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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-04-24
JOBLESS GET
TOGETHER In
UNITY FRONT
All Big Unemployed Organ
sizatiOns Welded by Fedora
ton
NEW SOCIAL ORDER
Keynote Speech Called for
Great Farmer-LabOr Par
ty Now

Observation-Disclosures into a
solid unity, delegates to the con-
vention of the unemployed here
turned their attention from the
completed task of formal unifica-
ton to the necessity of securing
an answer to some of their de-
mands.
After an impromptu march to
the Capitol to visit congressman
and request that food and shelter
be provided for the needy dele
gates, unemployed and WPA work
ers attended the unity convention
of the Workers Alliance, the Ma
tional Unemployed Councils, the
National Unemployed Leagues
and other smaller unions Of unem-
ployed, elected officers and COM
pleted formal organization.
LASER NAMED
CHAIRMAN
Accepting the report of the Ma
tional Executive Board of the
Workers Alliance proposing a ID
TO representation on the new Ma
tional Executive Board by a vote
of 10000 to $1,000 the delegates
unanimously elected David A. Las
ser national chairman.
w. K. Patrick was elected frs
vice-chairman; Angelo Herndon
Of the National Unemployed Coun
ellis. second vice-chairman; Charlie
CONTINUED on Page 81
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-04-24
State Highway Patrolnan
Does "His Stuff" Here
UNITED STATES SENATE
Burton X. Wheeler
Senator from Montana

L. v. Cornwell, state highway
patrolman for this district was In
Plentywood the first Of the week
"doing his stuff"
AS a result four poor broke
citizens were required to take food
out of their family's mouths for
violation Of minor road regula-
tions.
Four citizens were soaked.
Gul Allen Of Redston forfeited
bail Of So for not having a
drivers license while operating a
motor vehicle.
Leland Everson Of Raymond
was fined for operating q truck
without proper clearance lights
and flares.
Henry Ator paid a fine Of 50
for not having a drivers license,
and Milo Ruegsegger Of Outlook
paid a $3.50 fine for having inn
proper license plates.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-04-24
As I See 1t JEROME e LOCKE

and oil. These interest too are
alleged to have recently taken up
all. or a considerable part, of Mr..
Ayers outstanding and somewhat
embarrassing debt load. 7 hi
crowd owns most of the daily and
a considerable number Of weekly
newspapers. They viii put Mr..
Holt, whom they don't ally want
on the front page aid relegate
Mr.. Ayers-who they do want-to
honorable mention deep in the in
side. 1t is good strategy. The
public has learned to vote against
candidates that are boosted by
ACM papers. Such tactics may
put Mr.. Ayers over.
Holt is straight corporation
man-no bones about it. He will
make the run as such. Ayers viii
masquerade as a progressive. He
will wall about corporation perse-
cution, newspaper opposition and
lack of funds.
If letters he has written to per-
sonal friends are to be taken al
face value, Sen. Wheeler lines III
in the background Of Ayers. Sen.
ator Murray has troubles of his
own to conquer Congressman
Monaghan, with his TOWNSEND
Continued on page fOur)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-04-24

Chaos is the one word that dis
turbs Montana politics at this
writing. Nobody is really looking
in the direction of the republican
party. There is no scramble LOT
positions on the COP licked: Those
in the know whisper to each otner
in corners, ats not Republican
year" .,,ns
II IS different. Roosevelt will PROB
ablv be reelected. Democratic Joo,,
hunters want to ride on his bano
wagon. There is a mad scrample
for place. internecine strife. double
crossing. sell outs, Irritation ca,
iolinU to the left wingers, ano
every conceivable trick OF tne
trade in an attempt to line up Ine
votes that will assure success IL
the primaries. -
AS usual money plays q par
It is already being used IN con.
siderable quantities. Liberanty o. q
expenditures will increase as tn ls
various races get hotter. FOR Sns
first time in history q new o pu'
definite lineup appears on LIZ
scene. II is the great battle , ~,
tween the Morgan and Rocke1ellsi
financial groups. Part OF the ~ I.
] gantic struggle Tor consrO'
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-04-24
PROTEST DELAY
OF AAA CHECKS
County Commissioners and
Lions Club Wire Senators
at Washington, ID. C.
REPLIES INDEFINITE

