
is PAID OFFICIAL
American Machine G. Foundry
Furnishes Figures-Du Pont
Firm Asks Secrecy.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Salary and other remuneration of
$4,000 was reported to the Securi-
ties Commission yesterday by the
American Machine & Foundry Co. for
its president, Rufus L. Patterson of
New York.
He received $40 1000 from American
Machine & Foundry and $l57,000
from International Cigar Machinery
Co, q subsidiary of American Ma
chine.
The z. I. Du Pont de Nemours Co.
also filed its data, but request
ed that the salary information not
be published. AS in the case of some
so other companies which have made
the same request, the commission ex-
Evening star., 1935-05-15

poets to hold hearings and render .
decision later.
The report Of ]. c. Penney Co.,
giant clothing chain, showed all major
officials were paid the same amount.
j. C. Penney, New York. chairman
of the board, received $42,l33, as did
six other, principal officers.
Evening star., 1935-05-15
Policeman Becomes Lawyer.

After serving for six years as
policeman by day and q student by
night, Supt. Cowie of the Northern
Glasgow police division Of Scotland
has Just passed the bachelor Of laws
examination of Glasgow University
and thus becomes the first Scottish
policeman to qualify as lawyer.
Evening star., 1935-05-15
Cork ON Kitchen Floor.

The kitchen of the model house to
be presented King George of England
will be f1oored in cork. at the sugges-
tion of Mrs. c. B. Marshal, the ar
chitect's wife.
Evening star., 1935-05-15
WILL HOLD BANQUET
Bow Scout Troop No. 5 Will Stage
Event Friday.

Boy Scout Troop. No. s. will give
IT'S second annual trailmakers' BAN
ouet at Sholl's Cafe, 1919 G street,
Friday at 7 pm. with Linn c. Drake.
Scout executive, acting as toastmaster.
Scoutmaster John H. Bayless will
speak on Scouting With Troop 5,
and there will be group singing and
entertainment Yule Fisher. District
Scout commissioner. will present the
chapter with a charter, and Rev. c. T.
Warner will give invocation. Others
participating in the program will be
Rev. Allen A. Stockdale, Charles Ca
tanach, John Furlow. Fred Waite and
Mai. John E. Hatch, who will well
come the guests.
Evening star., 1935-05-15
Congratulated by Royalty.

On their sixty-first wedding anniver-
sary, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Goodwin OF
Hensworth, England, received a tele-
gram of congratulation from the King
and Queen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-24
Vienna Cherry Cake

Roll out q rich biscuit dough and
place it ON a well-buttered baking tin.
Stone black cherries Sprinkle the
dough with -four and cover with the
cherries. Sprinkle with sugar and
bake in a moderate oven until done.
Cover with sweetened egg custard
and return to oven until brown.
Serve cold If the ready mixed biscuit
dough is used. this dish may be put
together In Q very short time.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-11-08
Dagmar Protest Wheat
Basis Brings Results
OFFICIALS TO RECONSIDER FACTOR SYSTEM"
In WHEAT ALLOTMENT BASIS-MEETlNG TO
RI Held AT DAGMAR MONDAY MITE

Resolutions demanding a change
in the wheat allotment arrange
ments, based on unit production,
instead of the county average for
allotment payments, passed by a
mass meeting attended by about
200 farmers of the Coalridge COM
murity, held at Coalridge about
ten days ago, and forwarded to
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace,
the Montana delegation in con-
gress, state officials, and members
of the State Grain Board, received
the following response by wire ar
irving at the allotment office Thurs
day morning from E. w. Westlake,
chairman of the State Grain Board
members State Grain Board
and Albert ]. BOrten can meet
signers Dagmar and Coalridge
communities Monday even
ing"
The meeting will be held at the
Dagmar store hall, Monday even
ing at 8 o'clock when the above Of
ficials will discuss the matter with
the farmers with a view to revis-
ion of the unit basis decisions. 1t
is hoped that all farmers in the
Dagmar-Coalridge and adjoining
communities will attend this meet
ing, which is a very important one,
where their problems will be con,
sidered.
The meeting of the contract sign
ers held at Coalridge after full dis
cussion, selected committees who
drew, and passed the following res
olutions which plainly and force
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-11-08
HEARST HEADS
EAST TO SKIP
INCOME TAXES
New York's Rates are Low.
er CAT Presently Than
California's

