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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1937-01-08
CITIZENS DENOUNCE CONSPIRACY Or
AYERS TO ESTABLISH DICTATORSHIP

conda Copper Company's help bv
a few votes over 5000. The sweep-
ing majorities of other state can
dldates running up to about $4,000
as in the case of the attorney
general, and $4,000 for the office
Of State Secretary, is proof posi-
tive that a great number of the
voters had kept in their minds his
abuse of power against the work.
ing class while he was Judge.
They remembered. the treacRerous
role he played in Butte, Montana.
when he Ousted the only honest
Mayor that ever governed that
city up to that time, and they did
not forget his many. decisions in
favor of the powerful railroad
corporations when a working class
victim instituted suit for damages.
But ne was elected, nevertheless.
and he is determined to make the
best possible use of his office for
himself and his corporation allies.
a paradoxicaI aspect Of the e.
tuation is shown by the manner IN
which progressive" legislators
rushed to the call of Governor
Ayers and carried out his orders
to the last letter. No alibi can
ever remove the stain of treach-
cry from such characterless
stooges, for in their prediction
spoutings> to the people thew pro
missed to safeguard the "dennocratic
rights" of their dear constituents.
and then at the behest of Ayers
and every lobbyist of the Anacon-
da Copper Company, the Montana
Power Company, the Railroad
companies and other corporate
powers Of the state, thev "sold
the misguided voters down the
river
Here and there a voice was
raised In opposition to the bill. A
Few senators sensed the danger of
conferring Dictatorship on the
crafty little governor. Thev fore
saw that every employee would
nave to dance to his everv whim:
and it is common knowledge that
Gnere have been periods of his life
CONTINUED on Page a.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1937-01-08
MEN
TO FIGHT FOR
THEIR RIGHTS
Insist on Selling Poisonous
Drugs to Maintain
Profits

Business men are ganginR mr.
once more for fight to prevent
passage Of an amended food and
drug act that would stop their
poisoning and adulteration of food.
New bills have been introduced
In both houses of Congress.
Patent medicine manufacturers
are particularly alarmed about one
provision requiring that labels list
all ingredients, and in the case of
harmful drugs, the exact amount
Of each in their dope" Almost
as bad in their eyes is a provi-
sion that their So-called antiseptics
must have the power to kill germs,
or be banned. 1t is notorious that
the most widely advertised anti
septic in. America is so weak in
germicidal power that the little
bugs have great fun swimming
around in it.
The pure cosmetics law enacted
in Maine has already given bust
ness men the filters. Consumers
got together in that state and have
made the selling Of poisonous and
harmful cosmetics dangerous-aI-
though BUSINESS men are appealing
to the Supreme Court to save
them. The Maine law forced 1876
beauty preparations off the mar.
ket, % others we're forced to eIimi.
nate pOisOns from their formulate.
and labels warning of possible
dangers were attached to 70
others.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1937-01-08
Workers Alliance to Fight
For Increased Appro-
priations

WASHINGTON. - (FP) -
SlaShing of WPA rolls by 100000
additional persons to 1000, 900 by
June, 1897, is planned by the adj
ministration Harry L. Hopkins
WPA administrator, told the
house committee on appropria-
tons, according to his secret testi-
mOny just made public.
Hopkins also told the committee
that the country can expect a per
msnent unemployed group of four
Or five million and that this
group will increase with recurring
depreSsions.
10000 TO GO
In announcing plans to cut re-
hef rolls by another 600, 900, Hop
ms said the program was based
On continued recovery and cas-
E1mes a good agricultural year
That will make drought expenses
Unnecessary" He said the plan
calls for a gradual reduction in
Ihe monthly cost per person and
assumes more money will be con.
RiOuted to the projects by local
sponsors.
IN discussing TIRE unemployment
situation as it affects relief. Hop
ans said that the outlook for the
PRESENT year holds promise of
, aX and cne-half to seven and one
half-milliOn unemployed"
PERMANENT
UNEMPLOYMENT
TOT the more distant future. /"
e aoaed, when prosperity levels
.-s'etlalIy exceed those of 1929 it
'Ppears probable that four to five
Continued on page fourl
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1937-01-08
Statewide Demand For
Referendum BY Many
Organizations.