The Board of County Commission
ers of Sheridan County, by A. j..
Olson, chairman, and tn Plenty
wood Lions Club, by it's secretary,
wired both Senators Burton K.
Wheeler and James E. Murray,
Washington, D. c., Wednesday,
protesting the delay of the AAA
wheat allotment checks, and ad-
vising distress delay is causing
among the farmers counting On
this money to finance tt : spring
planting, and urged Immediate
action.
The kilograms which were sent
to both senators follow:
COMMISSIONERS WIRE
PlentyWOOd, Mont.
April "a, 1886
Senator B. X. Wheeler,
Senator James E. Murray,
George E. Farrell, Dept. of
Agriculture,
Washington, d. c.
Not more than SO per cent of
the normal crop will ta sOwn
here unless the last of 80 allOt-
ment checks sent at or (stOp)
Many farmers will not ge able
to start seeding unless they get
their checks. Can't you 0 some
thing to correct the sitg.2liOn.
Commissioners of Sheridan Co.
By A. J. OLSON,
c .rman.
LIONS CLUB WI
PIentywOO',, Mont.
April Il, 1886.
Senators Wheeler and Murray
Washington, d. C..
Farmers are in desperate need
| CONTINUED on Page A
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-04-24
STATEMENT TO THE PRESS BY
SENATOR BURTON K. WHEELER
Regrets Seed Loan Policy of the Administration That
Prevents Thousands of Farmers From Putting in
Crop This Year, Keeping Them Relief

Senator B. K. Wheeler sent the
following letter which arrived on
Tuesday including the communica-
ton hereunder to the Producers
News regarding the government
seed loan policy which in it's work
cut dooms thousands of farmers to
the precarious promise Of perma-
nent relief:
THE LETTER
UNITED STATES SENATE
Burton X. Wheeler
Senator from Montana
Washington, D. c.
April IS, 1896.
Editor Producers News,
Plentywood, Montana
Dear Sir:
| am handing you enclosed, copy
of a statement which / am giving
out to the press, and which I feel
will be Of interest to you.
With best wishes, am,
Cordially yours,
B. X. WHEELER.
l regret that the Departments
have adopted a policy not to
make seed loans to those farm.
ers who are on the relief rolls,
or who are getting grants from
the Resettlement Administration.
am informed there are about
1900 of such farmers in Mon.
tana, 10000 in North Dakota and
$1,000 in South Dakota. It has
seemed to me that the best way
to get these people off the re-
lief rolls is to give them money
enough to put in a crop where
thew have the Land and the fa.
cilities for putting it in, other
wise they are going to have to
remain on relief, not only this
summer but during the coming
winter.
On account of the drought in
the southwest there will un.
dOubtedly be shortage of good
spring wheat, and there should
be a good price for wheat this
Fall. All of the Senators from
the northwest have joined IN
seeking to rectify this situation
with the departments, but up to
the present time it has been Of
no avail, the reason being that
they didn't want to grant two
kinds of relief.
While the logic of that is COR
rect as a general proposition,
there is in the drought area an
exception which, in my judg.
ment, warrants the Departments
in making an exception to the
general rule.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-04-24
dTJ NOW VERY ANXIOUS TO
RI RECTIFY ALL OF HIS ERRORS
But Fails to Dismiss Fraudulent Mortgage Foreclosure
Which of All Is Most Unfortunate Error;
Callahan's Records Were Destroyed
:. tbo letter from Carl Bulls