NEW YORK - (FP)- William
Randolph Hearst, self-advertised
Patriot No. 1, is skipping out Of
California to gyp that state of his
income taxes.
81 find that over 300 of my in
come will 90 in taxes-in fact, it
may be nearer $685." Hearst wrote
to Variety Daily, west coast movie
trade paper. California's 1870 in
come tax, he claims, added to New
York and federal taxes, are more
than the multi-millionaire publish
er can afford.
By establishing legal domicile in
New York, Hearst would have to
| pay only an go income tax levy
! to the state, plus federal taxes. He
would be free to spend large por-
tons of this time at his 100000
acre San Simeon estate or his
5O,O00-acre place at Wyntoon, il
northern California.
He cannot be subjected to income
taxation by both New York anC
California, a prominent New York
tax expert told Federated Press.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-11-08
WESTERN UNION RE-
FUSES TO HANDLE
GALLUP PROTEST

New York. - When the Pol
itics Club of the College of the
City of New York sought to
send a telegram to Judge Nc
Chez in Aztec, N. NJ, protest
ing the arrest of the 10 Gallup
miners, Western Union turned
thumbs down. The company
informed the club that ct is
against our policy to handle
such messages"
Western Unions refusal to
carry protest messages to ju-
dicial officers is based on a
verdict by a Chelsea, Mass,
judge, who termed protests
wired as an accessory to the
act.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-11-08
THOMAS CALLS FOR
FIGHT TO. CARRY
OUT DEB'S IDEALS

Terra Haute, Ind. - "The
greatest monument we can
build to Eugene Debs is a
greater devotion to his ideals,
) the ideals of the declaration of
: independence, and more effort
in the fight against war and
for a world of peace and plen-
} ty."
Three thousand Terra Haute
workers heard those words
from Norman Thomas, speak
ing on the 9th anniversary of
the death Of the former SOcia-
list leader, who went to Jail
during the World War. Vice
Pres. Max Shaffer of the VigO
County Labor Union and many
of the cOunty's labor leaders
were present at the meeting,
the largest Debs memorial
} meeting since 1927.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-11-08
Will Call At
PlentyWood, Saturday
HIS EXCELLENCY, MAKING POLITICAL PROG
RESS OVER STATE, WILL SPEAK AT HIGH
SCHOOL AUDITORIUM AT 8 P. M.

Next Saturday is Governors
Day." in Plentywood. 1t has been
so ordained by the city fathers,
and signed and sealed by the may
or.
Governor Coney, and his train,
making a political progress over
the treasure state, will arrive in
the county seat of Sheridan county
Saturday about 3 o'clock in the af-
ternoon, when they will be welcom--
ed by the Plentywood Chamber OF
Commerce, the postmaster, the
CITY officials, the Board of County
Commissioners of Sheridan county
and the county officials, when they
will be presented with the keys OF
the city and made to feel right at
home.
Everybody is glad the governor
is coming to Plentywood, because
thew want to see him, find out what
he has on his mind, and so they
can tell him what each has on his.
It's going to be a gala day. The
city officials have invited every
BODY in the county to come IN
where a warm welcome awaits NM
bring his allotment check along
and have a good time seeing the
governor
While in the city Gov. Cooney
will inspect the local liquor store
It is said his excellency is verv IN,
terested in liquor stores, and thai
the one at Plentywood is very
successful store. Secretary of Sta.
te Mitchell slipped into PlentywooC
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-11-08

