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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-03-13
THE RELIEF SITUATION

The relief situation darkens. The
polcy OF President Roosevelt now is tn
stop all relief, just as far as possible.
A financial recovery is being built
up 0y propaganda out of thin air. and this
flcuonal recovery is made the excuse for
the drastic cutting of the relief expendi-
lures. Direct relief is being stopned an
tlrely. Those being on direct relief are
transferred to WPA Work projects and
Cnen Tor one excuse or another discharoad
IN TACT, the slightest pretext is sufficient
In this way the relief lists are beino "a
duced. i's 70
:, The theory of the administration Is
mat now times are so improved nrivo+o
enterprise can absorb the unemploved oD
a wage basis. Of course the assumption :
!alse, and President Roosevelt well knows
II Times are not better but actualIv orc
worse The number of the unemnlovoS
are increasing, wages are decreasino and
pIOouctlon is increasing, contradictory q
1t may seem. d
but the ruling class of the countr,
Ine owning class, who have really bos -
-naA1lg money Tor the past two or thrna
years behold the relief expenditures ~
alsaIlll-they see tax levies upon tbo;,.
money IN the near future, if the RELIEF =
not stopped. But the nations buSineSs :; =
IOuhoeo on the relief expenditures.
II relef stops, so viii dividends R,+
the pluteS can't see this vet. -'''Ns Du'
80 the President responding to wou
Street Is stopping relief. seed snS e ssI
I .GaIS :. PUBIC works, everything and nc
% me workers can now look fovu,.,.s
- PERIOD OF actual starvation until tb;1-.
sIaIt 70 crack up again-then raI;s stlll ~,
so.. When it's choice between ~ s;r;
osnoS and no relief, and relief -. tC,, ulSl-
: si - vii come again, and last lust = Luz.
Is NE public credit can sustain It = 'Ong
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-03-13

and taking the seed and feed loans into his
own hands, Roosevelt is acting in highly
autocratic manner.
Sen. Robinson told Congress that the
President is expected to put top limit
of $500 on these loans, instead of the $500
allowed by the vetoed bill. Robinson admit
ted, ''This maximum would not meet the
requirements in all cases." The Farm
Credit Administration reports that one
loan out of every five exceeded 5000 in
1885.
Every year the farmers have had trouble
in getting seed and feed loans; last year
the loans did not come through until late
in the planting. season. Loans for 1886
should already be available; instead of
this, farmers find that they must wait for
Executive Orders, new regulations and the
inevitable printed forms.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-03-13
CRACKS = WISE
AND OTEWISE

The American Liberty LssU
has appropriated the Liberty b
as its symbol, but they apparent
~ think the revolution was fOudt
to make Long Island safe for wl
players. PROF. George S. Count
Of Columbia University.
Since it is my opinion ihf
William Randolph Hearst b.
never acted under the infuaa
Of q decent motive in bis Life
cannot see why anybody Vsll
want to read his papers. Co
gresham Byron Scott Of Can
OTnia.
at is obvious that the real q
Of the Tennessee Valley AlLa1
itv are still in the future. ~
Chamber Of Commerce.
You must dispense with
amenities Of life for a decade
Nazi Economic Dictator Scls
calling on the German peops
sacrifice for the ornaments ll"'
Try.
The only difference pew.
native-born Americans sna
eign-born Americans Is Eil@
tiVe-born Americans are ni ~
accident and fOreign-0orna r. I'm
cans are here by choice
Waterman Wise.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-03-13

Sorn-HOg Compliance to be
Completed is Leaned Here

P. G. Peterson, presiden. ~ ,hs
E2slleIloan county Corn-Hog Produc-
ucn control association has r.
eelVed notice from Albert \ Rs~-
son, state compliance scent en-
morning the county board - eor,.
plete and transmit comDlisnca
forms as rapidly IS possihls aS5
. proceed IN accordance with the
pIOoecure and regulations whirb
were IN effect January 8
al contract signerS who hnva
1alIed to furnish their rareSr4s 49,
evidence Of sales are sSloei -
orlng or send them "a Condor PET
ST rsoi1, secretary, 1t Plentvwood.
an. Peterson states. 49,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-03-13
N. ID. State Income
Tax Law is UDhsCo
By Bismarck 70