:. .bo letter from Carl Bulls
,., ~ - Marion & Foor, to Hur7
ns3'''Cl Callahan, published last
. .Sast Foor said the allegations in
wv cIonDIaint were all a mistake
W s.St tbev the lawyers made the
ISu5er' unconsciOusly, and were
sntirely at fault, and only to Will
- Il make necessary correction,
NY .Ts y cent notice to him of inten-
fans s1r 70 amend, including the
. ."niss Of the amended paragraph.
MA, was 4 mighty fine favor to
carI Bull on the part Of the law
yrs
Attorney Foor forgot however,
hat Carl Bull himself had signed
M Complaint, after having made
an oath that he had read it care
hllv. knew its contents, and that
he same were true, to the best OF
his knowledge and belief. Now,
the lawyers, of course made out
he Complaint on the data as Bull
had supplied it to them, which
Bull had read. In view of the
fact that the mortgage which Bull
vas attempting to foreclose was a
Preliminary mortgage on the Cal
ahan homestead, which Ada Cal
ahan had not signed and which
fact rendered the mortgage prac-
tcally valueless, and which the
allegation that Hurschel w a S
single at the time it was signed,
i established in the records
would have corrected, all contra
diets very cOnvineingly the theory
q mistake. In fact it was not 9
mistake, but was a deliberate per-
jury, the disclosure of which il
very embarrassing to Carl Bull, anC
N0dOubt to his lawyers who, were
seEy ukely themselves mlSlead II
tie matter.
The paragraphs involved, reaC
n the original Complaint as fol
ltEE
Paragraph 2
a.. That on the 9Th day of April
W., the above named defendant
aIEhel H. Callahan, was a singh
@a unmarried man, but that prio
. The institution of this foreclos
ue suit, the defendant becam
married, and that Ada Callahan i
AoE his wife,"
s - correct this Marion & Foo
Si1 the following notice in Dis
~ ~ y court after Bulls "run in
S Sa Hurschel Callahan, IT., whic
S o made paragraph 2, read a
SSscs & IN the black faced typ
ois the sub-heading "paragrap
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-04-24
/: ,,o No. 1921
NVIICE OF MOTION

B Ae District Court of the
NY. nth Judicial District of the
Coma Montana, in and for the
4 y q Daniels.
. BULL Plaintiff.
CslsSl =. Callahan and Ada
a ms wife; (also known as
csrsL. callahan and Mrs. III. HI.
Coma Maurice Hanson and
ns J . q Daniels State of Mon
Ostso : BODY Polite and Corporate,
mot . the above named defendants
OlsSas Il. Callahan and Ada
Bowen ms wife and to Vernon
RentVwsonelr attorney Of record at
aat !. WILL TAKE NOTICE,
out = y: the court house in the
OaaisltoO C p in the City of Scobey,
lla a. county, Montana. on the
4 teS S,t q February, A. d. 1896
2 q n so Uclo g A. NJ. Of said day
can y ia thereafter as said mat
nssent . (. heard, the plaintiff will
u a. ~ the Court his motion
naph ~ .u g to strike out para
rc rO iFOm his complaint and
'0Ontinued on Page AZ
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-04-11
Soldiers Protect
Negro Accused of
Crime in Georgia

Danielsville, Ca, April 11.--(AP)-
National Guardsmen sped to this city
from tornado-stricken Gainesville,
Ca, today to protect wounded Ne
gro accused of an attempted assault
upon two white girls from the VOL
ence Of a hammer-armed mob.
Sheriff T. L. Henley, said q throng
Of $50 men gathered about the Madi-
son county Jail seeking custody of
the prisoner, who was booked as Lint
Shaw, farmer.
He said he believed the situation
was under control.
The Negro was shot three times last
night, the sheriff said, when he slash
ed two officers with a knife in an at
tempt to escape from custody.
Sheriff Henley said Shaw was iden-
titled "by the girl he choked,"
young woman in party of three
whose motor car stalled at dusk yes
terday near the village of Colvert,
Ga.
Sheriff Henley reported T. A. Elder.
one of the officers stabbed by the
Negro, suffered a serious wound in
the lung. The other was slashed on
the right arm and left hand.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-04-11
DEFENSE SCORES IN
IMPEACHMENT TRIAL
Florida Judge on Trial Before United
States Senate for Accepting
of Brides

