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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-06-07
Conservation All Over The State

What comfort it is to know that
when one is faced with a perplex-
ing problem, others are battling
with it too! And how equally help
full it is to find out how these diff
culties are being worked out in
other communities! 1t is with such
an aim, therefore, that this article
has been prepared. The instances
cited below are actual things that
have occurred in various parts of
the state. All of them have to do
with that most pressing situation at
the present time-food conservation.
In one community not long ago,
the ladies of church organization
made preparations for one of their
periodical food sales. Realizing the
inconsistency of loyalty following
governmental demands in some of
the things and disregarding them in
others, they resolved to make this
sale conform rigidly to conservation
rules. Accordingly, with the aid of
their home demonstration agent,
they worked all their time-tested
recipes over into conservation reci-
pes, had them printed and made
into pretty little paper-covered
BOOKLET which they sold for twenty
five cents. The sale of this booklet
together with the foods disposed of,
netted them a far greater sum than
they had heretofore realized and
materially aided in spreading the
conservation propaganda.
At small ncighborhood gatherings.
in another community experienced
housewives, to whom the entire con-
servation program is merely q tiny
ripple in the domestic stream and
who have long ago mastered the
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-06-07
Soldiers Poisoned BY Big Biz !"

Again and again the Nonpartisan
League speakers and writer's have
pointed out that the PROFITEERS
ARE THE REAL DISLOYALISTS.
1t is doubtful if these offenders
have ever been able to conjure up
in their imaginations any charges
against the League as seriously and
directly DISLOYAL AS THE ACTS
OF THE PACKERS AGAINST
OUR SOLDIERS IN TEXAS, REC
ENTITY CHARGED BY THE FED
ERAL TRADE COMMISSION.
The commission charged that
Wilson & Co. and Morris & Co.
HAVE SOLD AND OFFERED
TO SELL. MEATS AND OTHER
FOOD PRODUCTS TO THE GOV
EMINENT WITH THE KNOWL-
EDGE THAT THESE PRODUCTS
WE'RE TO BE USED AS FOOD
FOR AMERICAN SOLDIERS AND
THAT THESE PRODUCTS. WERE
SPOILED AND UNFIT FOR HUI
MAN CONSUMPTION ~. in
addition to spoiled and unfit beef,
the national army cantonment at
CAMP TRAVIS WERE OFFERED
CHICKENS FOR SALE THAT
WERE UNFIT FOR HUMAN
CONSUMPTION" i.
This same element has been try
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-06-07

In simple language, they force
the majority to do their bidding by
the threat of starvation. Paid apol-
ogists may pour forth their pious
platitudes in defense of such sys-
tenn, but no amount of impassioned
oratory, no combination of we'll
rounded sentences can create real
democracy in a world whose foun-
dalton is a propertyless working
class, a world where the many must
be born, must live and die in mis-
cry that a few may be as the lilies
of the field ''They toll not, neither
do thsy spin, yet Solomon In all his
glory was not arrayed as one OF
these" To realize, these things, to
tell them to other men is not teach
ing class hatred. It is teaching
class consciousness, which is some
thing entirely different. Hatred
springs from ignorance, and ignor-
ance of everything but what is good
for themselves, is particularly tn
privilege Of the parasite. The in
telligeht worker is too busy devils
ing ways and means Of bringing
about more equitable distribution
of social wealth to have time to
hate. He may loathe and despise
certain repulsive symptoms Of oui
present scheme of things, but he
does not hate.
He leaves that to his opponents,
who have been nurtured in a school
of thought that looked upon the
working man as an instrument OF
source of wealth. Because the
hitherto dumb and helpless slave of
the machine is at last awakening to
sense of his Importance, to n
knowledge of the indispensable posi-
ton he occupies, and because he
shows signs of desire to remedy,
once and for all, the evils of the
existing order, the vipers of privil-
eye vent their venom upon him.
This alone convinces US that a
worldwide awakening is at hand.
In its wake will come the world
democracy that will sweep into the
junk pile the old outworn issues,
slogans and hypocrites of our vest
ed interests, as well as their politi-
clans and petted lacneys.-Butte
Bulletin.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-06-07
Waiting For Democracy