BISMARCK, n. D., Aai'H n \
The state supreme eoul =,
ruled the state income
constitutional. .bsTeg
Seven taxpayers VINO sop.g
the law before the couI' 4 ,
Cd II violated provisions soT b
state constitution calling - 3,
form tax levy on pI y e d
recurring assessments y y Trsps
n the district where me
Is situated. income
Is @not a property" t -
The graduated rate SIIsgislsi'
valid exercise Of the 20
power 70 CLASSIFY. s.,sndsr
The law faces . ssIsction
in the June priHiaryg, e. srsir'
result Of petitions il'e'
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-03-13

compromise Of tar. ~
commissioners Wits 1eS , BY con,'
IN IN o opdS,. elected state tdf approSSI
DO the following nc state We a SSa
Tax all single bola;.
at one dollar per s sccOO'aOd acs.
Inc Northern PACT Fs Per yso.
sun has AZ million s. land a ss
any large owner fa; acres here y
one county, the tax s5o,,1too pay i
c close on all its land q Be Ion.
would yield as miiI;o.. This h,
Ege year OF absorb some r - 0S q il
lion dollars the we year makes os,! : III.
state lands and could = pSott n
All strip coal m;,.
the co. .LN iess than Som y
dollar per ton Der vso, 'sx Of On
SIN. SLIP the NOthern Pacifii. at AZ Cd.
sh 2 This would SdaT Tis With slos6S
dollars the year. ''''u a rnilia
The insurance cOmDaDi..
be taxed Is per cent - = should
goGge on Montana. T n @ef ~
yield 2 million dollars 1 no,. would
The Montana Power g. i,..
Cd about IA million dollar. 4 e
state. After paying stes5I "a ~ ~
gends for many years, tSsyv wv ..a,
their properties at Ion r' my 9a
lars. It should pay abCD t1 : Ss;, Sa'
collars a year more taxes T pI.a.l
OF other concerns should al h ' ...S
ped up. Oe SeF
In fact in 2 years if the D.,,,.
q Montana would unite Il '' sS
ours first, all the delinmsrS, Y.
question could be solved 5v i tsv; y
the other fellow. The state ' ..ui
get out Of debt. ''''
All we need do is to deysloD 4.
same courage to fight them :.
they have to fight Us and dsv'.
op the same loving kindness N
them that they have for M ~
They charge Us what the t,.s,
VII bear. Turn about is fair NAV
We once needed private csDitsI 4
1eVelop our resources here. Tm,
are now developed and such 4
advanced it have been REPAID Az
principal and a fair return. From
how on we should get ours fut
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-03-13
FEED & SEED LOAN VETOED


In vetoing the Feed & Seed Loan Bill.
President Roosevelt has dealt a hard blow
to about 100000 farmers who received
feed, seed and drouth relief loans last
year. After five years of drouth and six
OF depression, many farmers are still sore
~ In need OF such loans; the poor seed
from last years wheat crop, striker bv
rust, was reason enough for continuing
these loans. But Roosevelt attacks the so
million dollar appropriation on the ground
tnat 1t upSetS his budget and that Con-
greSs has not told him how to get the mon
ey While thus crying economy, Roose-
welt continues to back UP the million dol
lar program for military purposes. a new
peacetlme high, and makes no move to oet
back the S200,000,000 of refunded process
ing taxes.
Sen. Smith, author of the Bill. said he
was amazed" by the Presidents action
since the plan involved has been in oper-
atlon Tor about 8 years" He added. 'TThe
heea Tor the money today is just as great
as 1t was when similar bills were first
passed.
Roosevelt himself admitted that 'there
Stlll exists a need for crop-production
loans" but declared that materially less
tnan" the 30 million dollars provided nv
the Bill would be sufficient. Roosevelt saws
slat ne VIII use relief money to make these
loans Where necessary and that "other
borrowers should seek credit elsewhere"
roosevelt ignores the fact only borrowers
who could not get loans elsewhere vroro
eligible under the Bill he vetoed and undaT
Its predecessors to receive feed and seed
loans. '" 'e0O
Why does Roosevelt say that so million
dollars is not needed to meet the demand
iOT 1eeo and seed loans? He cites no proof.
ne o5IerS no figures. Originally the Senate
SOIeo SOO'OOO,OOO for these loans in 1896:
put the amount had been whitfield down
In 1885 more than 90 million dollars voro
loaned; Of this, 81 million were called en-
Urgency crop and feed loans. and the other
81 millions were for similar plrnossS
though they were called drouth relief IoanS
olnce the money appropriated for drouth
loans mad been spent, the Bill passed nv
congress meant cut of Is percent: but
hOoSevelt says the farmers can stand an
even greater cut.
Senator Smith reported that RooSo,,ol+
VIII set aside 80 million dollars of relief
money with which to pay seed and feed
loans. IhlS amount is decidedly inadeouate
meaning a reduction of 90 percent below
1850. 1t means that farmers must wade
thru the red-tape used by relief agencies
70 withhold funds. Moreover. the raIiaf
funds are insufficient to meet the needs
OF farmers and workers: they have baon
SlaShed continuously, and portions bo1,o
been used TO increase further the laroe
given the Army. NAVY and
National Guard. ''''N
In his veto message, Roosevelt rebuhes
Congress for violating his orders. he sta4os
mat = IN 1884 he told Congress to sstaper off
me crop-loan system" Now he Indignantly
Sel5eS control Of the whole program. He
vii decide how much may be Loaned. the
amount per loan, the regulations on eli0i-
Oilty and security. By overriding CONGRESS-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-03-13
M0
LMa&8