Washington, April 11.-(AP)- The
defense won technical victory today
in the Senate impeachment trial of
Federal Judge Halstead L. Ritter, of
Florida.
Over prosecution objections, a list
of two score cases pending in the
firm of Ritter & Rankin at the time
the defendant went on the bench in
February, 1929, went into the record.
With Ritter himself waiting to take
the stand, the defense attempted to
show by the list that the judge had an
interest in the law firm at the time of
it's dissolution substantial enough to
justify A. L. Rankin paying him a.
500 after he assumed the bench.
Rankin has testified taking money
out of an advance on $4,000 re-
ownership fee Ritter allowed him in
the Whitehall hotel case because at
the time of payment he was so deeply
in debt he had no other funds for the
purpose. The prosecution charges the
money was "corruptly'' received by
Ritter. LIZ. \ sslsktM
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-04-11
Feel Extra
Legislature
Is Unlikely
Ehringhaus Believed
of Opinion It Would
Do More Harm
Than Real Good
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
In The Sir Walter Hotel.
NJ q MA 0X ER WILL.

Raleigh, April 11-No special ses-
sion of the General Assembly is re-
garded as likely any time soon by
those known to be close to Governor
]. C. B. Ehringhaus, despite the de-
mands being made for an immediate
session by DR.. Ralph w. Mcdonald
and A. H. (Sandy) Graham, two of
the four Democratic candidates for
the nomination for governor, and by
tobacco farmers in some sections of
the State.
The reason for this belief is that
Governor Ehringhaus is known to be
CONVINCED that it would be useless
to call special session to consider
any tobacco crop control legislation
unless and until both Congress and
South Carolina pass the crop control
legislation now before them. And
some are convinced that Governor
Ehringhaus will not even then call q
special session unless Georgia also
enacts a tobacco crop control COM
pact law. But the prospect of a spe-
cial session of the Georgia legisla-
CONTINUED on Page Three.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-04-11
DEATH SENTENCE
GIVEN TO BEARD
North Carolina Man Con-
demned To Die in Texas
for. Killing Officer

Dallas, Texas, April 11.-(AP)-
Dwight Beard, 25, was convicted of
murder and was sentenced to death
here today for the hold-up Staying of
former Detective John Roberts De
cember %, 1885.
A jury, which had deliberated 20
hours, brought in verdict of guilty
and decreed the North Carolina man
should die in the electric chair.
Defense attorneys announced inn
mediately that the case would be APP
pealed.
Edwin Fore, foreman of the jury
said there was never vote for ac-
quittal. He said the first vote taken
was nine to three for guilty verdict.
1t was the second time Beard has
heard death sentence read for him.
Two years ago in North Carolina he
was sentenced to die for the murder
of merchant. The penalty was COM
muted to life Imprisonment there.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-04-11
Serious and Dangerous Dis
agreements Among Pow
ers Involved Persist,
However
GREAT BRITAIN AND
FRANCE NOT AGREED
Peace Talks Between Italy
and Ethiopia Undertaken,
Meanwhile, Starting Tues
day; Turkey Now Demands
Abrogation of Her World
War Treaty

