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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-10


It is an odd stro.1e of destiny which
sets the wealthy packers and the hun
CRY I. w. w. adrift in the same frail
bark upon Che tempestuous seas of
American legal technicalities. The
government has subjected both the
packers and the I. w. w. to searches
and seizures which they say are un-
constitutional. The issue is to be tn
ed by bench of judges before whom
the ragged wobbly and the packer
clad in purple and fine linen will UNI
lite their pleas. Which of the two
groups is the more ashamed of the
company it is in, would be hard to
decide. Portland Journal. -
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-10

but Louisiana owns a terminal ele-
vator through which export wheat
passes and escapes profiteers.
The South has not beenscared lest
certain theories are unavoidable or
un-American. Louisiana and North
Carolina havestate cotton warehouses
in which the producer may store his
cotton while waiting for a afavorable
market. The warehouse receipts are
counted good ban:z collateral.
Seattle has public docks, ware
houses and cold storage plants that
have made the enterprising western
city the fourth port in the United
States. The principle has been much
more widely extended in the Austria
liam states than in America, but We
have enough examples at home to
know that the League program OF
state operation of middlemen and
marketing functions will work.
The marketing process of the
United States are now in the hands of
few interlocking trusts. They can
be dislodged from their seats of powe
and profit by no agency of lesser
power than the state.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-10
WHO PAYS THE BILLS?

The farmer member Of the Nonpar-
tisan League knows who pays the
bills for the newspapers, pamphlets
and other educational material being
sent out by the League. He doesn't
have to ask, as he has paid his men,
bership fee in the movement with the
full knowledge of what was going to
be done with it. But he wonders
where the money comes from to sup
ply the countless thousands of book.
let's, letters, papers and pamphlets
that are being sent out to attempt to
defeat the League and prevent its pro-
gram from being put into effect. Is
it coming from real friends of the
farmers, or from those who exploit
him and fear that the Nonpartisan
League program will end their domi.
nation
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-10

sleeves and those married men of
draft age and over, whose financial
condition is such as to permit them
to serve in the army without causing
any suffering at home. We are not
to be understood as opposing the
work of any person in any branch OF
service of this country but If these
apparent slackers want to be CLASH
fled as real 'she-men" they had bet
ter interview a recruiting officer
first and if disqualified for military
duty their services in other matters
will be both patriotic and consistent.
Do you think that Uncle Sam cannot
use you because you are past thirty
one? - A Veteran of "61".
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-10
sLACKERS AND OTHERS

A mans patriotism in the present
crisis is not determined by the num-
Der of Liberty Bond or Red Cross
buttons with which he may decorate
himself or even service buttons repre-
senting some brave relative at the
front. In every town we find men
who are everlastingly mouthing their
patriotism and decorating their per
son with every conceivable insignia
of outward patriotism excepting only
the uniform of a bona -fide, honest
to-goodness soldier of Uncle Sam.
The men referred to are those past
the age of thirty-one with nothing
dependent upon them but their coat
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-10
+ i. /. i. + i. !. i. -, 4 i. !. ].
: RIGHT MUST TRIUMPH IN
: WORLD WIDE WAR.

]. "This war must be won and
]. will be won, not for the safety
+ Of political democracy alone,
+ but for the triumph of right
+ over might, for the supremacy
+ of every moral principle that
!. distinguishes civilized man
+ from a savage. kaiserism is
+ going to be kicked off the
+ planet-and some other things
+ as we'll. King Privilege will
!. go, King Booze and King Su-
!. perstitlon.
+ "Every day we are demon
+ strating the superiority of the
+ principle of cooperative effort
+ over the old system of in
+ dividualism by which each
|. man grabbed all he could get,
!. with no care for the common
!. good. For the safety of the
!. very life Of the civilized world
+ governments, and ours among
+ the rest, have been compelled
+ to sieze and operate great utiIi-
!. ties. 1t has opened wide the
]. eyes of the world. Men every
+ where are saying if this is
+ good In war time, why not in
+ peace time? For example,
!. we have taken over the rail
!. roads, and they are never
+ going back to private owner
+ ship. A war within the war is
!. In progress. The Tory rich
+ are playing their old game to
+ enrich and entrench them
+ selves. But they will lose.
+ st Is because President
+ Wilson, Secretary Baker, Sec
I. rotary Daniels, and men like
I. them, are for DEMOCRACY
+ and a democratic settlement
+ Of the war that they are being
+ hated and maIigned by the Big
+ Rich."-Judson King Of Wash
+ lngton before Nonpartisan
+ League rally at st. Paul.
+ + i. + /. X i. i. !. !. j. X !.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-10
Whv Farm Machinery Is Hioh.