Many pernicious laws have been
passed by state legislatures at
Helena Montana, but no where on
the records can be found one that
compares in infamy with H.B. 65.
This bill which passed the house
by a vote Of 80 to 66 and later
approved by the senate by a vote
Of 43 to 9 gives Governor Ayers
dlctatorial powers over every
creeping thing in Montana almost.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1937-01-08

ROY E. AYERS, MOntana's
unpopular governor and would
be dictator, with tie help of
the Anaconda Copper Com
pany, "nOsed" to victory bv
the small margin of 1896
votes.
It places every employee of the
state Highway Department. the
Liquor Control Commission the
State Board of Equalization. the
Live Stock Commission, the State
Board of Health, the Department
OF Agriculture and Labor, the Re-
lief Administration, the state
Board Of Education, includino the
e professors, clerks, and janitors of
the state university and all of the
state institutions in the hands of
Governor Ayers. In this wav
every employee of the state he.
comes a part of his political
machine, to be dismissed without
cause or notice any time he fails
TO perform as instructed. with
the passage Of this bill the bic-
gest and most powerful and pre-
nlclous and nenacing political
nlacnine ever conceived is made
possible, and put in the hands and
absolute control of such a man as
Roy Ayers. It foretells doIefII
days for fair Montana when th;s
law goes into effect.
1t is very evident that Ayers
prcfited we'll By his Short term
q experience IN the House OF Re-
at Washington nc
While there he was able t. stI,dv
me movements Of President Roosa.
gelt In the matter of buildino, IN
bureaucracy. Had he been :
popular state candidate there
1aignt be some Justification -
'ncwering hira with eonSiderea
mt as . matter Of fact he was
ne, = yecst unropulaY candi5atA :. -
3, Democratic ticket, barslv win =. |
'ps With As help q The Ana J
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1937-01-08
Lundeen, Johnson Seek
u. S.-Owned Arms Plant

WASHINGTON. beginning .
drive to secure national owner
ship of factories, yards, and dry
docks for the manufacture exclu-
sively Of ornaments, Senator Err
nest Lundeen GIL, Minn.) and
Representative Dewey johnson
fFL. Minn.) have introduced 4
bill aimed at ELIMINATING private
business from the manufacture az
instrura entS Of war. The bin Il
- accord with the Minnesota
Farm LabpT party platfeyTa.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1937-01-08
WEXFORD CONTEST
Is NULLFIED
Judge Dismisses Case Brot
by Former Acting Cover
nor Charging Violation
of Contempt Practices
Act.


The election contest brought
AGAINST Governor William LANCER
Dv Ex-Acting Governor Walter
Wexford was thrown out of Bur-
leigh county district court Satur-
dav by judge Fred Jansonius who
ruled that Wexford has no claim
on the governorship. The decision
marked the second reverse Wexford
has received at the hands Of the
courts within a few DAYS. Two
weeks ago. the North Dakota su-
preune court refused to accent fur
isdiction when C. Leibert Crum,
Welford's attorney. ATTEMPTED to
file an ORIGINAL action containing
similar charges against LANCER.
FOLLOWING TIE complete collapse
of the, rase in district court, it was
generally felt that the former act
inc governor would bow to the in
ovi+ahle and accent the fact that
William LANCER is governor of
North Dakota.
The action brought by Wexford
set forth charges that LANCER had
violated the corrupt practices act
and sought annulment of his cleo
ton. Through his attorney, Fran
els Murphy of Fargo, LANCER en-
tered a general denial Of the
charges, contended that the court
was without jurisdiction in the
case and that Wexford had no right
to bring such action for the reason
that he could have no Especial in
terest" in the outcome.
In dismissing the case, Judge
Jansonius upheld this contention
pointing out that in the event Of
] anper's disqualification, 1t. Gov
ernor T. H. HI. Thoresen would
succeed to the governorship and
that, hence, Wexford had no "spe-
cial interest" in the action. He
held that under the law. Wexford
could not legally bring the action.
Crum Sought Delay
When arguments were heard by
Judge Jansonius Jan. is Crum re-
quested, and was granted, until
Jan. 20 to file a brief in answer
to objections raised by Murphy.
SON the 10th he (Cruml was
given further time" Judge JAM
sonius stated in his decision. HE
has now advised the court he has
nothing further to offer IN the
matter"
Judge Jansonius pointed out
has a right to appeal from
The order disnissing the suit If he
desires. Wexford, at his farm home
4 Penbia county, gave no intinna-
ion that he will appeal, however.
There was no trial Of the evl-
Ience IN the case. both parties By
(COptiuped on page
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1937-01-08
HOBBIES to Cut 10000 from W.P.A.
CAPITALIST ECONOMY WILL CAUSE
RECURRING DEPRESSION

as congressman for the second
Montana district. He is owner 81
a hardware and implement bust
ness In the town of FlaxviiIe and
mas also extensive farmin .
interests in Daniels county. :
an outstanding progressive demo-
craC' He was unsuccessful in his
efforts to reach Washington, DC.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1937-01-08
new AGRICULTURE
al COMMISSIONER