quietly and inspected it a couple
of weeks ago.
In the evening Gov. Cooney, who
is a candidate for the United Sta
ties Senate, for Sen. Murray's toga,
will deliver a sort of a covert cam
paign speech at the high school
auditorium, remember, Saturday
rite at 8 o'clock. Gov. Coonev will
discuss the estate Water Conser-
walton Program" which he says he
is interested in. DIR. McGregor,
state highway commissioner, of
Great Falls, who is accompanying
his excellency in his progress, will
also speak, if there is any time re-
manning, on the estate Road Bull
Ding Program" which the local
bosters are particularly interested
in.
The governor and his attendants
are coming by car from Wibaux
where they will be Friday doing
what thew again will be doing in
Plentywood. Saturday. They will
come via Wolf Point where they
will speak over the radio station
4 KICK, Saturday noon-everybody
should tune in. From there the
distinguished party will progress
to Scobey where the Scobev fellers
will get the first crack at his ex-
cellency, and where his excellency
will inspect a newspaper plant, il
is rumo1ed he has an interest in
There a group of Plentywood dig
nitaries will meet the high officials
according to program, and escort
them over the proposed Big Muddy
Irrigation Project.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-11-08
MOONEY APPEALS FOR
FUNDS

New York. - "Our situa-
" tiOn is truly a desperate one
with respect to finances" Tom
= Mooney has written to FEEDER
. ated Press.
= 'This is the first time we
3 have ever had anything like a
= real chance for our freedom,
&" and after working desperately
for it for 10 years, find my
self in the position of almost
. being unable to avail myself
= of the decided advantages in
the hearing because of lack of
funds.
The defense counsel are I'M
able to secure current tran
scripts of the testimony of the
present hearing because of a
$500 bill owed the court report
er. A 5000 mile trip to secure
dispositions will cost another
= $1,000.
All contributions should be
= rushed to the Tom Mooney
MOlders Defense Committee,
P. o. Box 1475-X, San Fran
. cisco, California.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-11-08
FARM DEBT CUT
$1,2OO,OOO,OOO BY
FORECLOSURE

WasllingtOn.-The debt load of the American
farmer I was decreased by $1,2OO,OOO,OOO between
1880 and 1894 according to figures made public bv
the Department of Agriculture
The decrease in the debt burden did not mere
ly free thousands of small farmers from their
debts but FROM THEIR FARMS AND MEANS
OF MAKING A LIVING.
This is admitted by the Department which
stated that in large degree the decline in the debts
OF the farmers was due to foreclosure.
Tn well to do farmers were able in consider
able numbers to have their debts reduced by pay
ing them off.
The history Of the debts of the American farm
ers during the past twenty five years is indicated
in the following figures:
191O-$3, 32O,47O,OOO
1920 7,S57,7OO,OOO
1926 9,36O,62O,OOO
1928 9,46S $4,000
1890 9,241 100000
1884 S,OOO,OOO,OOO estimate
The peak in farm debts was reached about
1928 since which time there has been a decrease
cue to tse liquidation of the farmer by the mort
gage sharks and the bankers.-Farmers Weekly.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-11-08
FARMERS Get
WHEAT CHECKS
20 6. 5g9 WHEAT BONUS BEING
zap TO 2,15O CONTRACT
A4N400 NJ SHTQTOH

,r1 r,asi Allotment checks in the
~ ,oss q 2,i50. tOtalino the sum
IL. S,-Stee arrived in Plentvwood
. a.. saturday for distribution
S SIiO,,s the AAA wheat growers of
sheridan courtv. > -
s,I N y, was sent out to the farm
Al o ~ re arrival of the lone look
49, ~ ~ coecks' and Monday. Plenty
T TsSf vas .sl backed with farmers a.
and :' ',eir turn to sion receipts
6o flow get their checks. This situa-
Ra S Si.C'hued all of the week as
n ne a. -,'5o farmer contract holders
checks. ''iile IN to get their
~, n :! order to facilitate the deiiv-
I s,. ., checks, Treasurer G. E, Full
TSo S.s' Of the Sheridan County
n ~ control On, Association. called
r WA y.'h Shoal of Westbv, and O
s." yang an Of Plertywcod, both mem
Rorano. sc ~ DOard, to assist, and
a '. /. D. stanbaugh of Plentvwood
: I s'enographer 'S "OOO
A. NE !, Feceipts are BEING signed
Gt u me me checks delivered at the
ss sE q3 Z where the temporary nav pa,
NJ + mas been set up.
sti,.. fgtEerson told the represen.
M e eo Of The Producers. News. tha+
Svs s I M. eco payment. Is hut some one
: ~ H. half of what we will Vi nav 9V on,
is ne near future. This pa rIT en-
is, Se last 1894 payment In q few
sio. s another 100000 will m q co ruv
pons s. the first 1885 payment. a
sms 'lng to another 100000 will
klSa,- There are 2,15O coTtra vac
Cant oss IN the county and the hen nav a'v
ny TlIT from $1.OO to $4,000
her, , tulkersOn continued STh
ISSsSs are payable to the contra =
~ ihey are not assignablt
continued on page fOur)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-11-08
FORSEE NO SALES TAX ACTION AT
MINNESOTA SPECIAL SESSION

