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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-11-29
4 League of Peoples

Organized labor of the western
hemisphere has just held an epoch
making conference at Laredo, Texas.
1t is epoch-making not so much in
what was done there as in the fact
that labor of North and South Ameri-
ca got together to talk things over.
Heretofore the peoples of different
countries have been generally content
to talk to others through their gov.
ernments. The workers of different
countries have known each other with
rare exception only through what di-
plomats and other government repre-
senatives report and through the big
press. 1t is, therefore, a big import
ant step when labor of different coun-
tries meets directly as it has at La
redo.
Over in Europe much has been said
of international conferences of work.
ers and several more or less interna-
tional have been held. Governments
in general, however, have been op-
posed, partly perhaps because direct
contact of workers might reduce the
Importance of diplomats and more be-
cause all the governments we have to-
day represent not merely labor but
the great capitalistic interests as we'll.
Because of labor's small share in ac-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-11-29
Can the Gamers

There is probably no county in any
of the states of the United States
where there has ever been perpetrated
such impudent and blazen graft as
has been committed in Sheridan
county.
The treasury of this county has
been looted, and looted at the instiga-
ton and as part Of a conspiracy,
engineered by the board of county
commissioners. This triumvirate of
tyrants, knowing no bounds to their
insolence and Indifference to the pub
lie welfare, has at last gone so mad in
their desperation because of the con-
slant exposure of their dirty work by
this papers, as to strike like blind
snakes at anything that seems near
enough to be hit.
The board of county commissioners
being absolutely discredited, and
standing convicted in the public opin-
ion of malfeasance in Office in COM
nection with the letting of the graft
ing printing contract through which
the taxpayers of Sheridan county
were filched cut of many thousands of
dollars for the endowment of the
grafter's organ, the Infamous Pioneer
Press, and for which adequate service
was rendered, together with the seed
grain stcc-, in which the farmers of
Sheridan county were absolutely rob-
bed and s21dbagged out of another
huge sum Of money, and finally the
gopher poison deal, in which some
body got av az with lot of the peo-
pies money, and who these people are,
we are certain that the county COM
missioners are fully aware, and fear
ing the results OF The investigation of
a grand jury that Is about to be called,
have gone mad with rage and lost
what little reason they were ever pos
sessed with.
This triumvirate of discredited DO
litical pilferers, which allegations are
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-11-29

have the red abolished in "old glory
because of its unfortunate effect upon
the "Pie-Near" man. White and blue
is all that Joe can stand at one time.i
Even the red in the last rose of sum-
mer and in an autumn sunset still ag-
gravates little Joe's mental Affections
until the sweet smile fades for the I'M
fortunate's cherubic xcountenance
There are several others besides the
sensitive little Joe who does not like
red. Most all of them are graft
ers. Wescould mention the kaiser and
the crown prince and King Karl of
Austria and the ex-czar of all the
Russias, together with the prince OF
the house of Morgan and all of the
greedy profteers. There are others
besides Joe, who only like red when ii
is in a bottle OF in the cherry in a
sparkling cocktail.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-11-29

The editor of the Producers News
may be socialist or he may not be.
If he is, maybe the editor of the Pio-
neer Press can tell it's limited number
of readers all Of the details. In our
opinion whether he is or not is neither
here nor there. The editor of the Pro
ducers News is hired by the farmers
of Sheridan county to edit their paper
When the farmers are dissatisfied
with Taylor they will probably "can''
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-11-29

tual government either here or abroad
the voice of the diplomat is the voice
of the capitalists not all capital
lists at that but those playing for
some stake in the international field
The winning of these stakes may in
volve wholesale deception of the peo-
pie at home.
Inasmuch as there is large body
of organized labor in every civilized
country, why should these bodies not
meet through accredited representa-
tives for better mutual understand
ing? Capital meets and has interna-
tional dealings, why not labor? There
is only one answer. Until labor gets
a predominant voice in government,
there is no great need for such air.
ings of opinion lest capital, holding
both its own cards and those of diplo-
matte power, deceive the country %
its own selfish advantage.
Let us add to labor, organized farm
ers and any other organized group of
common people not usually thought Of
as belonging to either of these classes.
We may see dangers in a league Of.
nations-as Roosevelt would plan it,
it would be a blunder and calamity
for democracy-but there is no dam
ger and great promise in an Informal
league of peoples.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-11-29