A.. announcement was made Satur-
s - ~ Governor Ayers of the APP
E., Eminent Of James F. Sparkling of
s si;sSvlile to the position of Com
-'''iOn Of Agriculture to succeed
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1937-01-08

EN- = =. Bruce Of KalispelL whose
4 sslsss Ottice expires on April /.
tie office. ' sOSs
Ron H1rilrlg served as senator
n neis county for 4 num-
F'aFs and is regarded agI
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-23
SENATE PLACES
 BILLS BARRIER
 0NLECISLATURE
Only Social Security Can Be Considered with Consent
 of Six Senators

A partial lid was clamped on the introduction of bills in the 18th ex- tra-ordinary legislative session, oth- CT than those dealing with Social Security, today when the Territor- ial Senate passed a resolution in- troduced by Senator Victor c. Riv- CTS of the Fourth Division which provides that no bills. memorials or resolutions be accepted without two- thirds consent of the Senate which means six of the eight members
 Only Senator M. E. s. Brunelle of the Third and Senator N. R. Walker of the First opposed the resolution which means that noth- ing aside from Social Security leg islation or measures dealing with raising money for that purpose can be acted upon in the special ses- sion unless at least six members of the Senate agree. The limitation by the Senate automatically limits the action of the House.
 Both houses held only short ses-
 tContinued on Page Eigns,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-23
NORTH POLE TO HAVE AIR BASE,
 NOW INDICATED
Soviet Secret Move Report. ed from Moscow on Air
 Route Over Alaska
MANY SCHOOLS CLOSED

MOSCOW, March g. O. J Schmidt, Director of the Soviet Northern Sea Route. has left here amid great secrecy.
 It is learned Schmidt will go tc Archangel to take charge of the Polar Air project. It is believed this will include plan for an ail base at the North Pole.
 Several noted Soviet aviators re- gently reported there is feasible land at the North Pole to estab- fish a midway base between Moscow and San Francisco for future flights.
 Sigismund Levanevisky. one of the aviators, who returned here last year after making a flight from San Francisco, via Alaska. is one oi those reporting in favor of mid way base.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-23
COMMODITY PRICES ARE
 TO ADVANCE.
Farmer May Sell Many Products at Highest Rate
 in Seven or Eight Years

CHICAGO. Ill. March B. The American farmer has prospects of selling many produtcs at the high est prices in seven or eight years.
 Market prices of wheat. corn. cat- tie, lambs, hogs and butter are to- day at the highest March levels since 1930.
 Estimates that bumper crops might be produced will not have an effect of undermining the prices.
 Wheat and corn may be the highest in six years, this permitting the United States to re-enter the world export trade under the most favorable conditions since the World War
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-23
Game Commission
 Issues Warning On Duck Shooting

The Alaska Game Commission is- sued warning today that all ducks which may be seen out along the Glacier Highway and elsewhere in the Territory are protected by the Migratory bird treaty and shooting them leaves the yiolator open to heavy fine and loss of his gun Some shooting by young people out the highway has been called to the attention of the Commission and a patrol has been placed on the road. Several youngsters already have been apprehended.
 Many of the ducks are crippled by promiscuous shooting, the officials said, and they ask cooperation in protecting the waterfowl. They re- ported that they found most of the shooting pure thoughtlessness and asked that the target shooters con- fine themselves to tin cans, or some- thing else besides ducks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-23
Retired Judge Gives Support
 to Court Plan
Form CT Associate Justice Sets Forth Constitu-
 tionality of Move

SAN DIEGO, Cal, March B. John Hessie Clarke, retired Su- preme Court Justice, told the Nation last night that the Presidents pro- posal to increase the number of Justices of the Suprem Court by an Act of Congrss was plainly within the powers granted Congres, there fore was clearly constitutional"
 Clarke was Associate Justice in 1916 and resigned from the Supreme Court in 1922 to devote his time to cultivating public opinion favorable to world peace.
 Clarke made his speech over the radio.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-23
HERMANNS WILL
 GARRY CASE TO DISTRICT COURT
Pet Nabbed byDog-Catcher While Following Master
 Down Street This Noon
RESTRAINING ORDER
 AGAINST CITY SOUGHT
Police Power of Officials in Controversy as Leashed
 Canines Grab Spotlight

