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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-22
CHAPTER 2Q

SMALL AS the incident of
Reds playing with the children
was and hardly worth recording.
it seemed to break the spell of
horror that hung over the dismal
place, and to cement a sort of de-
fensive alliance between these
people against an unknow n
enemy.
Run off to the bathroom and
get washed" Sylvia ordered the
children; and they knew when to
obey.
You'll come again, Uncle
Jack?" Marian cried, as she
skipped out of the door that led
to their bedroom.
James had gone, and for a mo-
ment they were alone.
I'm so glad" Sylvia said
breathlessly. "YouS don't know
what it means to me-" Her mouth
and eyes smiled at him. Listen,
we've only moment, they will be
calling me in minute. 1 believe
that if we had stayed in that part
of the house something dreadful
would have happened. I was up
nearly all last night; and l heard
someone try the children's door
after you had gone. He may come
tonight"
"And find you f1own?"
She did not respond to his light
words. That's the point. Mr..
Reid-don't you see-if he does not
try, it will prove that the attempt
is made by one in the house, for
they all know we have moved; but
if the person does try, it's from
outside and that will tell us that
there is no spy here" .
That's clever Of you."
Miss Lawrence" a shrill voice
shouted, IT can't find my
sponge"
Quick must 60"
Where can l see you?" he
whispered earnestly. "Come to
my bedroom when you come back
rom Colonel Graham's. It's the
third door from here along the
corridor. If there is any danger
I'll put a light in my window. If
it's out you'll know everything is
all right"
James insisted that Reid should
take the car, and it seemed not
only ungrateful, but sheer mad
ness to refuse on such a night
SO he drove up to the door OF
Paynton Manor, a less imposing
but healthier place than the Alb
hey; in fact, really a large farm
house of the time of Queen Anne
altered and enlarged into a manor
house. There was a square hall
with a broad staircase ascending
to a gallery that ran round the
first story.
The Colonel kept good cook
and an excellent cellar. An Indiar
servant waited on them, in native
costume, and Reid learnt thai
there was not a woman in the
place.
You saw nothing on the road p
Graham asked casually. "You car
speak freely before Ramdas, who
is an old servant"
1T is too rough night; and
came by car, you know"
Quite so! Try some Of this
curry; my chef will be distressed
if we send it down unfinished"
Reid kept tight hold over him
elf. The experiences he was un
dcrgoing were novel. and although
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-22

Why? Why, because, it is assumed,
Pennsylvania's Democracy wants the
administrations support Of Governor
George II. Earle, for the Democratic
presidential nomination IN 1910
Rk.YBURN TO WIN
/ expect to see Rayburn win.
1t will look harmonious but it won't
be
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-22

ball player, Mumford has made a
name for himself on the campus in
other phases of college life. He was
recently indicted into the Golden
Bough Society-an honorary organi-
cation symbolic of leadership, scho-
larship, and character-and he is VICE
president Of the Baptist Student Body.
Mumford will enter the medical school
here at Wake Forest next fall. re Is
a member Of the Chi Eta Tau Frater-
nifty and an honor roll student.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-22
Wife Preservers

If your family refuses to eat
cooked cereals. heat the prepared
ones in the oven a few minutes
before serving. Il crisps them
and makes them much more PAL
Atable.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-22

Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Taylor
Grea Garbo usual didn't attend the premiere of her latest pic
Robert who shares starring
picture did attend Here he usual
Stanwyck film actress Reputed between
Sanwyck cooling off, each
building separate house The premiere held at Palm
Springs CAL. desert resort favored by Aim notaoes
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-05-15