The sales tax is doomed at the
Special Session of the Minnesota
Legislature, to convene Dec. 2.
-Reactionary leaders, although con
trolling ample majorities of both
houses, have lost their enthusiasm
for it.
Pro-Sales Tax house members
with reelection campaigns only a
matter of months away-are being
haunted by the ghost of New Jer-
sey's sales tax repeal.
Their days are filled with visions
and their nights disturbed by night
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-11-08
RELIEF FUNDS
.SLASHED OVER
THREE BILLIONS
Most of Money Already
Startling DiscIos-
ure Published Recently
MONEY FOR WAR
Special to Producers News

OpcCIdl 10 ErOuuCerS NEWS
Washington, D. C.-The WPA is
to get only 81, 100000, less than
one-fourth of the $4,880,000,00O re-
lief fund appropriated "to provide
jobs!" This is the startling dis
closure of the newly published
Work Relief program budget. Of
this $400,000,000 or $500,000,000
will go for materials" Corrington
Gill, chief-of-staff of the Work Re-
lief program, admitted.
LESS THAN
81 A WEEK
This means between $3.50 and 81
average per week for the three and
a half million who have been prom
ised WPA jobs, if they were to
work the full year, according to an
nouncement. But only 452, 739 had
been given these jobs up to the
first week in October, and the
WPA had only one-ffth of their
money left.
6 STATES
RELIEF STOPPED
True to- the Presidents promise
the Federal Government is at the
same time, going out of "this bust
ness of relief" In six states the
Federal Emergency Relief Admin
istration has already boarded uL
its doris. Following the stop of all
direct relief in Harry Hopkins q
direct relief in Alabama, Wyoming
and Vermont, the FERA prideful-
w announces on Sept 80, that "In-
diana, Nevada and New Hampshire
will receive no more Federal funds
for relief"
A stringy little woman, standing
outside of her Alabama shanty, de.
scribed life on the dole in three
words. eve was breathin,' she
said. What will keep millions Of
workers and farmers "breathin,
now?
The FERA has a glib sounding
answer: ''The combination OF
Works Program employment fol-
the employables on the relief rolls
and the provision of State and 10.
Cal AID Tor the uneHlplOyaDleS VIII
take care of needy from now on
What are the actual facts?
FAILS TO KEEP
PROMISES
works Progress employment fol
the employables on the relief rolls
has put 194 former relief clients
to work in Nevada. The remain
ing 1900 that the government re.
ports themselves include in theil
figures are from now on dropped
from the Presidents reckoning.
Are they all "unemployables p
Can the state anil local authoritie.
take care of them? These ques
tions were not answered before
FERA shut its doors in Nevada.
In New Hampshire 2,175 persons
are living on the work relief coolit
wage, 1924 are out of luck. Blu
the FERA does not despair.
Officially, the claim is that 1,
1924 have been given jobs al
over the country. But CCC camps
account for 559,640 of this figure
CONTINUED on page three)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-11-08
Election Tides Flow
Back To Republicans
REPUBLICANS ELECT MAJORITY TO NEW YORK
LEGISLATURE TUESDAY-ALSO MAYOR OF
P4ILADELP FiIA-MAKE GAINS GENERALLY
1885 LOOKS BAD
FOR DEMOCRATS

