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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-01-09

NOTEWORTHY among recent deaths
~ are those of Lieut.. Gen. Hunter
LIggett, hero OF four wars and leader
OF the American first army In France
where he was second In command to
General Pershing; and Harry B.
Smith. well known and prolific light
opera librettist who wrote the books
and lyrics for robin Hood" and
many other productions.
COMPTROLLER GENERAL J.. r.
~ McCARL issued an order that
blocked the plans OF the Federal Sur
plus Commodity corporation to buy
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gram offered to congress The league.
he said, was ready to take over the
legislative and judicial functions of
the national government and might be
magnanimous enough to take over the
executive branch as we'll. The n
tor called the league a "lobby" and de-
scribed its statements as "p~lutocratic
propaganda"
NEW tax levies OF more than 1850.
~ UO.WU a year went into effect on
New Years day, these being the result
Of delayed tax rates passed ut the last
session Of congress. The heaviest is
from the unemployment insurance and
old age pensions act. which Ii expect
ed to raise about 100000 900 in taxes
on Industrial pay rolls. Other new
taxes include:
Raising OF Individual returns, $50.
10000.
Corporation tax boost, s40,O 900.
Gift tax increase, $3.50 900.
Intercorporate tax levy. $4,000, 900.
Revision Of the personal holding
company and corporate liquidation tax
provisions of the tax program will in
rea the country's tax bill. The
Treasury department has made no es-
innate Of such Income.
VX/HAT may be expected from FL
w mel A. Benson. the new Farmer
Laborite senator from Minnesota, is
indicated in a radio Speech he made
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tries can save US. Inasmuch as 1t has
been demonstrated that we can pro-
duce enough for all If our productive
plant is used wisely, society must take
over that plant and our financial sys-
TEN as we'll and operate them In the
interests of all the people because big
business definitely refuses to do So
Mr.. Benson, who has been sarving as
state banking commissioner, was ap
pointed by Gov. Floyd B. Olson to com
plete the term Of the late Senator
Thomas b. Schall. He will serve until
December 81, 1896. He has been a
Farmer Laborite since the birth of that
party and before that was active in
The Nonpartisan league In Minnesota.
ERANKLIN c.. HOYT has resigned
l as federal alcohol administrator
and his resignation has been accepted
by the President with the usual ex-
pressions of regret. Mr.. lIoyt cited
his poor health and other personal rea
SONS to explain his action. but In his
letter to Mr.. Roosevelt he plainly In.
Dictated that he was dissatisfied with
the liquor control setup.
MRS. EUGENE TALMADGE, wife
AVA Of the governor of Georgia. has
joined Alfred E. Smith In declining
IN invitation TO the White House. Mrs.
Roosevelt asked her to be her guest
the afternoon Of January 8, the day be-
tore a meeting Of the Democratic ma
tional committee In Washington. Gov
ernor Talmadge, a hot opponent Of the
New Deal, was to attend the meeting,
but his wife told Mrs. Roosevelt that
her cotton plantation in Telfair county
demanded her attention.
II have TO get my farm started on
the 1895 crops" explained Mrs. Tai
madge to the reporters. 1.-THE first few
weeks of the year are a busy time"
NEW DEALERS speak sc%ornfully
~ OF the Presidential poll conducted
by the Literary Digest. but everyone
Is eager to see what 1t reveals. The
latest returns show a still further de-
cline in New Deal popularity. out of
a total Of l,370.774 votes received. $685.
929 answered negatively the question
"l,e you now. approve the acts and pol
icies of the Roosevelt New Deal to
date?' This brought the negative per
centage to the new high figure OF GOAT
per cent. The last preceding percent
age was 5S.5l.
Eleven OF the thirteen southern
states continued solldly New Deal.
only Florida and Oklahoma voted
against 1t. The twelve middle western
farm states continued hallotIng more
than 3 to 2 against the administration.
The Rocky Mountain states, with
the single exception OF Utah, contrib
uted substantial majorities against the
New Deal. as did four OF the six New
England states. which were voting 3
to / against Roosevelt.
TWELVE persons, nine OF them pas
L sengers, perlshed when the I'm.
perlal Always liner City OF Khartonm
crashed In the Mediterranean Off Alex
andria. Egypt. The only survivor was
Pilot Vernon G. Wilson. who was
taken from the water In a critical con-
dition. Among the victims was one
American, James c. Luke Of Phila-
dephia, an oil engineer on his way
from London to Basra, Iraq.
The City OF Khartoum. which had
accommodations for Is passengers and
four members OF the crew. had been
retired from service recently, but was
recalled to replace a flying boat which
burned In the harbor of BrIndIsi.
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Elche, Spain, boasts one Of the larg-
est date-palm groves in the world, va.
rlously estimated at from 8O.OW to
10000 trees. The fruit-bearing palms
are %pollenated by hand.
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DISPATCHES from Adds Ababa
- said reliable sources there dis
closed the terms on which Emperor
Halle Selassie had authorized his dele
CATION at Geneva to discuss peace.
They were thus stated:
Withdrawal OF Italian troops from
Ethiopia; recognition of the African
empires sovereignty; payment of In
demnity by Italy delimitation Of East
African boundaries between Ethiopia
and the Italian colonies by a league
of nations committee and foreign
economic. administrative, and fnan-
cial aid and advice for Ethiopia only
on the condition there would be no
Italian influence.
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Destroying a Skunk