Comertown, Mont,
February Il, 1896
Producers News,
PlentywOOd, Mont,
We, the undersigned wish IA
express our appreciation to the
Producers News for the publicity
given TO the robbery Of the Gala
han family by the Insurance Co.
aided BY the degenerate ex-banker.
Carl Bull, and Judas" BIaise
We also pledge ourselves to aid
IN any action deemed necessary to
restore to the Galatians what =
nghtfully theirs.
Signed:
d. ]. Mccall
Eric Olson
Elmer Espen
Leon Mayhem
Edwin Torpen
Arnold Hanson
Oscar Hoist
Ben Carson
Albin Rierson
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-03-13

"oLr EMBELLISHMENTS nivht
sls state liquor store hera -
.oSOeG OF several bottles - en-
S nc Walskey. A week prevSc - -.
go srSSo- store door had been hroker.
80 ~ Vas patched I'D With 49,
49, 49,. he burglar broke thronrb
1 Us and reached in and unIoslss i
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-03-13
THE PRODUCERS NEWS

Entered as Second Class Matter, October
Is, 1918, at the Post Office at Plentywood,
Montana, Under the Act of March 8, 1897.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-11
CONTRACT BRIDGE
WRITTEN FOR CENTRAL PRESS
By E. v. SHEPARD
Famous Bridge Teacher

| spades, taking a finesse in clubs, or
trying to establish, that suit. He
decided to at once try to pull
trumpS without loss of heart
trick. The K of hearts won the
second trick. A low heart was won
by finessing the j. The Ace Of
hearts cleaned up those held by
defenders.
A. low club was led and won with
the K. On, the Ace of: clubs de-
clarer discarded his lowest. spade.
East dropped the 9, meaning that
he held the Q Or no more. The j,
Of clubs was led, and East showed
out.
Here is where the backward
finesse came in. 1t would cost de-
clarer only trick to allow West
to take that with his Q. In place
of losing two spade tricks, de-
clarer, would discard one loser on
the trick which West. would. win
with his @ of clubs. That would
establish the 10 of clubs in dummy.
On it. declarer would be able to
discard his second spade loser.
West won the seventh trick with
the @ of clubs, as allowed by de-
clarer. Of course West led back
a spade. Declarer did not have to
risk a finesse in that suit, and go
down. Dummy's. Ace was played,
taking care of the third spade held
by declarer. The good 10 Of clubs
was led. On it South let go his
last spade.
Now declarer had only one
bridge to cross, and he felt morally
certain that was safe. He ruffed
the last spade held by dummy. He
led a diamond. When West played
low dummy's was finessed and
won. Then he spread his hand for
his contract.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-11
BACKWARD FINESSE YIELDS
CONTRACT

FEW PLAYERS use the back
eag3 faesse as frequently as they
1'vl' The deal today affords an
@c t example of this useful
eg3c-Sem, the operation Of which
~A be Giren in detail, just as
South employed it.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-11

Bidding went: North, 1-Club, on
III unusually powerful hand, con-
.aai13 ~ quick tricks; South,
-'Hsag,s, to show that he had
passed considerable strength;
North, 3-No Trumps; South, A.
hearts; North, 6-Hearts.
Inc opening lead was the A. of
diamonds. The rule of eleven"
moved that East held only one
,@saaT diamond than the one led.
D'Aiay played low. East's 9 was
'atal with the K.
mere we're several ways to play
We JOINT cards. AS it turned out
.-'eF oeclarer picked the best, per-
.'@.s The only, way to fulfill his
yol','a'J {, where the majority of
PAYERS would have tried for 6-odd
y o2a Ct three different methods:
'~'".- dummy ruff off losing
The Washington times., 1936-02-28

said, 1T Is to my interest to say
nothing whatever about this" He
also is wary Of newspaper photog-
raphers, and has refused to reveal
his plans for departure.
Miss Frenchie Hagood, debu-
tante daughter of the general, told
friends, however:
1--WE viii be here for some time,
maybe q month, but at least all
Of next week."
The order from Washington in
terrupted plans connected with her
debut here.
While Army officers were
quieted by the order to keep their
mouths shut, others in San Antonio
were not silent and resentment was
The Washington times., 1936-02-28
Protests Pile Up Here
Despite Fear of ReprisaI