Exalted by joy of victory scored
in the assembly elections in the
Empire state Tuesday, Republican
leaders said Wednesday thev saw a
turn in the tide for 1886, but dem
ocratic chiefs sharply disputed
this.
The party that failed to re-elect
Hoover in 1892 topped its numerous
scattered victories in state and
municipal elections yesterday by
regaining control of the assembly
in President Roosevelt's home state
of New York.
DENIS ELECT
TWO CONGRESSMAN
It. also elected mayors in Phila-
delphia, Detroia, Cleveland and CO.
lnmbus, its majority in the New
jersey assembly and retained con-
troll of the stat esenate there.
However, democrats retained two
seats in congress from New York
City, ran up a record majority in
the assembly balloting in their
stronghold of Hudson county, New
Jersey, won overwhelming approx
al of democratic Gov. Herbert II.
Lehman's 100000 state relief
bond issue in New York, and elect
ed the governor of Kentucky by q
small majority.
| Republicans elected 80 of the
New York state assembly's Isl
members and changed a previous
democratic margin of four into 6
republican majority of Ia.
Melvin c. Eaton, republican sta.
tie chairman, hailed the Empire
state vote as Clearly showing {
trend away from the new deal"
Postmaster General Farley, dem.
ocratic national and state chair.
man, cOutered by saying the state
has sustained the national admin
stration by giving it about a 500,
600 majority. He charged gerry
Wandering of districts to gain &
majority of assembly seats except
in case of national landslide.
DEM. ELECT
CONGRESSMEN
Edward w. Curley, democrat, ed
feated Victor Santini, republican
i for congress from the 22nd dis
trict. His plurality of almost %,
600 compared with 10000 in thu
same district in 1894. Curley will
take the seat of the late Anthem,
J J. Griffin, democrat.
: William B. Barry, democrat wit
plurality of 101, 700 over JOSEPH
M. Conroy, republican, as agains
92,214 in 1884, won the congressiol
, al seat in the End district whicl
, was vacated by William ]. Brunne
. democrat, who was elected sheriff
I of Queens county.
! HYDE PARK
REPUBLICAN
. Chairman Farley saw his ow
! district in New York go republica
, in the assembly voting. This ais
, happened in the presidents HON
of Hyde Park, but a democrati
= supervisor was elected in the latte
town for the first time in 35 year.
+ In Pennsylvania's lone statewid
: contest, Judge Jesse E. B. CurI
= lngnam, republican candidate &c
n the state superior court, had col
. Portable lead over Robert L. Myel
: democrat.
o KENTUCKY VOTE
: CLOSE
q More than 100000 votes wei
y cast in Kentucy's gubernatorii
election, marked by split in den
ocratic ranks. Under the state la
designed to prevent fraud, vo
counting did not start until Wee
e nesday. Thursday noon, in a clos
l. election, Republicans conceded Il
/ Democrats had elected the COVE
nor,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-11-08

fully set out their complaints,
which revolved about two points,
the allotment basis, and seed and
feed loan collections:
RESOLUTION
Re-Seed Loan Collectors
Whereas, Government Seed
Collectors are in this drought
striker section forcing the pay
ment of government seed loans
under circumstances which only
cause additional and un-necces-
sary hardship and distress to our
unfortunate farmers who have
again suffered practically an
other crop loss on top of several
successive years losses:
ReOlved, that we earnestly pro
test this action by our govern
ment and its collectors, and es-
pecially in view of the dire need
and distress thruOut this section
the severe wintry weather now
setting in, the arbitrary and di-
minishing relief, and the failure
of work project employment to
materialize.
Adopted at a Special Meeting
of Wheat Contract Signers, Coal
ridge, Sheridan County, Montana
Resolution Committee
Paul M. Madsen
AdOlph Stephan
John G. Murphy
RESOLUTION
Renew Wheat Contract
Whereas, certain changes are
CONTINUED on page three)