The report of the ]. I. Case Thresh-
ing Machine Company for the year
ending Dec. 81, 1917, shows surplus
earning of $1,506,272, equal to 1915
per cent on the common stock as conn
pared to sos per cent earned in 1916.
The showing is made after the COM
pany had retired $2,4sS, 900 OF bonds
purchased during the year. Without
the purchase of these bonds the com.
pany would have shown surplus OF
$4,147,587, or so per cent on the COM
mon stock. There we're $692,608 OF
extraordinary charges deducted from
the income, besides the addition OF
$500, 600 to contingent reserve. The
total sales for the year were 1851
600, an increase of 100000 over the
previous year.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-10

Again the Antelope Independent
has attacked The Producers News by
lnuendo and Otherwise and even goes
10 far as to make insinuations about
its editor in order that this paper
may be hampered, if possible, in its
infancy. This paper has said all it
intends to say about the Antelope In
dependent or it's editor CD. The
Producers News has worth while
nlission it, after continuous fusilade
81 SANDERS and boyish attacks, an
sWered that venemous gentleman
who poses as a friend Of the League
and at the same time lays awake
nights figuring out how he can do it
the most harm and at the same time
.aep the farmers believing that he
is d League booster. The Producers
News only paid any attention to the
ilttle Burnley Bowler" because we
felt that within the limits of his very
clmumscribed sphere of influence
that there might be someone credul-
s,las to pay any attention to him, and
iii self protection we had to notice.
Ii the intelligent reading public will
forgive US, we promise not to COM
promise the dignity of this publica-
ton by paying any further attention
to the boy or his silly fancies. Just
let him fume and fuss; that kind OF
stuff sort of occupies small minds,
only. dear readers, don't take him too
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-10

1t appears to be very important to
dig into the past of any man who be-
comes prominent in the Nonpartisan
League and spec..zS found in his char
acter is an excuse to deliver a TRADE
against the League because Of the al
legged sins of its leaders. But how
about the past of some of the oppo-
-sition. of the League
WILL THEY STAND SCRUTINY.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-10
MONEY GAMBLERS
HURT STATE CREDIT
North Dakota is in Bad With
Loan Companies Because
OF Seed Law. i

For several weeks an organized YaA
tempt to injure the crdit of the farm.
ers of North Dakota, purely for politi.
cal effect, has been made by the
financial interests of the Twin citiss,
aided by some Of the small town
banks of North Dakota.
At the special session OF the North
Dakota legislature in January, a law
was passed authorizing county COM
m1ssioners to issue bonds and loan
money to the farmers who need help
to finance this years big !, acreage
which the farmers planned to aid tina
government in its request for enorEn-
Gus food production.
Owing to one clause in the law
which provides that loans to farmers
by counties shall be payable out OF
this seasons crop, and If not paid
by October Is the debt shall become
lien on the land. taking precedence
over all liens filed after the passage
Of the act, the Federal Land Bank
of st. Paul, shortly after the passage
of the law, announced that 1t would
hold up loans that might conflict with
this section until friendly suit In
the courts could determine the status
of the provision in question.
While it was admitted by officials
of the land bank that this new law
would affect but q small portion OF
the loans of the state. as only cer-
tSin counties were Obliged TO take
advantage of the provisions of the
act, the Twin City papers and finan-
ciers seized upon this opportunity
partisan League.
The Minneapolis Journal Of March
27, announces that all Minneapolis
banks and trust companies will re.
fuse to make real estate loans in
North Dakota alleging that the Fed.
eral Land. banks action makes this
step necessary. They state that there
is no market" for North Dakota
mortgages now, and their real .pur.
pose is revealed by the following par
agraph:
The effect of sutting off the
farmers credit, financial men az
sert, will be to point out to the
farmers themselves the errors Of
the NonpartIsan League. Al least
they say the farmers credit rat
ing will not be built UP until the
political complexion In the state
Is CHANGED.
Politics lie the Moving Spirit.
The statement that credit will suf.
fer in North Dakota until the p0litl
cal complexion OF the state IL chang
ed" is a frank admission that the
whole move is political The big a.
nancial interests fear the. Nonperais-
an League and are trying to starvs
the farmers of North DAKOTA sints
submission by. Withholding credit.
This bluff undoubtedly will fail In
its purpose. In the first place, North
Dakota land values are 30 well known
that well secured mortgages always
can find a market, despite the dis
pleasure of Twin City financiers;, and,
in the second pace, II these interests
remain obdurate, the next Nonparti-
san League legislature probably CA
find means of supplyfng the dsfica-
ency by state-controlled credit banks.
The financial interests may find that
they have made serious mistake il
they carry out their announced In
tention OF playing "freezeout' with
the people of North Dakota.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-10
CORN FOR SALE