Protests against dismissal from
his post Of General Hagood for
utterances which the Admins
tration found disagreeable con.
tinued to pile up in Washington
today.
While the entire District Is
closely following the case and Is
deeply interested In the fate OF
the distinguished officer. a strong
fear Of reprisals from official
sources for any unfavorable com
ment was detected when com
mentS were solicited.
''NO Chance to Explain"
Nevertheless numerous promi
nent citizens spoke up. Joseph
Malloy, department commander
Of the American Legion. said:
"The punishment Is too Sc
we're. HagOOd was called up
there and told he could speak
frankly. He assumed that the
information he was giving was
to be used for the benefit Of
the service. He spoke frankly.
Gas Q man will who Is using
extempOraneOus language, per-
haps he went q bit further
than he intended when he de-
Scribed how WPA funds should
be used. He let slip 3 few
words. what happened? s
INSTEAD Of using his infOr-
nation cOnstructively. the Gov
ernment published his testi-
mOny, picked on those few
words and dismissed him. Fur
ther, he was given no chance
to explain"
'UNREASONABLY SEVERE"
Roland Wnitehurst, president
Of the Rotary Club, said:
II do not approve Of what they
did to the general. Perhaps he
did talk . bit indiScreetly, but
for what he did the punish
ment was unreasOnably severe.
A man who Is . soldier, q man
supposed to be q fighter, can
not be expected to be . per.
The Washington times., 1936-02-28

tempest over Hagood's removal
was increasing in fury and even
Democratic leaders in Congress
were urging his reinstatement,
the Army intended to stand firm
on the disciplinary action taken
against the outspoken COM
mander.
It does not intend to reinstate
him or modify its action against
him unless directed to do so by
President Roosevelt himself. Sens
tor Byrnes (DO Of South Caro-
line, the generals home State,
saw Mr.. Roosevelt yesterday
about Hagood'S custer.
The view prevails in the Army
high command that q change
Of heart" now, especially under
political pressure, would seriously
affect the morale Of the rank
and file of the Army. The Army
high command takes the position
that once disciplinary action has
been taken against an officer Of
the Army, it cannot be modified
or rescinded because it fails 70
meet with approval outside the
Army.
Only two ways were seen Of
overcoming the Army high COM
mans refusal to reinState Hagood
as chief of the Eighth Corps Area
or to assign him to a new post.
One was for the President to di-
rect Dern to do so. The other
way would be for Congress to
pass a resolution either directing
the President to order his rein
statement or place itself on record
as desiring such action.
In either case, it was pointed
out, such action would relieve the
War Department Of all responsible
ity and thus avoid any danger an
impression spreading among the
rank and file that the general
staff had bowed to political pres
sure.
Meanwhile, it was learned, Gen
eral Craig, in recommending pun
ishment Of General Hagood, based
his action on the sixtySecond
article Of war and the fifth article
Of Army regulations. both Of which
restrain Army officers from in
dulging in outSpoken criticism Of
political administrations and their
policies.
The sixty7second article of war
prohibits, under penalty Of dismis-
sal from the Army, any officer
from using "contemptuous or dis
respectful words against the PreSi-
dent, Vice President, Congress, the
Secretary Of War, or the governor
or legislature of any Stae, terri
tory or other possession Of the
United States"
Article Of the Army regulation
states that the military status of
Army officers limits the extent
to which members Of the regular
Army may with propriety make
public presentations on political,
diplomatic, or confidential sub
jectS; legislative or administrative
| measures; and matters the treat
ment Of which tends to prejudice
The Washington times., 1936-02-28
Dern Stands Firm
On Hagood RemoVa
By KINGSBURY SMITH
InternAtional NaWa sArria.