Geneva, April II (AP)-
Great Britain's diplomats won a
breathing spell in negotiations
for European peace today, and
avoiding a complete collapse of
Cancellation in the two-fold
crisis after the nations clashed.
almost to the breaking point.
Serious and dangerous disagree
ments among the great powers still
dominated peace, however, as the
statesmen VINO had been comforting
in the League of Nations center dur
ing the week returned to their homes
for the Easter holiday.
Bitter Differences
Bitter differences persisted between
Britain and France not only over
how to hasten a settlement Of the
Italo-Ethiopian conflict, but also over
the fundamentals Of Europes atti-
tude toward Germany's remilitariza-
ton of the Rhineland.
Britain, in q conference of the Lo-
carno powers, which lasted until near
midnight, nevertheless won from both
France and Belgium acceptance of the
view that Cancellation with Germany
Continued on Page Fivel
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-04-11
Liquor Issue
Has Become
Big Factor
Many Present Dry
Counties Want
Right to Vote on
Local Stores
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
In The Sir Walter Hotel

Raleigh, April 1.-THE liquor ques-
ton is rapidly becoming one of the
major issues in the present campaign
for the Democratic nomination for
governor, though by no means the
major issue. But it is agreed by most
observers that the positions of the
various candidates with regard to the
liquor question and liquor control is
having a very definite effect upon
their chances to win the nomination,
especially in the II eastern counties
in which liquor is now being sold in
county liquor stores, as well as in the
25 to so other counties which want
legal liquor and wants to share in the
profits from it's SALE
Wet Counties Oppose Change.
It is already evident that the IL
counties now having legal liquor
stores and from which all the profits
go into the county treasury. want to
CONTINUED on Page Five.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-04-11
CHANCES 9 TO ONE
AGAINST WAR, HULL
ADVISES SENATORS
Made Statement in January
During Consideration of
Neutrality Leg
islation
SAYS NATION MUST
FIGHT IF MADE TO
Should Guard Against I'm
preston ABROAD That
United States Just Won't
Fight; Extreme in Either
Direction Could be Harm
full to United States.
SAYS NATION MUST
FIGHT IF MADE TO

Washington, April 11-(AP)-
A January statement by Secretary
Hull that the chances were "nine
out Of ten" against ga general
war" were made public today by
the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee.
1t was coupled with a warning from
the State Department head that the
United States must not let the "im-
preston go out that we will not fight"
Wants Laws Changed.
These views were given by Hull dur
ing committee hearings on neutrality
legislation, and were made public to-
day for the first time.
Hull also told the committee that
because of changing world conditions
necessitating new neutrality rules, the
United States intended to 'urge other
nations to join us at the earliest OPP
portunity in re-examining and re-
stating and re-vitalizing neutral rights
under international law as they exist
ed prior to the World War, as nearly
as we find it consistent and as other
nations might find it consistent to do
So"
Must Avoid Extremes.
Stressing the need for cooperation
between Congress, the State Depart
ment and the President to avoid any
steps that might jeopardize our neu-
!C0ntinued on Page Fivel
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-04-11
Decision Hoped for During
Day on All Points Still
Unsettled as To
Form of Levy
CORPORATION LEVY
TO BE GRADUATED
Will Be Scaled According to
Percentage of Profits With
held from Stockholders;
Doughton Says Patience Is
Required in Favor of
Reaching Reform

Washington, April II (AP)
Bent on reaching a decision
today on all points still unset
tied, Democrats on a House tax
subcommittee gathered this
morning to continue the task OF
drafting the new $799,OOO,OOO
tax program.
The drafters, who later will submit
their work to the full House Ways
and Means Committee, already had
rounded the main provision of the
plan into shape.
Tax on Incomes
This provides for a tax on corpora
tion net income, graduated according
to the percentage of profits withheld
from the stockholders.
Full details were not disclosed, but
some corporations will receive special
treatment. Chairman Samuel 3. Hill,
Democrat, Washington, announced
that subcommittee Democrats had
agreed of definitions of corporation
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-04-11
Tax Committee Is
Driving Hard For
EarlyAgreements
Weather Mixture
Forecast Easter