Ed Corel, r Billings
Thomas Roman, Billings
Thee Arnet, Billings 200 bushels
E A Grelicx Billings
Grey Seed Co.. Billings So bushels
White Dent & Wisconsin No 5 a. 18c
per Id in 100 ID lots and is c in 800
pounds or moe
Gus Hainline, Cartersville Yellow
M X Nybo, Miles City, White Flint
Roy Handleys Hillcrest, White Dent
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-10

outbreaks have been encouraged by
the failure Of the governor to enforce
the law, or to remove sheriffs or 9TH
er peace officers who are negligent
of their duty.
On the top of this encouragement,
of law violation, Judge MCGEE Of the
public safety commission, of MIMI,
makes statements which can hardly
be construed other than as open in
element of violence.
Montana has a better method.
Lawbreaking should be suppressed,
wherever it rears it's head. There is
no form Of violence more destructive
to American institutions than mob
cuff.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-10
That hurley Bowler Boy

seriously, and don't pay any attention
to what he has to say about The Pro-
ducers News. If he wants to attack
the socialists, it's alright with us.
Most of them are used to it, anyway.
However, for the benefit of any per-
son interested, the editor would like
to remark that he comes from pretty
old American stoc k: in fact his an
cestors, several of them, fought with
General Washington, also in the Sc
cond War for Independence, and that
they helped save the Union in '61
many of the family was in the Span
ish war and that he is the only men,
Der of his own immediate family old
enough that is not with the colors,
and before this thing is fought out
very likely he will be with them. He
also owns a Liberty Bond and helps
the Red Cross as much as his means
will allow--he is also citizen OF the
United States-his ancestors were
neither Tories nor Hessians.
Also he has more serious business
in life than trying to bluff or intim-
idate, either personally orfinancially
or otherwise bothering himself about
such simple people as the Antelope
independent person. However,
members of the League, just keep
your eyes on the "Burley Bowler.
Don't be too easy.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-10

In every community you will find
men. that. can tell you how dishonest
leaders of the League are. You will
usually find with little investiga-
tion that these same men who put in
so much time peddling stuff about
the League, are very closely related
to enterprises that you know about,
that they would not care to have the
newspapers look into too deeply.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-10

A new organization has been
launched in North Dakota to show
the farmers how wrong it is for them
to pay dues to the Nonnartisan
League. The dues in the new organ
ization are $12 year, and it's mem
'ebrs don't have OF go into politics un-
less they want to.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-10
Which Should Rule.

The monopolistic corruptions and
conspiracies of the packing magnates
Is sample of private enterprise; 7"
the exposure OF them by q govern
ment investigation is sample OF
public enterprise" Which do you
IKE best? Which kind Of enterprise
ought to rule in the nation?
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-10

1t is almost as true as the shining
Of the sun, that il you find man. ben
efiting by injustices and privilege,
he is hater and condemer of justice
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-10
aoNL w s77.4s pERl SHARE.