sufficiently proven by the report OF
the board Of public examiners, which
was recently published in these col
ufns, have decided to rid the county of
the services of County Agent Ander-
son. This plunderbund has the nerve
to make disparaging remarks about
the ability of Mr.. Anderson, asserting
that he has disobeyed them. That he
did not handle the gopher poison to
suit them, that Sheridan county
needs live man on the job" Which,
coming from their mouths is only an
other way of saying that. County
Agent Anderson is an upright citi-
zen, that he will neither be cajolled
or scared into joining the county COM
missioners in their schemes for loot
} ing the public and otherwise defraud-
ing the taxpayers.
Any criticism of the county agent
by the board Of county commissioners,
is the best kind Of a recommendation
for him in the minds of the average
taxpayer.
However, whom the gods would de-
stroy, they first make mad. The coun-
ty commissioners are not sacrosant.
There is a way of getting at them.
In theefrst place the Grand Jury
might indict them and try them on
criminal charges.
In the second place it is the duty
oftlle county attorneys Office to at
once institute proceedings to have re-
turned to>the county the several thous-
ands of dollars that each of the coun-
ty commissioners have illegally sub
tracted from the county treasury. In
this way that Office might rehabili-
tate itself in the esteem of the public
Finally, any taxpayer can institute
charges of malfeasance against these
birds and bring them to trial before
the court for removal.
In this way it might be possible to
can the Gamers.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-11-29

Dooley learned that they had two
cheap caskets namely $1,000 and
s225.OO. They then phoned to AM
brose. N. D., and bought their best
casket for $500.
Are the dead being held up in this
county by the business men while they
are warning us to beware of the
Townley robbery of $1,000 or the
store Graft? think an Investigation
Is needed and If we can't do anything
better lets have a few of these Town
lev stores in this county so that there
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-11-29

him He was not employed by tne
farmers to please the Pioneer Press
The man Taylor has also held jobs on
organs just like the Pioneer Press
and have written just such rot IN de-
tense of grafters who ought to be IN
Jail as appears in each issue OF our
amusing contemporary. We did this
az a mart of our days work just as Joe
is doing now. We are positive Joe en-
lows the work better than we ola.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-11-29
RORBING THE DEAD
Editor of the Producers News,
brentwood, Mont.

Plentywood, Mont.
Dear Sir:
The people of this vicinity have no
ticed a very peculiar condition which
looks like ''robbing the dead"
It seems that the price of caskets
has been quite badly jumbled here IN
this county.
For instance, casket was prlcee
in Plentywood at s225.0O, but on be-
ing told that $4,000 would buy this
casket or home made one would be
used, the $4,000 bought the $225.OO
casket.
Another instance. Yesterday morn
ing a casket was needed in Westby
and on phoning to Decker Bros, OF
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-11-29


Dakota farmers, "SS rt ,os, about
Il ! have got $4,000 t p'ns. ?
and invest in anytbina 70 Invest,
the real grafters. 70 Sc pba :
Respectfully vo,,
P. s. I understand Il: l. ts pHrlup
s se. cities -. a funeral eonD u th'ap
hearse, taxi and all can lplete MI
$4,000. 0"n De cote, !,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-11-29

contemplated if congress can be made
to change it's mind. Two or three
billions Topped off of war profits taxa
ton will be a handsome return for the
few millions spent in the election. It's
a bigger return than Rockefeller can
make on straight oil selling PROPOSE
tion-200 or 800 per cent.
AS usual the big papers missed this
issue entirely. They thought the re-
cent election hinged on the "loyalty''
issue. Isn't it funny the way the spe-
cia1 interests can deceive our big
papers? Time and time again these
papers have evidently known nothing
of a big deal like this until it was,
pulled off, and then they are profess
sionally ashamed to tell about it.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-11-29

and gets "a bun" on and chases around
Ikea lost soul murmuring to himself
and again tries to submerge his dis
tress in the flowing bowl. It is rum
ored that the Sheridan County Luna
cy League" are about to take steps to
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-11-29