eve are i'm the presence of a
s new organization of society.
Our life has broken away from
the past. The life of America
is not the life it was twenty
years ago; it is not the life it
was ten years ago. We have
changed our economic cOndi-
tions, absolutely from top to
bottom; and, with our economic
9 society, the organization of our
life. The old political formulas
do not fit the present problems;
they read now like documents
taken out of a forgotten age.p
Woodrow Wilson.
"They read now like documents
taken out Of a forgotten age" More
today than over do the old issues,
the old catch-words, the old slogans
that in the past have aroused the
enthusiasm Of the voters fall flat
before the new consciousness.
The world is really waiting for
democracy, waiting with AN ill
concealed impotence, an Impotence
that will not much longer be denied.
Can one imagine presidential
campaign today fought out ON the
issues of high tariff, free silver, or
any of the dead issues that in times
past have rent the country from
end to end with conflicting opinion
1t will never happen again; even
now people looa back upon those
times with the half-amused and
half-ashamed feeling one has for
the indiscretions of his youth. The
question now is political autocracy
vsrsus political democracy, and but
little imagination is needed to see
that in the word autocracy is in
Guided all things that stifle the
higher and freer existence for
which oppressed and suffering hui
mainly is striving.
It includes the ownership by a
privileged class of the natural re-
sources of the world, and it includes
their ownership of the machinery
by means of which labor converts
these resources into wealth; W. alth
retained for the most, part by those
who perform. no useful labor, but
who enforce their will upon the ma
jority through their power to deny
employment.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-06-07

ing to outlaw all reform movements
by charging that they are creating
dissension and are "stabbing our
soldiers in the back"
WHAT MORE STEAL. HY,
DEADLY and TREACHEROUS
BLOW COULD HAVE BEEN De-
LIVERED AGAINST THE UN-
GUARDED REAR OF OUR AR
MES THAN BY SELLING THEM
TAINTED FOOD FOR PROFIT?
The PROFITEERS ARE BLEED
ING THE COUNTRY AND FILL
ING THOUSANDS OF THEIR
VICTIMS WITH BITTERNESS
AND DISSATISFACTION WHEN
A STRONG AND UNITED FRONT
rs NEEDED TO MEET A GREAT
PERIL.
They do not even hesitate, when
the opportunity arises, TO ATTACK
OUR UNSUSPECTING SOLDIERS
WITH CANNED POISON, perhaps
as deadly as the gas shells of the
kaiser.
PATRIOTIC DUTY DEMANDS
THAT ALL LOYAL CITIZENS
UNITE TO PROMOTE LEGISLA-
TION, SUCH AS THE NONPAR-
TISAN LEAGUE ADVOCATES,
THAT WILL. RID OUR COUNTRY
OF THIS CURSE.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-06-07
,ayment of heavy interest.

payment of heavy interest.
This interest will constitute a
tremendous, long standing drain,
and will largely come out of the
pockets of the common people and
go into the pockets of wealthy
creditors.
THE ONLY SENSIBLE AND
JUST COURSE is TO PAY AS WE
GO so FAR AIS WE CAN AND
LET THOSE WHO ARE TAKING
BIG PROFITS OUT OF THE WAR
DO MOST OF THE PAYING.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-06-07

taking 80 PER CENT OF ALI.
LARGE INCOMES, yet this coun-
try is unable to take more than 81
per cent because Of the undue power
over legislation welded by big
business.
The advantages Of paying for
the war as we go are obvious.
The evil effects of saddling a gil
gantic interest-bearing debt on the
country are almost beyond calcula-
ton, but its worst feature is that
the paying Of this enormous inter
est each year does not decrease the
debt and every attempt to decrease
the debt il the future will require
q great sacrifice IN addition to the
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-06-07
Profteers Should Pau More

The substance of President Vii
sons message to congress was his
advocacy of higher taxes on war
profits and swollen incomes.
s'PROFTTEERING, z SAID THE
PRESIDENT, THAT CAN NOT
BE GOT AT BY RESTRAINTS OF
CONSCIENCE AND LOVE OF
COUNTRY, CAN BE GOT AT BY
TAXATION
The war should be paid for as
much as possible by existing reve-
mes.
Existing revenues should come as
much as possible FROM PROFITS
MADE OUT OF THE WAR.
England for some time has been
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-06-07