THE Dupont Powder Company
earned only $49,25S,6s1 In 1877.
This means only s77.49 per share -
compared with s113.31 per shsre
earned the year before. "-~Wali Street
Journal
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-10

II w Jansen, Coalwood Squaw Co
stone Dent at $500 +. o. b. Rosebud
Vim Fl Sabin, st Ignitis, Gehu Flint
Barkemeyel- FIR. & Seed Co. Great
Falls rs bul at $500 to s12 per Blu
" B Warkell, Forsyth
w F. Fonlker Joliet
NJ Bailey, Miles City
e E Hook, Horton
r T Bennett, Garland, Nina
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-10
OPEN FORUM

friends and alike cordially invited avail themselves
Write plainly
the Nothing obscene scurous will be published
Always address,
otherwise article be published do
disclosed know who This
responsibility article appearing these columns
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-10

and at last they have decided to quit
the lawyers, politician, and cheap pol
itical tools who serve where the most
pay is, and in the future they will act
through their own organization, the
Nonpartisan League which they fl
nance themselves and which will work
Nor them. The interest that finance
he Scobey Citizen will get what they
an paying for if that paper is honest
We don't believe that that paper
would short weight the copper inter-
ests. Its too honest.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-10

League paper going into the field
they saw their nicely laid plans go
askew. So attack and falsity and
create distrust was the game. Now
the, League members can see the mo-
tives of the attack on the Producers
News as plainly as a mole on the
nose. Friends of the League are not
doing such things.
BEWARE OF FALSE FRIENDS.
The devil hates the truth. So with
the opposition of the League. You
scratch it. and you find profiteer-
or a man benefiting by the present
way of doing things. He is sure that
man who wants justice instead of
injustice is disloyal and dangerous.
Maybe dangerous to his graft.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-10
hat's What They Are Doing

farmer has the same sght to
his own interest that Nother
ave, but the truth is heSaust
'ough channels where the AR
have the right of way. Re
IS making a mistake when hs
the task to those who care
/ the money they can get
D farmer than for the good
do him., says the Scobey
n. The farmers have been
at thing for a long time now
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-10
kQuiien Sabe

b For long time past, the editor OF
he Scobey Citizen has been attaching
p lie Nonpartisan League and farmers
= kganizations but the general public
A{s always credited that to the gen
- kWhl cussedness of the editor OF that
as he has always awaited him
ri Ebk of every opportunity to be on the
NJ 3ug side of every public issue. 1t
further thought that some 2 A.,
d. FfSll town ward heelers OF Scobey,
lrteF ~ really own the paper, were fur
D plshirg re inspiration for these at
~ Eacks.
- However, In the issue of May 3rd,
If Ins real polio! of the paper is re-
easeeL AS no person in Montana is
pposed to the disappointment of B..
atc Wheelr except the copper interests
al lad political bride takers of Western
...ipS Ioatana together with the political
Flisf5fs of Eastern Montana, it is ev-
? Gent that any newspaper that lines
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
LAUREL CENTURY CLUB.

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Laruel, Feb 16-The weekly meeting
oi the Laurel Century Club was held at
the club room, under the direction OF
Nrs Gayl Hitch, Thursday evening.
The program was prepared by Miss
Jennie Marvil, but she was unable to be
present Mrs Granville Locates gave
rvo readings, which were very much en-
owed, as were also musical selections by
Misses Frmina Quillen and Lenore Par
~ans. 4 piano solo was rendered by
NJ ) Margaret Records
Much applause greeted Miss Esther
Lenh # 5 reading on Romeo and Juliet F."
Miss la Ward of Salisbury, Md,
favored he club with q medley on the
'>,tar-Sp- clcd Banner" \ silver tea
Viii be CIV, Al the home Of Mrs Gayl A.
Hitch on j asdav Feb %
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
TOBACCO FOR SOL DIERS.