I'VE just been reading-until l
l stopped to gag-the latest novel Of
one Of the new school Of authors YOU
know, those so-called ~realists who mis-
take filth for fiction and lewdness for
literature. l wouldn't say this person
was much Of a writer, but he certainly
Is a practical dirt-farmer.
I've never believed In censorship for
creative work; and as regards this
group, I've always gone On the theory,
paraphrasing an old line Of an old
ballad, that they were more to be pit
led than censored.
But for the individual offender
against common decency-well. when I
was a younster down South, they told
me the surest way to destroy 4 skunk
was to pen him under 4 barrel and
just let him smell himself to death on
his own personal perfumes.
Our Younger Generation.
IN THE paper | see where, for their
l Sunday sermons. three ministers
preached on modern youth-wlth par
tlcular references to the shortcomings
Of same.
haven't a doubt that the first cave
man, surveying the antics Of his colt
ish brood, remarked In tones Of gloomy
resignation to his hairy mate:
swell, smommer. the worlds done
pretty well while we ran 1t. Look at
the hole In the roof to let the smoke
out, that l thought up right out OF my
own head, be-geel And now when |
get the trick of this new throwing.
stick worked out, civilization will just
about have reached her peak. But
heaven help the poor old earth when
that bunch Of crazy kids yonder takes
hold! !"
Before we start blaming the oncom-
ing generation for everything. includ-
ing its sins. which are sufficiently
manifest already, let's go back to
where this buck-passing habit started.
Let's go back to Adam. the derned
old experimentalistl
IRWIN s. COBB.
North American Newspaper Alliance,
Inc.-WNUS Service.
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Bayer Aspirin
G.

A Promise L. a Promise
Bill Patterson, colored, of Lancas-
ter, S. c.. was fined $40 for breach
of trust because he failed to return
after a friend In jail zen him to
fetch a ten cent cigar.
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No Need to Suffer
gSickness"

Morning sickness"-is caused by an
acid condition. To avoid it, acid must be
offset by aAals = such as magnesia-
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continued from Rage ~
folk said that the people of Ronda
were shot in patches of so and
taken to the cemetery in trucks.
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REDS MASSACRE 500 IN SOUTHERN SPAIN

soldiers from the north. While
the army of Lieutenant Colonel
Vague stages the main offensive
here, streaming up the valleys Of
the Albereche and Tagus Rivers,
the southern wing of Gen. Emilio
Mola's army in the Avila- Quad
arrama Mountain sector will
menace Madrid from the north
and west.
Hope For Alcazar Slim
With progress west Of Toledo
slow, no Succor was in sight for
the estimated 1900 survivors in
the wrecked, partially flaming Al
caZar, where almost hourly fresh
scenes of astounding heroism are
enacted.
Outstanding among the figures
in the Alcazar epic is the man
who gave his own life to save his
comrades, including scores Of
women and children, from a hor-
rible death in the flames Of gaso-
line.
From a tank containing thou
sands of gallons, loyalistS tried to
deluge the Alcazar ruins with gas.
oline through a fire hose. They
turned the incendiary stream on
an insurgent post in the ancient
fortress, the gasoline turning into
an arc of flame as soon as it hit.
Suddenly through the fire and
the hail of bullets that protected
the flame-throwers, an insurgent
burst forward, seized the hose, and
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Continued from Page II
principles of liberty and freedom
through ruthless abandonment Of
constitutional provisions, he con-
tinued. -
President Roosevelt sent a short
word of greeting to the, Legion
members.
The Executive was unable to
come to the convention, and sent
the following telegram:
Regret deeply that could
not be in Cleveland during con-
ventiOn. Greetings and best
wishes"
AS the convention opened, it ap-
peared that a Topeka (Kan)
lawyer, 46-year-old Harry w. Col
merry, will probably be the next
national commander, and the 1887
convention of the Legion will in
all probability be held in New
York city.
There are five avowed candi.
dates for the Legion command, but
even the rank and file Of veterans
here concede that Colmery has 1t
"in the bag"
AS for the next convention, Los
Angeles is putting up real fight
but seems to be outvoted by advo-
Gates Of a New York city conven-
ton.
Avowed candidates for the ma
tional command post at the con-
vention in addition to Colmery,
who is certain to win, were: John
Lewis Smith, Of Washington, D. c.,
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HALLE FLYING
T0PLEAD FOR
ETHIOPIA
Plane Bears Emperor
to Geneva to Ask
League Aid