Taxes on war profits and incomes
last year yielded about $2,775,OO0.-
900.
War expenses We're approximate
ly $14,0O0,OOOOOO.
THIS IS A BAD RECORD, AND
THE SOONER THE COUNTRY
ACCEPTS THE NONPARTISAN
LEAGUE PLAN OF PAYING FOR
THE WAR BY TAKING OVER
THE BULK OF WAR PROFITS,
THE BETTER IT WILL BE FOR
SAL.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-06-07
Sedition Acts, Past and Present

states, Or to excite any unlaW-
full combinations therein for OPP
posing or resisting any law of
the United States or any act of
the President of the United
States done in pursuance of any
such law, or the powers vested
in him by the constitution of
the United States, or to resist,
oppose, defeat amy such law or
act, or to aid, encourage or abet
any hostile designs of any for
eign nation against the United
States and their people or gov
eminent, then such person be-
ing thereof convicted before any
court of the United States hav-
ing jurisdiction thereof shall be
punished by fine not exceed
ing $4,000, and by imprisOn-
ment not exceeding two years.
Section 8. Truth may be
given in evidence and jury to
determine "law and fact" under
direction of court as in other
cases.
1t is interesting in this connec-
ton to note that the sedition act
placed on the statute books by the
Federalists, and which resulted in
their defeat, is in nowise as drastic
as our present laws governing the
same actions.
The Kentucky resolutions, writer
by Thomas Jefferson--with the
strict understanding that the mans
of the author should not be reveal
sd-protesting against the seditiof
law, were nine in number. Quoting
against from the History of. the Am
erican Nation:
"They first ass rted that the Con
stitution was a compact of stat s
and, "that as in all other cases OF
compact among parties having nj
common Judge, each party has ar
equal fight to judge for itself, as
well Of infractions as of the mode
and M assures of redress"
Other resolutions arraigned the
alien and sedition laws, and pro-
nounoed them "void and of nj
force"
The sew nth declared the whole
system of broad construction wa
unconstitutional; the eighth orderes
the transmission of copies of tht
resolutions to congr2 SIS; and the
ninth called on all the "co-states tt
unite with Kentucky in suppressine
the unconstitutional action of the
general gove rnment 1t declared
also, that Kentucky would "submi1
to undelegated and consequently
unlimited powers in no man, or bod.
of men, on sarth."
Another fact that is interesting
in view of the smaller conditions
obtaining, is that the author of The
resolutions was accused of b ing 6
French spy and the entire agitation
against the sedition law was termed
a plot of French propagandists.
Thus dos history repeat itself
Butte Bulletin.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-06-07

what were the alien and Sc
diti0n acts passed by congress
1898, and what was the Ken
lucky resolution of which Thos.
Jefferson was author, In which
he advised the people to stop
the progress of the evil?'"
In commenting on the alien and
sedition acts of 1797-179S, Bassett,
in his History of the American Ma
ton, says:
"While the attention of the
public was so largely directed
in the years of 1897 and 1898
to warlike measures, purely p0-
litical affairs of much more i'm
portance were happening. The
predominance of the Federalists
in congress and i'm the country
suggested to the leaders of the
party that they might do as
they pleased. 1t was a tempta-
ton of power to which the
wisest of them yielded"
The result of this feeling of un-
limited power was the passing of
the alien and sedition acts. The
reaction against these drastic laws,
the excuse for which was the strain
ed relations between America and
France. resulted in the overthrow
at the polls, in 1900, of the Fed
'eralist party.
By the alien act the President was
given power to order from the
country any alien whom he thought
dangerous to the country. The
length of residence before an alien
could become a citizen was fixed at
Ia years. The sedition law, enact
ed shortly after the alien acts, is
printed in full below:
Act of July Ia, 1898. /. U. S.
Stat. at Large 500:
An act in addition to the act
entitled, can Act for the Pun
ishment of Certain Crimes
Against the United States"
Section L prohibits combina-
tons to prevent enforcement of
law.
Section 2. That if any per-
son shall write, print, utter or
publish or shall cause to procure
to be written, printed, uttered
or published, OF shall knowing
ly and willingly assist, aid in
writing, printing, uttering or
publishing, any false, scandal
Gus and malicious writing or
writings against the govern
ment of the United States or
either house of congress or the
President of the United States
with intent to defame the said
government, or either house of
the said congress-, or the said
President, or to bring them or
either of them into contempt or
disrepute, or to excite against
them, or either or any of them,
the hatred of the good people of
the United States, or to stir up
sedition within the United
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-06-07
What Other Editors Sau
COMMISSION PLAYS POLITICS.