drastic and senseless regulations
and a hundred other petty an
nOyamces have failed to halt the
work of the Miles CITY plant.
The boys kept turning out the
product and rolling up the pub
lie profit. They wanted it to
succeed.
Then by suggestion of Cover
nor Holt the Federal Surplus
Commodity Corporation decided
to ship all but fifty thousand of.
the pelts to Boston. There they
may either rOt-and create more
scarcity-Or be prOcessed by pri-
vate plants and shipped back
with three, or four, or five
way conversion Of the public pro-
fit into private prOfits-all of
which is according TO HOyIe and
the much defended code of cap
italism.
In furtherance of such a plan
the required cars were ordered
and several officials came from
Helena and Washington to sup
ervise the pelt removal. Then
Ell broke loose. The Work
ers Protective Union, Montana
Federation of Labor, Farm Holt
day and other organized groups
couldn't see ii the capitaIistic
way.
Two years of hercuIean effort.
with a hundred jobs in hand and
as many more all but created
meant something to them. Shiv-
ering and thread-bare people
have real attachment to even
common clothing. Some middle
class business people are be-
ginning to look with favor on
projects that reverse the drain
on public treasures. By mass
action the loading and removal
of pelts was stopped temporarily
at least. The balance of the
story is to be written. It is the
kind of story that capitaIistic
insanity and the stupidity of
public officials may easily write
in blood.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-05-15

Another monument to the In
sanity involved in an attempt
to preserve decaying capitalism
is now being erected at Miles
City. AS a symbol of such stu
pidity, Governor Holt and the
Federal Surplus Commodity Cor
pOratiOn, seek to hoist the flag
of failure over the Miles City
tannery. Humans may starve,
but profit must keep flowing to
private hands. That is the ediCt
of the Democratic administra-
ton, state and national. Here
is the set up-a tale of tragedy
amidst a comedy of errors.
After two years of a valiant
fight the Workers Protective
Union induced the government
to take over an abandoned pack
ing plant at Miles City. About
$50, 600 of federal funds was in
vested in the purchase, remodel
ing and equipping the plant as a
modern tannery. It was finally
started into operation t
March, as the only manutactur-
ing plant in Eastern Montana
and one of but two tanneries in
the state. Hansen Of Butte
owns the other.
From sheep slaughtered by the
governmental drought Relief
Program" of 1894 some three
hundred and fifty thousand pelts
were brought to, and stored at
the tannery. Under the WA
rules. which allow not more than
nine days per month to each
worker, three crews totallng
about one hundred men were put
to work. These still inexperlenc'
ed and haphazzard crews nave
been tanning and turning out
45O felts per day.
The total cost of pelt plus
processing, is about 20 cents.
The value Of the finished product
is estimated at 1925 each. Inc
plant Il making a net profit Of
more than $500 daily, which
goes back int Montana relleK
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-05-15
AS I See It
BY JEROME G. LOCKE

funds. This takes no account of
the wool which has accumulated
as a by-prOduct.
By installing another three
thousand dollars worth of ma
chinery the tanned pelts can be
made into mittens, jackets, moe
assins and other apparel. Wool,
the by-prOduct, can be used in
quilts. Another hundred idle
persons can have jobs, clothing
can be furnished to relief clients
and plant profit can be boosted
to seven or eight hundred dol
lars per day, with a correspond
ing lift of the load from the
backs of taxpayers.
Further extension Of the pro-
ject has all been worked out,
planned and made ready. Two
hundred idle workers may have
employment, thousands of desti-
tute persons may have clothing
and quilts, taxpayers may have
some relief from back breaking
burdens. Everything is lovely;
it can be more lOvely-except for
one little fly that infests the
ointment.
The project, program and pro-
cedure constitutes PRODUC :
TON FOR USE. In it there is
no profit to individuals. Such
programs threaten capitalism.
They help provide abundance
not scarcity. They demonstrate
what the common folks can do
when given access to the tools
Of production. They point the
wav to a better and fairer eco
nOmic order that ALL might
well enjoy. Consequently such
projects are of the devil, Un--
American, sOcialistic, and sub
vertive. They are to be sabO-
tagged, sat upon, weeded out,
labeled failure" and sent to ex-
tinctiOn.
Failure to furnish chemicals
and necessary supplies when
needed, juggling of funds, re-
strictiOns on petty expenditures
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-05-15
EXTRA
LOST
BillfOld Containing $40 in
Bills, Four Sos and Six
$1O's and Some Small Sill
yer at the Ingvoldstad Lee
ture at the Farmer-Labor
Temple, Monday Night