Less than 48 hours after the new city dog leash ordinance became eff fective, it jumped from mere city controversy to a matter to be decid- ed in the courts.
 MT. and Mrs. R. R. Hermann, whose dog was picked up by Dog Catcher Joe Anderson shortly be- fore noon today while the dog was following MT. Hermann down the street, stated that they would make a test case of the ordinance and would seek a restraining order in the Federal District Court to keep the city from enforcing the ordi- nance. They paid dollar under protest for the dogs release from the pound as preliminary steps in the proposed action.
 Two Cases
 Goodman Jensen, whose dog also was taken to the pound by the dog catcher, also paid his dollar under protest and turned his case over to Mrs Hermann, an attorney, for set tlemen in the courts.
 Four dogs have been taken in thus far, according to Chief of Po- lice Roy Hoffman. Six stray dogs whose owners could not be located have been shot, Mayor I. Goldstein said.
 Vigorous protest is being entered by dog owners against the ordinance which requires that dogs be kept up, or, if taken on the street, must be on leash.
 Question Police Power
 Police powers of the city officials probably will be in question when and if the ordinance goes to court, it was indicated today, as officials hurriedly started going through the city statutes to find just how dog ordinances had been adopted in the past. The point had been made that the former ordinance had been adopted at city election. Records reveal that in the 1881 election a proposed dog ordinance was placed before the voters and rejected by a vote of 286 to 215. Later the Council passed a dog ordinance of its own making, regulating the control of dogs and other animals in the city It is that ordinance which was repealed, the records
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-23
COLD WAVE IN so. CALIFORNIA
 THREATEN MING
Freak Winter Storm Sends Blanket of Snow Over
 Mountain Base Area

LOS ANGELES, Cal, March 23 -Sub-freezing cold struck South ern Californias blooming crops as a freak winter storm at the base of the mountain ranges blanketed snow over the area.
 Orchardists fired their oil heat CTS to protect the orange, lemon and grapefruit blossoms.
 The Federal Fruit and Frost Serv- ice forecast temperatures as low as 28 degrees. for tonight in exposed areas and announced that a "defin- ite menace" is in sight.
 The new growth of snow disrup- ted the training of the Pittsburgh Pirates at San Bernadino.
 The cold air masses followed in the van of yesterdays snow, sleet hail, high wind, rain, thunder and lightning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-23
ITALIAN AID TO SPANISH BRINGS
 INVESTIGATION
Great Britain Presses In. quiry--I Italians Said to Be
 Among Defeated Troops

LONDON, March 23.-Great Bri- tain today pressed an independent investigation of reported Italian aid to Spanish Insurgents as direct violation of the ban against inter vention in the Spanish Civil War.
 French and British in close con- tact with the situation are con- vinced that Mussoiini's unexpected return yesterday from his visit in Libya is connected with the Insur- gent defeat northwest of Madrid.
 The Spanish Government charges that three Italian divisions are in- cluded among the defeated Insur- gent troops.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-23
Clock Stops After
 Running 76 Years

GREENSBURG, Pa, March B. After sixty-seven years of uninter- rupted movement an eight-foot- high grandfather's clock in the County Commissioners office ceas- ed ticking recently. The mechan- ism was removed, and taken to a jeweler for repair The clock was built in 1925, and has been in the Westmoreland County courthouse since 1869.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-23
CONF FERENCE ON FDR'S JUDICIARY DISAGREES
Opponents to Bill Fail to Agree on Sen. Wheel
 CTS Amendment

WASHINGTON, March 23.-Dem- ocratic opponents of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Court bill said today that there is slight chance of agreement among them to substitut constitutional amendment unless the proposed en- largement of the Supreme Court is abandoned.
 Senator Joseph c. O'Mahoney Wyoming, one of the few members of the Judiciary committee who is not committed to the Administra- ton bill, conferred with Senator Burton K. Wheeler, Montana, and other opponents to the Presidents Court plan, upon the possibility Of union behind specific amend ment.
 Senator Josiah w. Bailey, North Carolina, took exception to Sena- tor Wheeler's opinion that Demo- cratic dissenters would agree quick ly to an amendment to take the place of the Judiciary bill
 Senator Bailey said that he would oppose any amendment such as sug- gested by Senator Wheeler, which, he believes, would tend to curb the Court or interfere with it's func- tions."
 Senator Wheeler's amendment would empower Congress to over ride a Supreme Court decision by a two-thirds vote.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-23
|OLDTIMER HELD,
 SHAVING CHARGE