Little Joe Dolin, the editor of the
"Grafters Kept Organ" which he
mails out under the name of pioneer
Press" doesn't like red Red irritates
his already deraaged mind. When he
hears about anything red he goes out
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-11-29
ProM Tax Lowered

The interests, who put up the big
slush funds for the last campaign and
elected many an old-guard politician
to congress, are evidently anxious to
see the color of their money again in
the very near future. They are not
going to wait for the spoils of nom
constructive reconstruction. Not they,
although these spoils, if all goes well,
will equal nearly war profits.
The standpat congressman are al
ready planning great reductions in
war profits taxes and Washington is
hun1ming with lobbyists to win over
the congressman who may be less
than 100 per cent standpat. Those
who gorged in 1913 do not have to
disgorge all that the big revenue bill
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-13
RED CROSS RALLY OF
CUESTERFTELD- CHAPTER

Circulars and posters are being dis
tributed by Mrs. Thomas S. Wheel
wright. chairman of the East Chester
field branch of the Richmond chapter
of the Red Cross, announcing a big
rally which will take place at the
home OF Henry NJ Vaughan at Cen
tralia. Va. on next Saturday, August
IT, from 9 to p. NJ. to celebrate the
opening Of the new headquarters of
the East Chesterfield branch OF the
Richmond chapter of the Red Cross.
Music for the occasion will be sup
piled by military band from Camp
Lee and speaking will be by M Jean
Mas, OF the French mission, and
others.
The ladies' Of the East Chesterfield
Red Cross branch are arranging TO
prepare very delicious supper which
VIII be served at a very reasonable
cost and they expect many visitors will
come early and enjoy this supper.
This affair is of much interest not
only to residents OF Chesterfield
county. but to citizens Of Richmond
as we'll, and large attendance is an
ticipated.
The home service department Of
TINS branch of the Red Cross is also
making every attempt to get the
names and addresses of the boys of
Chesterfield county who have volun-
teered for either military or naval
service In order that they have a COM
plete register. The addresses Of those
I'm the draft, of course, are available
through the local draft boards Of
Chesterfield, Friends or relatives OF
volunteers in Chesterfield are request
ed to please communicate this in
formation to the chairman.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-13
AN UNBIASED" RESOLUTION.

Ne Azneraosan Hotel assooaa ton haa
nsuoecd. after an exhaustive and I'M
n6nscd in~ess4ga ton, that national
SDoe6naeson. at oas time. would have
sA dsMtroas efTsct upon real estate
Snanes, financial tnsea, utions and
! bNuenees sensra4iy. and wosaad DO i'm
nnagsrafsAe na I'm 70 me CO operation
- 81 the people In the war.
Aess are few hotels in the wet
nfacaa that are not running saloons.
Aesd <AeTe were few IN the dry &ates
@uho nd not run saloons as long as
- a~w permitted IL b. be done. II is
9g6arsay reasonable to assume that
- vast majority OF those who par
.DuipaAed tn ire resolution are now or
ny~ been uQuor dealers
\ = not necessary 10 dispute
sNA1RsAr these opponents of prohibl-
49, have made an "ey-t1s grstl IN
1eAsH.stsn" Of the subject but :.
$3.50 be really Interesting 70 con-
Doow their unbiased" attitude In the
1890. The various VINO oaale ahd
sSa4n liquor dealers associations AS
80 rs the brewer.es came to the
100 "exhaustlye" oaac.vs ON wnen
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-13