The biIlfOld and the money was
lost by Chris JOhansen, farmer,
who resides east of, and gets
his mail at Antelope. On the
billfOld, stamped in gold leaf, is
the name, Christian JOhansen.
Mr.. JOhansen had been saving
this money to pay his taxes. It's
loss is very painful and a great
hardship at this time. Mr.. JO-
hansen is willing to pay a lib
eral reward for the return of
this billfOld with the money.
Mr.. JOhansen says that he and
Mrs. JOhansen were sitting in
about the third or fourth seat
from the back, on the righthand
tier next to the aisle, when he
took the billfOld out of his pocket
to get a nickel to buy a Daily
Worker from Mrs. Heron. He
believed that he had replaced it
carefully in his pants pocket.
Shortly he left his seat and went
to about the middle of the center
row to talk with Genius Lalr-
CONTINUED on page four)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-05-15
Finance Banking Modified
Forces Defeat Measure by
Vote of 235 to 142 After
Hottest Battle of Session
WALL ST. JUBMANT
SHERIDAN co. FARMERS
ACTIVE FOR FRAZIER
LEMKE BILL

After the Frazier-Lemle Farm
Refinance Bill secured the nee.
essary 218 signatures of Con.
gressmen to take it out of the
hands of the Committee on Rules
where it had been 'pigeOnhOIed
for months, and force il to the
floor for consideration and ac-
ton, last week, Sheridan cOun-
ty farmers became very active
in it's support, and many tele-
grams signed by numerous
farmers were sent to the Mon
tana representatives in Congress.
Mr.. Ayres and Mr.. Monaghan.
The Dagmar and COaIridge
Farmers Union Local dispatched
wires also, as did the Producers
News.
The dispatches in the press
did not print the roll call on the
Frazier-Lemke Bill, but ConV.
Joseph p. Monaghan was an ar
dent supporter of the measure
so voted for it; how Ayres voted
is not known, but likely for the
measure.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-05-15
Ga1er-Lenlke Measure Smashedby Congress Wednesday
I'll s 81

The invoices for the last
of 1885 wheat allotment
checks, over 5000 in num-
Der, in the total sum of
$123,415.O3, were received
by G. E. FulkersOn, treas
urer of the Sheridan COun-
ty Wheat Allotment Board
today. However, the checks
have not yet arrived, but
are expected shortly after
the first of the week.
The checks are larger
than anticipated by reason
of the fact that the Wheat
Administration has allowed
an extra 5 cents per bushel
because Of the fact that the
administration expense was
not as large as estimated.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-05-15
Ehrmanntraut Called to
BOzeman Thursday for
Soil Conservation Meet

Harry Ehrmanntraut, secretary
Of the Sheridan County Soil Con-
servation Board, also a member Of
the Montana State Board, was
called bv wire, Thursday evening
to Bozeman to attend q meeting
Of the State Board called at that
place for Saturday, for which
place he left immediately, where
he will be occupied for the next
two weeks.
Mr.. Ehrmanntraut was recently
appointed by the head office az
washington. d. c., as a member
OF the State Board to represent
the eastern Montana area. The
appointment was a very happy one
as Mr.. Ehrmanntraut is verv CON
versant with conditions In this seq
ton of the state.
Il. G. Tyler Of Homestead nrAai-
dent of the Sheridan COUNTY Soil
Conservation Board, come tn
Plentywood this morning To act 90
Secretary Of the Board durin0 The
absence Of Secretary Ehrnann-
traut.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-05-15
CALLAHAN CITED
FOR CONTEMPT

H. II. Callahan Of Redstone has
been cited for contempt of court,
at the instance of the Union Cen
trail Life Insurance Company's at
torney, who was here from Billings
last week, for entering upon and
farming his own place, in alleged
violation Of temporary injunc-
ton issued by Judge Paul at the
behest of the mortgage sharks
without hearing as to the merits,
last fall.
The citation to show cause was
served upon Callahan by Sheriff
Hans Madsen at Redstone in the
middle Of last week and the date
Of hearing set for Tuesday, May
10, at the court house at Plenty
wood.
Judge Paul disqualified himself,
and called in Judge Felts of Miles
City to hear the case, and the
hearing date reset for Thursday,
May Fl.
The farmers are trying to get
Attorney L. p. Donovan of Shelby
to represent Callahan, but Dono-
van, because of trial work, cannot
come next week, so Attorney Yer
non Hoven, Callahan's local lawyer
and Callahan, have asked that the
hearing be set over for the first
week in June, so that he may be
prepared to properly defend him
self.
Judge Paul is now in Helena on
business.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-05-15
SIrSIED FRONT MASS
LING AT FORSYTH