Howard L. Pyle has received number
OF letters from Mrs Herbert Corey, who
Is devoting large part Of her time to work
among the invalid soldiers in Paris. in
which attention Is called TO the tobacco
less condition Of these unfortunate ones
and the suggestion that gifts of the weed
would be acceptable. Yesterday in res
ponse to this appeal, the employees Of the
t: f. Sl0comb Machine Company. and
officials of the Penn Reduction Company,
sent to '.Jardot August Hospital 20, Louis
g. Saunler, a package of tobacco weigh
ing five pounds Other packages are being
sent and it is hoped that others may be-
come interested in the work of helping the
French soldiers.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
CECIL COUNTY NOTES.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Elkton, Md, Feb. l6-Loca,st Grove
farm, near Port Deposit, WAS the scene
OF a pretty wedding at noon yesterday
when Miss Helen Elizabeth Cullen,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Cullen,
was married TO Ralph l.. Thompson OF
Port Deposit.
Miss Catherine Lowe. daughter of
Mrs. Elizabeth Lowe, formerly of Elkton,
was married to Edward G. Elliott, of
Charlotte, NC, on February Q.
Snow falling from the roof of the
barn of Elwood Balderson, near Colora,
early this week, caused the roof of a shed
TO fall, injuring two valuable cows; one
OF the animals had TO be killed
The trustees od the new Methodist
Church at Conowingo have closed deal
for the purchase OF the land and the
erection OF new building.
DIR. f. Jerome jenkins of Elkton has
been appointed director of the Free
Dental Activities and Will cooperate
with the Draft Board in Cecil county
A patriotic meeting, under the auspices
OF the Maryland Council OF Defence, will
be held in Company l., armory, next
friday afternoon. The meeting will be
addressed by Hon. C.. W Egan of Balti-
more, William L. Warburton and Others
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Clayton of Chesa-
peake City have issued cards announcing
the marriage of their daughter, Adelaide
Young, to Lieutenant John Herbert
Rosen, Ordnance Department, United
States Army, in Chicago, February ,
Reginald Walworth of Chesapeake
City has been appointed chief clerk to
the Pennsylvania Railroad agent at
Magnolia, Md, and entered upon his
duties the past week.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
WEDDING AT TOWNSEND.

special Cores spondence OF Every Evening
Middlctown. Feb. l6.-At Townsend,
Thursday, evening, Miss karlene, daugh-
ter of State senator and Mrs Edward
Hart, was married 10 James II. Car
pentcr. Jr.. son Of Mr.. and Mrs. James
II. Carpenter Of Middletown, at the home
OF the brides parents.
Only the immediate family members
wrre present at the ceremony, which was
performed by Rev Warren II. Burr,
Tastor Of Townsend NJ f. Church
The birdie Was becomingly dressed in
4 dark blue broadcloth travelling suit,
with hat To match and carried a large
bouquet of carnations and ferns After
short wedding tour, Mr. and Mrs.
Carpenter will reside near Odessa, where
he groom viii engage in farming on the
Gibson farm
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
NEWS OF A DAY
DOWN DELAWARE
Sussex County Farmers Are Ex-
pecting Big Prices for Their
Tomato Crops, Next Year.
HORSES SOLD AT LOW PRICE
Encouraging Reports at Fourth
Quarterly Conference of Reho-
both Leach M, E. Church.
Special Correspondents of Every Evening

Special Correspondents OF Every Evening
Rehoboth Beach, Feb. I6.-The Fourth
Quarterly Conference of Rehoboth Beach
pastoral charge of the Wilmington Con
ference convened in Epworth M. f.
Church Friday afternoon, Feb. s. DR..
" Il Mowbray, district superintendent,
presiding
The reports from the various boards
and socictics showed the work OF the
charge To be in excellent condition. The
pastors report was interesting and
instructive. During his pastorate of
three 81 years the membership has
increased over p per cent which is an
admirable record for 50 small commun-
itv: 90 persons have been received on
probation; $500, have been paid on
Indebtedness. leaving no indebtedness
on either church or parsonage; the Ladies
Md Society has spent approximately
500 on parsonage furnishings and in
terror decorations; approximately S400
has been spent bv trustees on church and
parsonage improvements. the entire prop
crtv having been painted this Conference
year; Mems Bible Class has been or
ganIzed as we'll as an auxiliary of the
Women's Foreign Missionary Society,
and the pastors salary was increased thus
year $500
These facts, IN brief, tell the story OF
Wcll-laid plans, hearty cooperation on the
leirt OF both pastor and people generous
giving on the part of members and friends,
residents and non-rcSidcnts: in fact, the
advancement of AiethodlSm in Delaware's
popular summer resort.
The pastor. Rev Disston ". Jacobs,
has received a unanimous invitation to
return for the fourth consecutive wear;
but it IS rumorod he will be transferred to
another charge at the coming session of
Conference.