COMMISSION PLAYS POLITICS.
The editor of the Free Press help
ed to pass the law creating the
state public safety commission and
has always felt that the law was
justified, but we can not approve of
SOME of the acts of the commission
and deplore them for the reason
that they create antagonism to the
commission, thereby Essening it's
power for useful service, and for
the further reason that such acts
will inevitably lead to de-
mand that the law creating the COM
mission be repealed at the next ses-
sion Of the legislature. Cases in
point are the circulation by the COM
mission of Governor Burnquist's
bitter attack on the Nonpartisan
League and the mailing of litera-
ture lauding the governor.
Every now and then of late the
Free Press has received from the
commission printed matter lauda-
tory of Governor Burnquist-matter
wholly political I'M its nature, in
tended to bolster up his excellency's
political fortunes. This costs money
and it comes out of the pockets of
the peopie.-Fergus Falls tMinn.)
Free Press.
1t makes one sore all through to
read the true account of the trials
of Gilbert and Randall, the Nonpar-
Cisan Leaguers, at Red Wing last
week. In the trial of Martin, short
ly before, the accused was given a
nance for justice-and was acquit-
ted. But the ringsters, maddened
by the miscarriage of their plans IN
that case, saw to it that no possible
escape was afforded for the accused
in the later trials-and they were
convicted. The witnesses for the
PROSE- cution were rehearsed to per-
fiction, but were all at sea when the
examination varfad from the set
program. The accused had more
than twice as many witnesses as
they were permit to put on the
stand. 1t was clearly shown that
from the very inception there was
clearly defined plot to "get" the
accused. fair or foul means to be
employed. Even at that the jury
was out for ten hours. 1t was clear
ly shown at the trial that the ac-
cused need expect nothing in the
end but the worst of it. A mob
dragged one of the Randall wit
nesses from a hotel and hustled him
out of town several miles and at
tempted to scare him into leaving
the county-but he went back to
Red Wing and a spirit of mob ven
geance pefmeat d the atmosphere
of the place. 1t was a framed-up,
out-and-dried affair throughout.
But it was only the first chapter
there will be more and different
chapters to follow. = Madelia,
(Minn) News.
These be discouraging days for
that particular brand of kaiserites
who have insisted that North Da-
kota-particuIarly the farmers
were disloyal. Only few days ago
the farming section of North Da-
..,ota-right where the kaiserites
have insisted disloyalists were the
thickest-went over the top in the
Third Liberty Loan drive by big
gr margin than ANY OTHER
AGRICULTURAL SECTION IN
THE UNITED STATES. And yes
terday they did the same thing in
the Red Cross drive. And although
they gave more than any other ag-
1icultural section in the United
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-06-07
You can be the one 60 send
a pouch OF
Real GRAVELY CheWinGg

Itpays to know the facts before you
your money.
You will be sending your friend
tobacco comfort and satisfaction in oneE
of Real Gravely Plug than in half 3
plugs of ordinary tobacco.
Give any man chew of Real Cravely Plug, and he
you that's the kind to send. Send the best!
Ordinary plug is false economy. It costs less per =
chew Real Gravey, because small chew of it lasb
while.
II you smoke pipe slice CraveTy with your knife :
little to your smoking tobacco. It will give flavor
your smoke.
SEND YOUR FRIEND IN THE u S. SERVICE A POUCH OF .
Dealers all around here carry it in 1Oc pouches
stamp will put It into his hands in any Training CAMP
port Of the y. S. A.. Even @over there a &c. stamp
il to him Your dealer will supply envelope and give VOC
directions how to address it.
B. GRAvELY TOBACCO COMPANY. Danyos
The Patent Pouch keeps IL Fresh and Cseon and u
-H . not ksai Grc0eL Without fhis protection
Established 1881
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-06-07

States. they had less from )
give. And the strangest Oa.
IS that not one of these co.
and determined burden carr
boasting of WHIT they hss.
They leave all that to th2j,
ers-the sleek gentry who II
to prattle of their loyalty |
things they have done-vs
mouths.-DeVils Lake, n
Journal.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-06-07

1t is becoming more !
evident that Minnesota d
political storm center of
States this coming camp
all forces are now linn.
great final battle royal =
quarters of both contend i
are located in ST. Paul !.
be no lack of funds for t.
airy forces. Evidences are
millions will be spent. In
indicate a lavish hand. be
the least of their trV Il
have the funds. The Isa
worries their forces is IF
discord, division and stu
detract public attentl NJ
real issue.-Park RI giM B,
Elmer E. Adams Of :
Falls Journal admits
afraid that Charles Ii
defeat Governor Burnqt
Republican nomination
and says Lindb rgh sh D
vented from filing as !
Mr.. Adams is one Of b
q Republican politicia
state and has grown fat
Gus public cribs. At OD>sos
the days of Mark ID Il
general manager and
campaign funds for t :
Franz M. Eddy to 'ss
course he is afraid Of
Clay County mimi BA4 /,
HOW ABOUT A Git Il
FOR SHERIDAN COlovel
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-06-07