Si emf t e the Producers News.
SoSSstiisN s May Is. En-
lstSs :. United Front Mass
'Gtiss. 'S Ss,GS Custer and Rosebud
ajSy' neld at Rosebud last
ss.SSD.'O eakers were. Rodnov
y Amy President Of the Toli.
its s' NO. q Montana; u J. J. me- Me-
9'is,tI FeS 1Se!l of the Workers Ger,
tas RsiIG50a6iSSn ; land and Mr.. Moss
City. brotherhood Of
y . q Oa Ms, Of Forsyth. chair.
dday S sae Rosebud CoIntv
S'a5t, a association, and also
I. TorfSsl,It the e State Board of Of
, q aoiidPPTr ot Ss.S.i.+ Union:
esh tbs sI ned. as chairman.
Il. he Holiday Association
$N Ws,. Workers NoII Protective Protective
we well represented
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-05-15
RESTRAINING ORDER
SERVED ON FARMERS

Ssrtt MadSen has been busy
rI week serving restraining or
i mon On members of the Holiday
!. SsiSSs Sls Of Montana, issued out
Y \ district 1s Court at the behest of
I'm. y unlOn Central Life Insurance
,s .,i!.a VI. ftOrbidding them to in
!, i't C.s.ySlth Art Baise's possession
~ U'Iahan'S farm and home.
l, lae papers have been served on
S.SsS,V 2 81 John Boulds, F. W.
.m ~ 70 d E1gebretson, Art Ha-
d, S S1y ysand q Fletcher Gala
d C 05RF5fasl Callahan, jr., viii
S,hm,.e wendell Callahan. Rodney
y ,all!I was also noticed. but not
lS S.9'eS were dated Nav 6. and
y = S b., Horace S. Davis srs q stt S,,u
10 Billings. "'i'' S''Or'
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-05-15
.rTENTTVE CROWD
FIARS NGVOLSTAD
nrv.r Splendid Lecture on
SsT,.vels in Russia at the
E,mer.Labor Temple

fair.sized and attentive
r5 z mostly from the outside
S 7 TpiIentyWOOd, heard DR.. Fred
y Ilngvcldstad deliver his splen-
"a " h. Issture, "My Travels in Rus
= Al the Farmer-Labor Tenn
u Monday evening, May IL.
4, doctor, who is lecturing un-
h the auspices of the Amer
E,p Guardian, came to Plenty
T -, Al the most unfortunate
6ns. first, the date was Monday
M second, it was just after q
An during the seeding season;
N Of which initiated against
4, securing of the audience
Nal Or. IngvOldstad deserved
nd had the right to expect.
However, those who came were
CHARMED with the personality of
The lecturer, and so interested in
he lecture that no one noticed
that !! lasted more than two
hours
Dr.. IngVOldstad, who Travelled
nd studied widely for many
months last summer, keenly ana
lyTsd and wildly explained what
Be saw there in simple but grip
hg terms; he carefully COM
pared the conditions in the So
vet with the conditions in the
CAPITALIST countries, going into
zone detail regarding education,
Collective farming, and religion,
nd the progress made since the
IEOutiOn.
Il was reVrettable that the
temple could not have been
N'Eed to hear DR.. IngvOldstad.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-05-15

Special to The Producers News.
WASHINGTON, May 1S.-Wall
Street is jubilant here today. The
bankers faithful puppet in the
White House smiles his "chessy-
cat" grin. The finance bankers.
the collegium that rules this ma
ton, and ruthlessly exploits the
farmers and workers out Of the
products of their toll. with back
to the wall, cracked their whips.
and demonstrated to the world.
that they are absolutely in con-
troll OF all branches of the United
States government, the President
and Congress Of the United States
just as completely and effectively
Continued on Page 7
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-05-15
High School Band in
Street Concert Last Night

