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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-06-19
ERNEST l. WALTON
CANDIDATE FOR
DISTRICT JUDGE

Ernest L. Walton came to Mon
tana in 1908, and worked on a
farm south of Bainville until old
enough to file on a homestead.
In the spring of 1912, he pur-
chased two gas tractors, rented a
steam engine and planted a large
crop. The crop was fair, but that
fall his creditors took the crop,
both tractors and his other chat
tells, also his homestead. He then
decided to study law.
During the winter of 1912 and
until the fall of 1913, he clerked
in store in Bainville. In the fall
of 1913, he enrolled in the Law
School at Missoula, as a special or
trial student because he did not
have the required college credits
for regular enrolment. However,
at the end of the first semester
he was the honor student of the
entire Law School.
After about four months at Mis-
soula, he was forced to return to
Bainville to assist his parents.
Back at Bainville, he worked days,
studying law nights, thus studying
the same books as his former
classmates in college, but without
the assistance of classroom IN
struction.
F., He took the regular State Bar
examination before the Supreme
Court of Montana in the spring of
1916, and passing the same was
then admitted to practice law.
Such examination was given a few
days before his former classmates
at Missoula, who had taken the
regular college course, where adj
mitted to practice law without
examination on their University
credits. In 1927, he was admitted
to practice before the Supreme
Court of the United States.
Since 1916, he has continually
practiced law in the present 18th
Judicial District, consisting of the
counties of Daniels, Sheridan and
Roosevelt, in the state of Montana.
He was the first county attor-
ney of Roosevelt county, at Mon
dak. and has at different times
maintained law offices in Balm
vile, Medicine Lake, Poplar and
Wolf Point, in which latter town
he has practiced for the past eight
years. He has been married for
the past IA years, but has no chill
dren.
-Pd. Pol. Adv.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-06-19

tertained at the church parlors
Thursday afternoon. The quilt was
given at this time, going to Mrs.
Jake Weller of Wheeler, Mont.
Mrs. Martin Anderson and Miss
Manson of Plentywood were West
by callers Thursday.
c.. N. Rostad and son Lloyd re-
turned Thursday from Great Falls:
B. Larson and Mr.. Roberts OF
Crosby were Westby business call
ers Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rostad of Conner
town celebrated their silver we'd
ding anniversary Sunday, June IA.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Johnson
left Friday for their home at Ia
coma, Wash.
Mrs. Thorvald Nelson of Dane
vile is visiting Kenmare friends
and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barstad and Lyle
returned to their home at Ray, N
D., Monday.
Parochial school is being con-
Quoted for two weeks by Rev. Aim
lie at Comertown.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Onstad
have as their guest their son DR.
Henry, of Santa Ann, Calf.
Cards are out announcing the
birth of daughter to Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin Felland of Deneville,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Olson and
Alta returned Friday from a visit
at Blair, Nebr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christ Hoist re-
turned Friday night from a weeks
visit at Lake Metigoshee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Ditmarson
and Marline attended the circus
at Williston Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Rohwede1
and daughter of McElroy spent the
week end with Flaxton relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Helegard and fam
lily of Lone Tree shopped in West
by Saturday.
Victorine Helm of Plentywood
was guest of Mildred Bergh on
Saturday.
Lloyd Helseth of New Deal
spent the week end with Westby
relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coburn Gronvold
and Conrad returned to New Deal
Saturday after a visit with rela-
tives and friends.
Mrs. Mary Kronen and children
of Lone Tree were Westby callers
Saturday.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-06-19
HARD TIMES MAY
CHANGE 'HOPPERS'
INTO FLIERS

When sufficiently stimulated by
hunger and heat, grasshoppers of
some species can change from hop
pers to filters, according to DR.. J.
r. Parker, of the United States
Department of Agriculture. Grown
at high temperatures and deprived
of succulent green food, grass
hoppers in test cages acquired
longer wings, became Simmer, and
took on brighter colOrs.
The species Melanoplus mexi-
canus, now most destructive in the
Great Plains areas, recently has
shown tendency to change into
its flying phase. These "locusts''
terrorized early settlers by sweep
ing unexpectedly across the Rocky
Mountains in great dark clouds,
but have not appeared as filters
since 1880. Enormous numbers of
the species as hoppers, however,
infested cultivated land in the
West from 1921 to 1923 and again
from 1888 to 1885.
A definite tendency toward the
migratory phase was evident in
the 1928 outbreak. Extremely
dry weather provide a stimulus al
most strong enough to make the
hoppers repeat their complete
transformation of half a century
ago. The hoppers were more
brightly colored than their imme-
date forbears and their wings de-
cidedly longer. When drought and
heat were most intense there were
many flights-some $50 miles long.
Suitable weather for a rapid in
crease, followed by a period of
severe drought, could make it pos
sible for the Melanoplus mexicanus
to go once more into it's migra-
tory phase. DR.. Parker believes,
however, that such a TRANSFORMS
ton is extremely unlikely, so long
as man, by planting cultivated
crops on land formerly covered by
grass, provides good egg-laying
grounds and plenty of green feed
for the hoppers.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-06-19
RULES OF THE ROAD
IN STATE PRESSED BY
HIGHWAY PATROL