GENEVA, Sept. 81 GN.SO.
Practically assuring a battle on the
floor of the League of Nations as
sembly over the fate Of Ethiopia
with Halle Selassie flying here
from London to wage the fight
small powers today baked an at
tempt to pack" the assembly Gre
dentials committee with pro
Italians.
Six minor nations besides Italy's
arch-opponent, Soviet Russia, are
represented on the committee of
eight, making it almost a certainty
that a minority report opposing
the exclusion Of Ethiopian dele
gates will be brought before the
assembly.
The NeguS, it was learned, will
attempt to make a personal plea
from the floor of the assembly
against exclusion of Ethiopia.
The Importance Of the commit
tees task was emphasized with
inclusion for the first time of the
foreign ministers of three great
powerS-Anthony Eden of Britain,
WON Delbos of France and Maxim
Litvinoff Of the Soviet Union.
Delbos was prepared to back an
agreement already reached by
Premier MuSsolini and Joseph
Avenol, Secretary-general of the
league. to drop the Ethiopian dele
gates quietly, permitting Italy to
return to Geneva, without now
deciding the ultimate status Of
AbySsinia.
The possibility that an Ameri-
can citizen-the first to become
a delegate to the League of Ma
tions-may be chosen to speak for
Ethiopia developed today with the
arrival here of Everett A. Colson,
Emperor Halle Selassie'S advisor.
LONDON, Sept. 81 Q.N.SO.
For a last desperate battle in de-
tense of his throne, Halle Selassie,
conquered Lion of Judah, suddenly
determined today upon a dramatic
airplane dash to Geneva to con-
front the League of Nations as
Sembly.
Within less than an hour after
his starting decision was an
nounced, the Negus, a small but
reSolute figure in his black cape,
stepped into a special plane and
dashed off for the Continent at
125 miles an hour.
VOTE AMERICAN
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BY THOMAS A. LOAYZA

MADRID, Sept. 81 Q.N.SO-Its
position apparently growing worse
daily as insurgents close in on the
capital from several fronts. and
with radicals in several places
fighting among themselves, the
Madrid government today hast
ened establishment of national
defense council in a desperate ef-
fort to stem the insurgent tide.
Premier Francisco Largo Cabal-
lero appeared before anarchist
and national confederation Of la
Dor committees to discuss forma-
ton Of the council, which had
been proposed by the confedera-
ton.
Since the Largo Caballero gov
eminent was formed with the ap-
proval and support of the labor
federation, it was felt complete
cooperation could not be expected
unless the anarchists take a hand
in the government. Heretofore
they have refused to do this.
Anarchists to Join
The anarchists have promised,
however, to take direct part in
running the government if the
political reforms should be enacted.
If the reforms are made law,
the present ministries would be
replaced by departments with
committees in charge" The an
archists demanded specialization of
the property of the church, land
owners, and large industries.
It also was proposed that foreign
governments be sounded out on
formation of a world labor front
against FaSciSm.
The insurgents are outnumbered
on the Toledo front, but their
troops are better trained and many
of their reinforcements are regular
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VANDENB
READY FOR
DEBATE
Accepts Lewis Offer to
Discuss New Deal
Acts in October