ANCHORAGE, Alaska. March 23 Russian Jack Marchin. oldtimer is held on first degree murder charges following fracas in ca bin on the outskirts of the city where Milton Hamilton, about 30 cab driver. was found shot to death.
 Policeman H. Serralla and Mrs Doris Simmons told the coroner's jury Marchin admitted firing bull let in fight which occurred in Mrs. Simmons home.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-23
ONE SECTION OF SALES TAX
 KNOCKED OUT

OLYMPIA, Wash, March g. - Gov. Clarence D. Martin today ve- toed that section of the bill ex- tending a two percent sales tax on foodstuffs now exempt.
 This applies to bread, butter. milk, fruit, vegetables, cheese, canned milk and eggs.
 Gov. Martin, in placing his veto on the section, said he believed it is inadvisable and unnecessary to fur ther burden people at this time.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-23
Log Church Is
 Opened, Palmer

ANCHORAGE. Alaska. March 8. --The Rev. B. J. Bingle said his picturesque log church in the Pai- mer Colony was used for the first time on Sunday Seventy attended the Sunday. morning service and there were 127 children at the Sun day School
 More than 1000 logs. of uniform size were used in the structure. all cut and prepared in the valley by the colonists.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-23
DIET TOLD TO
 !. GO SLOW OVER !. MORE PROTESTS
Minister of Agriculture Ad- vises Serious Consid-
 eration Due
RELATIONS BETWEEN
 NATIONS THREATENED
Both American and Canad- ian Governm ents May
 Take Diplomatic Action

TOKYO, March 23. - Min ister of Agriculture Camazaki declared today before the Jap- anese Diet that Japanese fish ing off the Alaska coast, if outside of American TerritOr- ial waters, is permissible, but that serious s consideration must be given to the problem however and the government must go slow.
 Minister c a m azaki said consideration is necessary be- cause of the possible effect on Japanese and American re- lations,
 1 The Japanese minister said both the American and Cana dian Governments are study ing the situation because of numerous complaints of their own fishing concerns against Japanese fishing near the AL askan and Canadian coasts.
 Camazaki said he has been informed the two nations are prepared to take diplomatic action if it is considered the circumstances warrant
 The Minister also said he did not want to plunge into anything that might cause any trouble over fishing rights.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-23
" BOOST
 BY ANACONDA
 IS ANNOUNCED
Ten Thousand Men Will Benefit by Twenty-Five
 Cent a Day Increase

BUTTE, Montana, March 23.- The Anaconda Copper Company to- day announced an increase of 25 cents a day to laborers in the Butte, Anaconda and Great Falls mines.
 The increase in pay benefits more than 10000 men and resulted as the result of the increase in the price of copper.
 Under the new wage scale. the minimum wage for underground workers is $6 day.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-23
ASKS. PARDON
 FOR MOONEY
Rules Committee of Cali fornia Assembly Gives
 Favorable Report

SACRAMENTO, Gal, March B. The. Rules Committee has favorably reported to the California Assembly resolution asking Gov. Merriam to pardon Tom Mooney, convicted of the 1916 San Francisco Prepar- edness Day bombing.
 The Democratic Assembly recent ly approved the resolution to grant Mooney a legislative pardon but the Republican Senate defeated it overwhelmingly.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-23
Alaska May Get Check for $7, 200, ,OOO;Delegate Asking
 Congress to Nuke Transfer

[ r$7,200,ooo check paid by the Unit ed States to Russia for the Terri tory.
 Delegate Dimond said the Comp troller has the check in his office but refuses to release it without Congressional authority.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-23
CRUITCH DIES
 VERY SUDDENLY
Passing Recalls Assassina- ton, Incident Lead
 ing to World War

LONDON, March g. = Slavko Gruitch. Yugoslovian Minister to England and former Minister to the United States, is dead here as the result of sudden attack of the heart. His wife is the former Mabel Dunlap of Clarksburg, w. Va.
 Gruitch received and answered the ultimatum for the Austria Hun garian Government. served on Ser bia after the assassination of Arch duke Ferdinand, the event that started the World War.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-23
MASS MEETING
 ABOUT STRIKE

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, March 23 The Hotel Culinary and Mainten- ance Workers, also bartenders, have called a mass meeting to decide whether to authorize the joint Exc cutive Committee to call a strike If necessary" A general wage in- crease is sought.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-23

WASHINGTON, March 23.-Al- aska Delegate Anthony J. Dimond has asked Congress to direct the Comptroller General to deliver to Gov. John w. Troy, for deposit in the Alaska Museum, at Juneau, the