L. C. Boedecker, Supervisor of
the State Highway Patrol, in a
brief but forceful statement makes
timely appeal this week to all
motorists to comply with the fol-
lowing "Rules of the Road" to the
end that driving in the State Of
Montana may be made safe and a
pleasure.
l. Stop at all stop signs. Play
safe.
2. Inspect your lights daily.
8. Test your brakes regularly.
Adequate brakes are necessary so
that the driver can stop in the
assured clear distance ahead.
A. Keep your plates clean. It is
required by law.
5. Try to anticipate at all times
what the other driver may do.
6. Always have your car under
control.
Z. Regulate your speed carefully
according to the condition of the
highway and traffic. Exceedingly
slow speed is often as dangerous
as exceedingly fast speed.
8. Do not mix alcohol and gaso-
line.
9. Use hand signals. They are
essential when starting, stopping
or turning.
10. Passing on hills or curves or
when the view ahead is INSTRUCTED
is reckless driving.
II. Do not cut in and out of
traffic.
IL. Do not stop on the highway.
If necessary to stop, park on the
shoulder off the travelled portion
of the road.
13. Dim your lights when ap-
preaching another car. Good head
lights that are not binding are a
necessity. Law and courtesy de-
mand this.
IA. Drive with both hands and
both eyes and your full attention.
Is. Your right to drive on the
highway is a courtesy extended to
all motorists. Motoring on oul
highways can be a pleasure or 3
tragedy. It's up to you. When
issued drivers license, Won are
given a right. But you also as
sumo an obligation. Do not abuse
the one and forget the other.
Make Montana's highways the
safest in the nation!
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-06-19
CELEBRATE 9TH
WESLEY z DAYS
Two-day Event, Dance Big
Dance Both Days; Races,
Games, Speeches, Picnic
Dinner

Westby will celebrate the ma
TONS birthday, independence Day,
two days, July 4-5.
There will be games, races, ball
games, program and speeches both
days, and both days there will be
well policed dance, with old and
new music for the young and old
on the afternoons and evenings of
both days at the pavilion. The
committee promises that the dance
will be respectable and decent, and
guarantees all a good time.
Ice cream, beverages, fruits.
sandwiches, novelties, in fact
everything money will buy, will be
sold at the stores and restaurants
and stands, all the time, at the
Westby celebration.
"Bring your picnic dinner, says
the committee. The C.I.C. has a
fine well where water can be had
At the park there is a place to
camp, and north of the park, park
ing space for the cars has been
provided.
The Westby celebration is going
to be real old time even that
will not be forgotten soon.
Bring the family to Westby the
4th and 9Th and pack your troubles
in the old kit sock.
Best time ever.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-06-19
Visits in Sheridan County

Alvin Gronvold, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jens Gronvold, formerly old
time homesteaders in Sheridan
county, now residing in Seattle.
Washington, travelling via automo-
bile, who stopped in Plentywood a
fortnight or so ago for a visit on
his way to Fertile, Mimi, to bring
his mother and brothers and sis
ter from that place where Mrs
Gronvold had been keeping house
for her father at the old home
stead, near Fertile for the past
couple of years, returned to Plen-
ttywood Monday, a week ago with
Mrs. Gronvold, and his sister
Evelyn, and brothers, RAYMOND
and Marion, and a young Iadv
cousin, on their way to Seattle
They stopped in brentwood >
week, for visit with friends here
staying at the GronvoId farm
near Antelope. They left Tues sfL.l
afternoon on their trip west Ta,s
S5ronvold and son have been i; =
Seattle where they are engages =,
the fuel business since last s sum y.
mer. ''SS su'i'-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-06-19
NOTICE To o.