Washington, April 11.-(AP)-
Both fair weather and cloudy skies
were forecast today for the nations
Easter parades-all depending on
their geographical locations.
Middle Western states, the
weather reports show, will get the
best break tomorrow, with fair
weather predicted for that area.
But the sun may not beat down
on new bOnnets in New York, east
ern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Del
aware or Maryland. For those
states states the word now is "Sun-
day cloudy, not much change in
temperature"
For most of the southern states
the forecast Is partly cloudy"
of the Far West will enjoy sun
shine
No heavy transforms, however,
appear to be on the books for any
section.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-04-11
CONTINUED on Page Five)
Evidence Shows
Woman Assaulted
Before She Died

New York, April 11.-(AP)- Evi-
dence that Mrs. Nancy Evans litter
ton was criminally assaulted before
she was strangled in her Beckhan
apartment was shown by an autopsy
today Assistant Chief Inspector John
A. Lyons announced.
DR.. Thomas Gonzales, who conduct
ed the autopsy at Bellevue hospital
morgue, declined to discuss further re-
suits of his examination.
Meanwhile, top rank police detec
tives, hunting the slayer who stran
gled Mrs. Titterton, attractive 34-year
old authoress-wife of a National
Broadcasting Company executive, dis
closed today a mans fountain per
found near the victims nearly nude
body, was the only definite clue.
Fingerprints on the wall beside the
bathtub where Mrs. Titterton's body
was discovered late yesterday were
smudged so badly they were worth
less, the officers said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-04-11
Gen. Hagood Sees
Roosevelt Again

Washington, April 1L.-(AP)-
Major General Johnson HagOOd,
disciplined army officer, spent half
an hour with President Roosevelt
today, but upon emerging would
only say, 81 have nothing to re-
port"
1t was the second hearing Mr..
Roosevelt had granted Hagood,
who was relieved of command of
the eighth corps area after criti-
ciZing WPA spending.
Asked what he had seen the
President about, HagOOd replied:
81 saw him about 1880"
He declined to disclose any of his
plans. The disciplined army officer
was given a three months. leave of
absence after a talk with the Presi-
dent aboard his train last month in
Florida.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-04-11
THREE ARE INJURED
IN PACKING STRIKE.
Police Fire Tear Gas Shells To Dis
perse Mob of 800 Strikers
At Sioux City

Sioux Falls, S. D., April 11-(AP)
AT least three persons, including a
woman, were hurt, and a strike leader
was arrested today as trouble flared
anew at the John Morrell & Company
packing plant, where some union but
cheers have been on strike for more
than a year.
Police, firing several tear gas shells
dispersed an estimated 300 strikers
and their sympathizers who besieged
the plant last night and attempted to
halt employees on their way to work
Three persons were injured, and more
than a score of cars damaged by
stones before the police acted.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-04-11
BELIEVE MCDONALD !.
IS LOSING GROUND
Some Think Peak of His
Strength Reached With
His Radio Speech
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
I'm The Sir Walter Hotel,


Raleigh, April 11.-Dr. Ralph w.
Mcdonald, of Winston-Salem, reached
the peak of his campaign and the
climax of his popularity with his radio
speech in Winston-Salem last week
and has been gradually slipping since
then, although he is still the most
dangerous opponent any of the other
three candidates have for the Demo
cratic nomination for governor, ac-
cording to cross section of opinion
gathered here this week from visitors
from all sections Of the State. While
most observers continue to agree that
DR.. Mcdonald would probably be in
first place if the primary should be
held today, they do not believe ne
would get as many votes now as he
would have a week ago, while great
(Cor&;o,,ad IN pa ora FUN
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-04-11
Bells Ring
EnSterFO1
H0lyCity'

Rome, April 11-(AP)-The familiar
clamor of bells of Rome's churches
and cathedrals filled the air today,
proclaiming Christ's resurrection and
the end of the 40 days of Lenten
mourning.
The bells have been silent since
Holy Thursday while the devout at
tended services concentrating the
Savior's passion and death.
Within the churches joyous organ
music poured forth once more, flames
flickered on the paschal candles and
holy images and relics were Invested
Continued on Page Two.)