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Sept.
81 UN.S).-United States Sena-
tor Arthur H. Vandenberg today
tentatively accepted the challenge
of Senator j. Hamilton Lewis CD
of Illinois to debate on the merits
of President Franklin D. Roose-
velt's policies.
In a letter today to the veteran
statesman from Illinois, Michi-
Republican Senator and arch foe
of the Administration, explained
that he was "all booked up" on
speaking engagements, but added:
II hope to be able to return
to Illinois for one more speech.
Then we might hope to meet
perhaps once ct the finish"
Debate Next Month
In his letter, Senator Vanden-
berg indicated the debate could
not be staged until late in October,
as his schedule is filled up with
speaking engagements up to that
time.
Lewis issued his challenge Sat
urday on this subject:
Resolved, that there has been
no measure passed under the di-
rectiOn Of the President and the
present administrator that was
knowingly unconstitutional or in
tended to be an unconstitutional
measure"
Senator Vandenberg, declaring
that motives are hard to prove"
today suggested that if they debate
the subject instead be:
"Was President Roosevelt
right when he asked Congress to
pass New Deal legislation re-
gardless Of doubts as to its con-
stitutionality, however unreaSOn-
abIe?"
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WRITER TELL
HOW FRANCO
IS GUARDED
Whites Search Every
Visitor to Generals
Headquarters

fFollo1ing is the SeUenth of the
Ddr logs sent from the Spanish
battlefront By H. r. Knicker-
booker, famous roUing CORE
Spondent of international NewS
Service.)
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LAND0N READY
FOR TRIP INTO
FARM BELT
O.P.Nominee Leaves
Tomorrow to Offer
Agriculture Plans
By WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON

BY WILLIAM M uO OHANSON
TOPEKA, Kan, Sept. 21.-Gov.
ernor Alfred M. Landon today rec.
commended Congressional consid.
Grafton of Federal crop insurance
as one measure Of relief for Ameri.
can agriculture.
The Republican nominee gave
out a paragraph touching this sub
ject from the speech he prepared
for delivery in Des Moines tomor.
row night. 1t read:
81 am going to mention a sub
ject that is in neither platform
crop insurance. 1t is a question
i'm. which we have long been in.
tereSted in Kansas. In fact,
some of our Republican leaders
in farm legislation have been in
the forefront in working on it.
1--WE realize that there are
difficulties; but insurance com.
panies are writing policies today
covering risks that they didn't
consider feasible a few years
ago. believe that the ques-
ton of crop insurance should
be given the greatest consid-
Grafton"
Landon will leave here at $50
tomorrow morning on Seven-day
trip through Missouri, Iowa. Min
nesota, Wisconsin and Illinois.
His major speeches will be de-
livered in Des Moines Tuesday
night on the farm problem, in
Minneapolis Thursday night on
reciprocal trade treaties and in
Milwaukee Saturday night on the
social security issue. He will
make "rear porch" talks from his
special train in scores of cities
and towns throughout the farm
belt.
Warburg Backs Landon
The Republican high command
meanwhile will circularize a state
ment by Felix M. Warburg, out
standing Jewish philanthropist
and social welfare leader, prais-
ing Landon for his record Of
academic freedom and religious
liberty"
Warburg said, in declaring his
support of Landon:
Governor LandOn's stand for
opportunity of the individual.
academic freedom and religious
liberty, as expressed in his re-
cent speeches and in his record,
is in accordance with the best
traditions Of American demOC-
racy.
Governor LandOn'S emphasis
in his recent speeches on econ
Omy in government and eff
lent operation of relief, while at
the same time Stressing the ne
ceSsity that no man or woman
should starve, is in my opinion.
the proper approach to the
problems that today beset us.
WILL VOTE FOR LANDON
His emphasis on more EN-.
plOyment for labor and fair
treatment of businesses is the
only safe basis for recovery, for
we must have an expansion Of
present enterprises and new
businesses must be encouraged.
"F0r these reasons / intend to
vote for Governor LandOn."
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chairman Of the Legion national
finance committee; Quimby Mel
ton, of Griffin, Ca, editor and
publisher of the Griffin News;
Daniel J. Doherty, of Woburn,
Mass, an attorney, and Raymond
j. Kelly. of Detroit.
The Legion's first formal bust.
ness sessions opened this morning
in Cleveland's big convention hall.
Everybody said the 1885 legion
convention would be a compare
lively quiet affair, but the crowds.
the noise and the fanfare of the
Republican national convention
here in June were pale in COM
pariSon.
Newton D. Baker, who was Sec
rotary Of War during the wartime
administration of President Wood
row Wilson, was the principal
speaker.
Other speakers included M. Vic
tor Beauregard of France, treas
urer of the legion's national fedora
ton of victims of the war; Gov
ernor Martin L. Davey of Ohio,
Mayor Harold H. Burton, David S.
ingalls,, who was Assistant Secre-
tary of the Navy during the Hoover
administration, and Milt D. Camp
bell, commander of the legion'S
Ohio department.
There are two major resolu-
lions which will be adopted when
the convention settles down to
the work of drafting a Legion
program.
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The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Patrick C..
Gavin, pastor of Sacred Heart
Church, is dangerously i'll in
Georgetown University Hospital,
it was learned today.
Msgr. Gavin, who is "a years old,
was taken to the hospital last
Tuesday and physicians fear
pneumonia will set in.
About a year ago the prelate,
who is one of the most widely
known priests in the Capital, was
stricken with a bronchial trouble
and was seriously Ill. Later, how
ever, he rallied and was thought
to be well on the road to recovery
when he suffered the relapse last
week.
The condition of the prelate was
termed as grave" due to the dan
ger of complications from the
bronchial complaint If pneumonia
should set in.
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turned the deadly jet towards the
government lines.
He fell in a few seconds before
machinegun bullets, but not before
the loyalistS had fled, their clothes
aflame, and the Alcazar garrison
was saved again.
Inspired by their comrades sac
rifice, q body of the besieged insur-
gents tried to make Sortie to
surprise the Madrid forces, only
to be beaten back with heavy
losses.
Unceasing artillery and ma
chine-gun fire now continues the
purgatory the insurgents are suf-
fering in the catacombs of the Al
cazar, and by night several fires
can be seen burning among the
fallen masonry. Repeated at
tempts to storm the Fort have
failed, however.
Official claims of advances on
several fronts were made today
by Madrid, Is refutation to similar
assertions on inSurgent radios.
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Conference TO Study
Neqro Education