Secretary of War Dern does not
intend to reinState Maj. Gen
johnson Hagood or otherwise
modify the order removing the
veteran Army officer from his
command and sending him home
to await orders"
This was learned today follow.
ing the visit to the War Depart
ment Of a congressional delega-
ton headed by Chairman Nc,
Swain, Of the House Military AT.
fairs Committee, which sought Ia
induce Secretary Dern and the
Chief Of Staff, Gen. Malin Craig
to. reconsider the disciplinary &C
ton taken against General Ha.
good for his recent criticism OF
Administration spending policies
Relinquishes Post
General Hagood telegraphed
Chief Of Staff Craig that he has
rennquiShed his I'm m a n d t0
Major Gen. Henry w. Butner
commanding officer of Fort Still
Okla, his next ranking subordi
nate in the Eighth Corps Area
Hagood also requested per1nis
sion to remain in San Antonio
Texas, a month to clear up his
reports as commanding Officer
OF the Eighth Corps Area, and tc
wind up personal affairs. The
request was granted.
Hagood's telegram was in &C
knowledgement Of the War De
partment's instructions that he
quit his command and return to
his Charlestown Is. c. home to
await ORDERS"
Although the congressiona
The Washington times., 1936-02-28

discipline. or to involve superiors
in controversy"
General Craig contends that
General Hagood violated both
theso articles in his testimony be-
fore a congressional committee,
during which he referred to WPA
funds as "stage money" and as
serted it was harder for him to
get 5 cents to buy lead pencil
than to get a thousand dollars to
teach hobbies to CCC boys.
The Washington times., 1936-02-28
TugweII Turns Over
Second Home Projeci
international Nsws serHlce

The Rural Resettlement Ad-
ministration today turned over
its second Texas project to a
local corporation.
The Beauxart Gardens, near
Beaumont, Tex, will be trans
ferred to a local nonprofit
organization for $153,000, pay
able over a 4O-year period, Admin
istrator r. G. Tugwell an.
nounced. The so homes. each
with one.half to three acres Of
ground. will cost the families
purchasing them, SO, ,058.7S. They
will pay $23.08 a month.
The Washington times., 1936-02-28
ALSO OPPOSES
MODIFYING
1 OF CUSTER
CONTINUED from Page u

CONTINUED from rage ~
Missouri, while upholding the re
moval of Hagood, protested against
the Kilbourne appointment. He
said:
"The recent events In Japan
justify our strict rule that Army
officers must not engage in poll
tics Of any description. 1 don't
see what could have been done
under this rule other than to
remove General HagOOd.
"At the same time, I consider
1t . paradox to replace HagOOd
with General KilbOurne, who
spoke so much out Of turn that
our Government was forced to
make . public apology to
Canada"
The Washington times., 1936-02-28

feet diplomat also. II . soldier
were . diplomat he would be no
fighter. It was the same story
with Col. Billy Mitchell"
Harry Karr. former president
Of the Home and School Associa
ton, said: .f
"The foundations Of our cOun-
try are built on freedom Of
speech. Army men are nOnpar-
tisan, they don't care two cents
worth who Is In the White
House, and they are not swayed
by politics. Yet the action
taken against HagOOd was pO-
Iitical. No one can say any
thing against HagOOd's charac-
ter. A splendid soldier, it's
too bad he had to suffer dis
missal for an affair seemingly
political at bottom"
"PRESSURE" CITED
A bishop, a college president, 9
retired Navy captain and a retired
Army major refused to comment
Each said he was decidedly inter
ested in the question Of Hagoodt
dismissal, and had definite opin
ions on the subject, but because Of
the pressure" from unnamed
forces was reluctant to be quoted
even in a general way, on the right
Of freedom Of speech.
Capt. E. j. Dorm, Of the U. s
Navy, retired. commander Of the
Military Order of the Loyal Legion
spoke the substance of their reluc
fancy when he said:
Il do not wish to criticize the
service"
Bishop James Edward Freeman
The Washington times., 1936-02-28
Eighth Corps Officers

Gagged on Hagood Case
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Feb. 20
Q.N.S).-All Eighth Corps Area
Army staff officers were under or
ders today to make no comment
whatever pertaining to the order
removing Maj. Gen. johnson Ha-
good.
Source of the gag order, at first
withheld, was revealed later as
having been given "by command
Of Major General Hagood."
It was said that warning also
had been given the families Of
officers living at the post not to
talk. :,
The displaced officer continued
silent. He refused to see news
papermen yesterday for the first
time and was quoted as having
The Washington times., 1936-02-28
Of the Washington Cathedral

Of the Washington Cathedral
said:
freedom Of speech Is impOr.
tant, but 1t takes on the aspects
Of politics to discuss It now, and
1t would be unwise for me to
make any statement"
Government employees VIII e n
questioned fled like frightened
birds. One paused long enough to
say:
"YOu see what they did to .
general for opening his mouth.
That isn't half Of what they
would do to me IL even men,
toned HagOOd. You don't dare
say anything in this town, even
criticize the weather, without
getting kicked out on your ear"
The Washington times., 1936-02-28

growing among civic leaders and
veterans organizations.