President Wilson will /
keeping out of Martin "a
state. A candidate for St
in the district compria
and Watonwan counties, 5
mistake of quoting from
dents book, ''New Freed
the candidate Endorsed, nc
is in Jail. It is certainly j
bran of loyalty they haAl
Days county.-Bear Rir
Journal.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-06-07
BIG BIZ BOYCOTT,

Al
'9The League has a dailv
Fargo. Citizens Indignant
propaganda are reported
organized several hundred
and declared they will not ,
dealers who advertise in n
ley publication"
The above is from the
Dispatch. Now We wonda,,
read this right-that seua
dred Fargo people have h:
gether to boycott, not
Courier-News directly, butt
merchant or business mae
furthering his business ;
sees fit to advertise in tn
News. There is one :
feature about this l. W. ":
the Dispatch says is cropul {
Fargo-and that is that M
know that if you see it i d
patch it isn't so. But if 4
be true, isn't it awful tis
farmers CD are array e
against class ?-Carringto LII
Record. ~
~
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-10-11
CONDENSED STATEMENT
OF THE
BANK OF ST. JOSEPH,
ST. JOSEPH, LA.

As Furnished the Examiner Of State Ranks at the
Close of Business September 18th, 1913.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-10-11

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion OF the ear.
There Is only one way to cure calarrh-
al deafness and that is by u consiiiu-
tional remedy. Catarrhal deafness il
caused by an inflamed condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube
When this table is infiamed you have
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing,
and when it IL entirely closed Deaf
ness IL the result. Unless the infiam-
nation can be reduced aud fhis ial,a
restored to its normal condition, hear
ing will be destroyed forever. Mary
cases Of deafness are caused by "a
tarrh, which is an infiamed cnndi: ion
OF the mucous surfaces. EaIPs Catarrh
Medicine acts thru the blood on tn.
mucous surfaces OF the system.
We will give One Hundred Do.la :
for any case of Catarrhal Deafness
that cannot be cured by Hall's CatarI h
Medicine. Circulars free. All Drug
gists, 75c.
E. J. CHENEY 4 Co., Toledo, o.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-10-11
SOME PATRIARCH.

New Orleans, La, Oct. 5.-Twelve
Of his nineteen sons in the army and
navy, thirteenth son eager and ready
to 60, and Of the twelve at war, there
are two sets OF twins, one set of trip
lets. and the other five just individ-
uals!
That's the remarkable record of the
Rev. r. II. Windslow family, living
near Rayville, La. Rev. Windslow is
. negro Baptist minister, and, besides
the record OF sons in the service, he
boasts single daughter and himself
as members OF the Richland Parish
Chapter. He conducts a negro church
auxiliary of the Red Cross. Besides,
Rev. Windslow owns three Liberty
Bonds.
News OF the record number of sons
in service, and believed an inspiration
and note Of patriotism for every ne
gro family in the country, came thro'
the American Red Cross. A field rep
resentative of the Gulf Division, A..
r. c., was in Rayville the other day
and heard Of the remarkable negro
family.
Rev. Windslow is 81 years old, and
was born In Montgomery county, Ala.
His ~ sons were last heard from at
Camp Upton and it is believed they
are all overseas now. They are: Ben
ME Lee; George and Lafayette, twins;
William and James, twins;
Matthew. Mark and Luke, triplets,
JEFF, Johnnie aud Archie.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-10-11
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Pdrish Of C0nc0rdiv I

STATE OF
Parsh Of C0ncordivj
John Dale, Prdent f. Cashier
to the best Of my knowledge and belief
JOHN DALE. President
r. FALKENHELNER Cashier.
Susbscribed September
H. b. CONNER, Notary Public.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-10-11
W. g g

Germany is floating what She :ni
. "victory Loan." Let a. out do her
with our '.tibsrty keaui"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-10-11

The Library Army 7. cocpsas
their reading soldi This
A. building the Southern Department utilised library
The soldiea Foxy behind
an each Of the I'VE hundred books the little library
Of twice Foxy Granpa"
surprisingly
of soldiers sQuipsnk
furnished ffes h the Army 4 G0A