Negro education in denomina-
tional schools will be discussed at
a conference beginning Thursday
at Campbell A. M. E. Church of
AnacoStia.
Participants will include DR..
Charles H. Wesley, head of the de-
partment of history at Howard
University and presiding elder of
the Potomac District of the A. M.
E. Church connection: DR.. H. A.
Poindexter. professor in the How
ard University Medical School:
DR.. Louise Young, of Baltimore,
and Mrs. Hattie Banks, who has
just returned from the Orient.
The Washington times., 1936-10-17
Tickets or Safety?

There are few Washngtonians who will not agree with
the recent statement of Mr. Walter Matthews director
of the Philadelphia Safety Council to the effect that
handing out parking tickets is waste Of the policeman
time and energy.
Mr.. Matthews, speaking at the safety conference at
the Commerce Department. declared that the moving
vehicle is the real traffic problem and that police actv
ties should be concentrated on keeping those vehicles
within the law.
It seems obvious that an automobile never kills any
while it is parked yet police officers spend great
deal of their time sticking tickets this type of
Many motorists pay attention to the tickets after
they get them
SOME HAVE THEM FIXED" BY INFLUENTIAL
FRIENDS AND SOME DON'T EVEN GO TO THAT
TROUBLE, AS EVIDENCED BY THE FACT THAT
RECENTLY THE POLICE COURT DECIDED TO GET
OUT ABOUT SIX THOUSAND TRAFFIC WARRANTS
IN ONE BATCH
That wholesale roundup, mostly for parking regua
ton violation, is absurdity.
If the police going to continue to spread these
tickets wholesale basis they should at least be fol-
lowed up at and not be allowed to accumulate by
the thousand
Washington has been shocked during the last week
by series of fatal traffic accidents and by series of
other accidents which, though not fatal still brought
injury and suffering to many
Could any of these accidents have been prevented by
greater concentration of police energy reckless driv
ing and speeding?
It seems not impossible that some of them could.
The UeaUing and bObbing driUer UhO thinks that
traffic lanes painted the streets merely to
enhance the beauty of the Capital might be curbed.
The light Jumper might be taught the seriousness
of his Offense.
The intersection incher, lUhO thinks he has to be
In the front line uvhen the light changes might be
taught that he is inUiting trouble.
THESE THINGS IN THEIR DANGER TO ALI. ARE
MORE VITAL THAN WORRYING THE MAN WHO
TRIES TO BEAT THE PARKING REGULATIONS.