In the Dis ~ CREDlIOe'
State SFate of Montana. Gi e
po IN the Matter '' ~ a y
Bernard L. McElroOlI, the Es,.
~, Notice Is Here5yS D 9leceas
Undersigned d';L1:gg Arthur I y i
the estate Of B Bern wall ,aaa,S.
deceased af7 sss to the 'l cTeGi,. NcS
AL All persons Del: having I cIaistI 4
with the necessary 70 U, e13iii
IN four months af4 y voucher
lI1catiOn of this noti.t me fit
Arthur c. Erickson s q + t. u
montana. ~ Aiehtp
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this 9Th day Of J1n "O0I lsl No
ARTHUR G. Ep pSSS
12-4t. WIN Will az,
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Miss Florence Barge, daughter
of George Barge, is visiting rela-
tives at Wheeler and Wilson.
Several from this vicinity at
tended the farewell party given for
Eddie Klish at the Joe Walkonis
home last Saturday evening. Ed
will leave soon for Chicago where
he has employment.
Wallace Barge and sister Mrs.
Robert Cook of Wheeler were week
end guests at the Jack Barge
home.
Hank Watchorn and friend at
tended the dance at the Walkonis
ranch Saturday.
Mrs. Mayme Lutzenhitser spent
the past week with her cousin,
Mrs. Joe Whitish, returning to the
home of her brother, G. E. Bolster
at Plentywood Friday.
Jesse w. Cook of Wheeler is
spending the summer with his
aunt, Mrs. L. Whitish.
Pete and Joe Whitish received
news of the death of their brother
George, of Fenninow, Wis, June
8. Mr.. Whitish, who had been
blind for several years, had just
reached his 81st year.
Clarence Whitish and Geo. Nor
ris left for Fort Peck Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Whitish and
baby of Wilson, were visiting at
the Pete and Harry Whitish homes
Thursday and Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo. Kazeck of
Wheeler were visiting relatives in
this vicinity the past week.
Harry Whitish went to gilbert
son Tuesday to meet relatives who
had arrived from Yakima, Wash.
Mrs. Mayme Lutzenheitser and
Mrs. Joe Whitish were the dinner
guests at the H. A. Whitish home
Thursday.
Miss Phyllis, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Smith, was visiting
Delbert Whitish Thursday.
Jesse Cook spent Sunday with
his cousins Delbert and Estyle
Whitish.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Jensen left
Monday for their home at Seattle,
Wash.
Mrs. Henry Jensen is visiting at
the Palmer Jensen home at Medi-
cine Lake.
Mrs. Lydia Blair of Alkabo was
a Westby business caller Tuesday.
The birthday circle met Wednes-
day afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Melvin.
Howard Bjork of Minneapolis
called on Westby friends Saturday
night. He is visiting his parents
at Comertown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Larsen left
Tuesday for visit with relatives
and friends at Minnesota points.
Mrs. Sylvia Juve was a Westby
caller between trains Tuesday.
Carpenters are busy building the
new Westby high school and gym
nasium.
Gladys Deiseth was medical pa
tient at the Ambrose hospital on
Monday.
Maurice johnson of Fort Peck,
Mrs. Dave Moore and Clyde Love
lace of New Deal were Westby
visitors this week.
Oscar Neston and Ethel, accom-
panied home by Mrs. Albert Lille
thun and children, returned from
Bainville Sunday. Mrs. Lillethun
and children will visit with her
father and sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Ferguson
Katherine and Mrs. Kress, mo-
tored to Noonan Wednesday. Ed
remained at the hospital for q
few days to receive medical atten-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Nelson
Marjorie Enger, Mrs. Sena John
son shopped at Crosby Wednesday
Westby will celebrate the Fourth
Of July with two-day celebration
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Stageberg
have as their guests Mrs. Stage
berg's brother, Maurice and wife
Of Tacoma, Wash.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin and MarylS
left for New Deal Saturday to
visit their daughter Lorna and sor
Mason.
Mrs. l.. Jorgensen and baby re-
turned from a visit at Harvey, N
Oak.
Mrs. II. johnson of McElroy had
as her guests last week her sisters
Mrs. Nicholson of Grassy Butte
N. D., and Miss Beryle Miller Of
Grano, N. D. Friday Mrs. John
son entertained the C.I.C. club.
Mrs. Johnson and family accom-.
panied Mrs. Nicholson and Berylt
to Grano, N. D. Tuesday.
The Catholic ladies aid was en-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-06-19
Snake Bites Ranchman