The Plentywood high school band
which returned Sunday from
Havre, where they participated in
the Musical Festival held there,
gave a concert Thursday night on
Main street in front of the former
Riba State bank building at 1880.
The very enjoyable event was
attended bv large audience.
The American Legion Post
sponsored the performance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-26
LOTTERY, RACE
 BETTING CRASH

Boston, March 26-(UP)- Twenty three persons, including two stylish ly-dressed women bookkeepers, to- day were given the stiffest sentences ever imposed in Massachusetts courts in connection with horse race betting and the so-called number pool racket. All were arrested by Boston police Saturday in raids on two south end establishments. Mu- nicipal Judge Joseph T. zottoli sen- fenced John Richards of Boston to two years and three months on charges of occupying a place for registering bets, setting Up lottery and being present where gambling implements were found.
 Twenty other men, charged var iously with being concerned in a lottery, being present at a lottery, and taking horse race bets, were sentenced to nine months each. The two women, who gave their names as Helen Frost and Mary Ross of Boston, were given six-month sen tences each on charges of being con- cerned in lottery and being pres- ent at lottery. When all appealed, Judge zottoli set bail at $500 each. The usual penalty in lottery case has been $l0 fine. When the sen- tences were announced an audible gasp was heard from the courtroom crowd
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-26
$3O,OOO VOTED
 BY STATE BOARD

Hartford. conn, March 26-(UP) The state board of finance and control today authorized appropria- tions amounting to $30,000 to pur- chase serum. lime and repair dam age to the state prison at Wethers- field, resulting from the flood. The state department of health was given $25 1000 of which $15000 will be spent for typhoid vaccines and $l0,000 for chloride of lime to re- condition polluted wells.
 Repairs at the prison will amount to $5,000. The damage was done to an embankment which was under mined beneath one of the main buildings, and four out-buildings were flooded. The board was told an auxiliary lighting system had been rented to light the prison. Transfer of $4500 from the general fund of the veterans home at Noroton to fight termites at that institution was authorized and three state em- ployment bureaus were given addi- tional grants of $4250 to last until July 1. This amount will be. matched by the federal government. The state welfare commissioner was author ized to publish the welfare laws of the state and ask for bids.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-26
TEACHERS HAVE
 PROBABLY LOST

Boston, March % - (UP) = A majority of the members of the leg islative committee on education who attended an executive session today voted "leave to withdraw" on the bill to repeal the controversial Mas sachusettS teachers" oath law.
 Senator Miles (r) Brockton, com mittee chairman, who made this announcement, pointed out that only nine of the IS committeeman at- tended the session and that the body's final decision would not be known until the six absentees had been boiled.
 State house observers believed, however, that today's vote presaged the death of the repeal bill and as- sured continuance of the law which requires all teachers in all schools and colleges in the state to sub- scribe to an oath of allegiance to the federal and state constitutions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-26
PECULIAR SUIT
 AWAITING TRIAL

Mason City, Ia, March 26-(UP) A strange agreement, whereby a husband and wife agreed to protect each other from being embalmed while still alive, was disclosed today in @ $60,080 damage suit.
 Nels Quelvl, 30, filed the action against Frank and Josephine Finn, cousins of his dead wife. He charg- ed they had his wife embalmed and buried, precluding all possibility of the woman coming back to life" Quelvi, who describes himself as a Pharmacist and author" said in his petition that he and his wife lived in constant dread of Cataleptic fits, during which they fell into death-like frances. The fear was that they would be mistaken for dead, and would be killed by an un- dertaker while being embalmed, Quelvi said.
 The Quelvis agreed, he claimed, that in the event of the apparent death of either that the survivor would not call an undertaken for three days and would keep the dead" partner dressed comfortably and in room heated to 85 degrees. Quelvi charged that Miss Finn, who roomed with the Quelvis, knew of the agreement and violated 1t by taking Mrs. Quelvi to hotel, where she passed into 8 cataleptic spell. Miss Finn and her brother, Frank, delivered Mrs. Quelvi to an under taker for embalming, Quelvi assert ed. sI