MILES CITY, June 17.-Bitten
on the foot by a rattlesnake. Craig
Mcdowell, 82-year-old rancher &c
the Brandenberg region, is con-
valescing at hospital here. Me-
Dowell is pioneer stoclxman If
southeastern Montana.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-06-19

Fred Homdahl and daughter
Fern of Flaxville, were Plenty
wood callers Friday. While in the
city he paid the Producers News
a call.
Evening star., 1936-05-18

Son Of Tejada Sorzano Fears for
Parents Safety.
BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, May 1s.-The
family of Jose Luis Tejada Sorzano,
ousted Bolivian President, anxiously
awaited word of his safety today.
I'VE have heard nothing" said
Ximeno Tejada Sorzano, his 18-year-
old son. mo word has come from
either my father or my mother, who
is with him. We don't know what
has happened"
Evening star., 1936-05-18

the bill Of complaint does not indicate
upon what ground he based his deci-
sion. It must be assumed upon this
record that he considered and decided
all questions raised by the motion to
dismiss, including the question Of the
constitutionality of the emergency re-
lief appropriation act of 1885"
Quoting at length from the act and
from Supreme Court decisions in the
Panama Refining Co. case and the
Schechter case, which resulted in in
valuation of N. r. A. the court con-
cluded there was clear unconstitu-
tional delegation of legislative power,
lin so far as this case is concerned" :"
THE fundamental question in
volved is the total lack of consti-
tutional power on the part of Con-
gress to put into operation through
legislation a project such as is here
contemplated" stated the opinion
And this can be ascertained, not from
any possible determination of fact, but
from the very terms of the statute
itself"
Turning to the matter Of invasion
Of States rights, the court decided
the same principles laid down by the
Supreme Court in the Butler case in
volving the A. A. A. must govern
resettlement.
"The court said in the Butler case
that by the Constitution no power to
regulate agricultural production is
given and therefore legislation by Con-
gress for that purpose is forbidden >"
THE Constitution will likewise be
scanned in vain for power con-
fered upon the Federal Government
to regulate housing or to 'resettle
populations. Those words are not
explicit there, nor do We think they
are implicit in any power which that
instrument confers upon Congress;
and, unless the power exists, any effort
by Congress to assert it at once tran
scends the scope and limitations OF
section 8 of Article I and violates
the tenth amendment"
Refusing to accept the administra-
Evening star., 1936-05-18

tion's contention that the act Is an
appropriation for the general vel
fare Of the United States. Justice Van
Orsdel again quoted the United States
Supreme Court in the A. A. A. case to
the effect that "the attainment Of a
prohibited end may not be accom-
plished under the pretext Of the exer-
ton of powers which are granted"
Exercise of Power Questioned.
"If we conceded that under the gen.
eral welfare clause Congress has the
power to appropriate money for relief
Of unemployment we have still to
consider whether the exercise Of that
power may be made effective by the
establishment of the project here in
volved. We think that 1t cannot. not
only because by the terms OF the act
housing Is not shown to have any
connection with the stated purposes
Of the act, but also because the prof.
ects contemplated by the term 'hous-
ing are not means appropriate to the
attainment of the end to be sought
since they have no connection with
the general welfare"
Follows" Supreme Court.
Supporting its decision to consider
the entire relief act, instead Of merely
finding powers lacking in the particu-
lar test case, the court said 1t was
following the lead of the Supreme
Court.
THE Supreme Court in the Butler
case could have avoided the question
of constitutionality merely by declar-
ing that Secretary Wallace and his
subordinates were acting without au-
thority," the majority said.
"It adds nothing to the force Of the
act that the President has been des-
ignated as the agent of the Govern
ment to enforce the act.
If the power exists, Congress could
have as well designated a board or a
commission, or Tugwen and his asso-
ciates directly, thereby obviating any
necessity for intervention on the part
Of the President.
Chief Justice Martin and Associate
JuoIlCc ftUUD COIlCuITcQ. separate
opinions were filed by Associate JUS
tices D. Lawrence Groner and Harold
NJ. Stephens.
Held Ruling Unnecessary.
Justice Groner concurred in the
| majority conclusion that the case
should be remanded to the District
Supreme Court for hearing, but said
he did not think 1t necessary to rule
on the constitutional questions. He
said he thought discussion Of them
was premature.
Justice Stephens stated that he die
| not think the court was warranted ir
passing on the constitutional issues
and also thought the case should bt
remanded for trial.
Dean G. Acheson. former Under.
secretary of the Treasury, was chiei
counsel for the plaintiffs. He wal
assisted by Spencer Gordon anc
Edward Burling.
Evening star., 1936-05-18
Resettlenlent
Continued From First Page.)

for purposes exclusively within the
reserved powers of the States"
After reviewing provisions Of the
1885 relief act and the executive orders
of President Roosevelt which set up
the Resettlement agency, the court
said:
This is delegation running riot"
The opinion was written by Associ-
ate Justice Josiah A. Van Orsdel.
Condemning the broad powers under
the act, the court said that IN the
language of the Supreme Courts N. r.
A. decision, the President was virtual
" unfettered. He is at liberty to set
up agencies and prescribe such rules
of conduct and fix such standards as
he may deem proper"
After noting the power Of the Presi-
dent to transfer amounts to various
projects under the relief act, the ma
jority said:
ut logically follows the President
and not the Congress is to legiSlate
with respect to housing.
THE President, not the Congress, Is
to set governmental agencies to carry
out the purposes Of the act. The Presi-
dent, not the Congress, is to prescribe
the regulations and rules OF conduct
which shall govern.
THE President, not the Congress, Is
to decide where and when and how,
if at all, this enormous sum OF money
is to be expended for housing. "
Congress was said to have set up
neither path nor program" for the
Resettlement Administration.
obviously, if the President were
so disposed, he could use the entire
sum appropriated in building houses
exclusively for our colored or, on the
other hand, he could just as well ex-
cIude that portion Of our population
from any benefits whatever. -
"The houses for which this vast sum
of money is to be spent may be rented
or sold, at a profit or loss.
"They may be constructed in cities
where there Is no demand, or in the
country to create and build a new
city in its entirety.
Indeed, they may be built and left
unoccupied."
The court said that "this may be
said to be mere fancy" but that the
principle involved was that in the ap-
preparation Of public moneys the con-
gressional mandate shall include a
reasonable limitation on the discre-
ton of the Executive in their use"
As a springboard for its considera-
ton of constitutional features Of the
act, the court stated:
1.-THE trial justice filed no written
opinion and his final decree dismissing
Evening star., 1936-05-18
MYSTERY PLANE
/ ELUDES OFFICER
Pilot Takes to Air as Police
man Endeavors to
Question Him.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 18.--An airplane
suspected Of post-prohibitio liquor
smuggling from the United States into
Canada, was sought on both sides
Of the border today after its pilot
shook from q wing q policeman who
attempted capture.
The policeman, Otto Kafka, was
dazed by the fall as the plane TAXED
for take-of at a Queens, Long Island,
airport yesterday. He was not Sc
riously hurt.
Immediately after escaping from
Kafka, the unidentified pilot headed
toward Connecticut and vanished,
outdistancing several privately owned
planes which gave pursuit.
Later, officials Of the Royal Ca
madam Mounted Police expressed be.
lief the mystery plane may have been
one which has been sought in the
Montreal area for some time.
Border Patrol on Lookout
At st. Albans, VT, S. M. Driscoll.
United States collector Of customs,
said border officers have been on the
lookout for a plane suspected OF snug
Cling American liquor into Canada to
escape the higher Canadian taxes
reversing the smuggling process OF
prohibition days which brought Ca
madam liquor into the United States.
Kafka said he became suspicious o'
the plane which landed at the New
York airport when its pilot TAXED II
several times along the field. The of1l-
Ger recalled a warning to watch for a
plane answering the description OF this
one-a two-seated Boeing-"oeneveo
to be operating o smuggling racke'
between a field somewhere near Glen
Falls, N. Y, or Saratoga, and a poln'
In Canada"
Running up to the suspicious craft
Kafka ordered the pilot to show MI
license. Instead the pilot struck him
Officer Clings to Plane.
Kafka clung to the plane when tns
pilot put on speed and let go Just be-
fore it left the ground, He was treatee
by a doctor for lacerations.
Oficers said they were uncertain wne
owned the plane at present as it has
been sold and resold several times.
After Kafka was injured, New Yorf
police broadcast q request TO autnorl
ties Of eight nearby States. requesting
the arrest for assault of IAN unknown
white man, IS years, American. hgh
scar on right cheek; pilot of Boeing 8;
open cockpit biplane, license NC423E
painted silver, green stripe. Uppel
wing may be red or orange"
SOUGHT SINCE FEBRUARY.
Evening star., 1936-05-18
Bolivia

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