IT lis getting time now 10 be very
oarefui about stocking up the pantry.
= u not fair that some be allowed 20
hnasd the things which are under
snns OF limitation. while others ara
eAHxiying with the rules. Food Ad-
nzDu1skrator Carey may be expected TO
COME around very soon. lie says he
d)a,t,es to do 1t, bust he has direct and
0anssve proof at hand about very
naDy people who are no; obey1ng tho
so~csnment's orders. Thousands Of
psorle are using more than their
ahane of sugar. erd they get it by
0snsnytng the merchants, Many arc
80 violating the wheat rules.
u will be an unpleasant exposure
M 90 say scandal The department
~ make arrests when the proper
ttnas comes. and the YORK will bo per
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-13

liquor cause throughout the country.
The people will consider profoundly
the ~un biased'' minds that framed it.
They w%il listen with solemn appreci-
alton about the exhaustive. lnvesti-
cation" And when tho matter OF do
ing '1mmeosurable harm" to the war
work Of tho nation is finally poured
into the overwhelming climax of the
argument. the people viii shudde-,
and feel blessed that they have iAcn
saved from the banefu activities Of
the prohibition monster.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-13
Conserving Garbage.

Conservation of garbage as an aid
to winning the war Is being urged by
Commissioner of Public Works Frank
|. Bennett and Commissioner of Health
John Dill Robertson, of Chicago. 1t Is
estimated that more than 3s5 tons OF
Chioago's garbage goes through the
reduction process every day to produce
glycerine for explosives, Commissioners
Bennett is appealing to citizens to help
increase the amount OF garbage re-
duced to 1000 tons daily, This can
be DONE. he says, by, keeping kitchen
waste separate from ashes and by.sAv-
tng Il for the city collAotien.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-13

\ raHpaIAn 2 keCure Taborefs % har-
vest potatoes in New Jersey WAS begun
AZ a meeting held August % at Rights
town, y j The governor OF the state.
representatives OF tho state board Of
agriculture, state Agricultural college,
and others spoke at tho meeting and
urged commercial organizations Of
cities and towns to secure the help Of
employees Of stores, factories and Of
fees, Or, r. Y. Wilcox. of the United
States department OF agriculture. told
what asher towns and cities have done
ia aiding farmers In harvesting wheat
aad assisting n other pressing farm
work. Following this meeting a series
of conferences Will be held in smaller
towns, where the serious need of farm
help wall be presented.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-13
"ET.ASS" IN BREAD ~ oNLY
DRY PARTICLES OK GRAIN

when the use Of wheat substitutes
in bakers bread became general CON
siderable agitation was aroused by re-
ports that consumers were finding
ground glass In bread From time to
time such reports are likely 10 persist
owing to the fact that the same condi-
tons VIII probably continue. In view
Of this It is Of considerable interest to
review the huiletin published by the
Indiana state council Of defense under
the supervision Of DR., H F. Bar
nard explaining just why these erro-
neous reports were circulated This
bulletin saws that almost without ex-
ception authorities have been unable
TO verify the rumors of glass in bread.
and In endeaVorlng TO explain this ex-
haustive Investigations and expert
ments were made The bulletin says.
Corn -four under the microscope
shows many hard. finty pieces OF the
endosperm germ. which have a very
CLASSY appearance when baked in a
quick oven some of these particles re-
tain their glasslike appearance. though
in the ordinary process OF baking this
appearance is lost. This is the ex-
PLANTATION given by experts employed
by the international Union of Bakers
and Confectionery Workers
In bran fiours nervous person
might easily fancy that particles of the
hard outer husk we're glass And dex-
trine sometimes solidifies into a hard,
mass. which might be mis-.
taken for glass
The natural conclusion Is that most
OF the people who reported having
found glass in their bread were de-
ceived by the appearance of the new
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-13

prexiue7t wilson. 1ep.yIvs To an
INQUIRY from q leading etttaen At
Jscsson. Mississippi aa ~ whether
sAs rr~ssaers would consider tfe re-
sascssor OF James X. Varaanaar - The
United States senate a reputation ~
NE u~rk Of the administration, SAYS:
y xs,ould be obliged TO accept tHeat
action ae a oonder nation # MY adj
uss.iss~atlon, and it IS only right that
tAey should know IT before they act.
The does ana should seal the doom
Of the eenator with the Iens and
AAss.ng~tahod hirsu,e adjournment il
does not mean that the president a
s&ksng 1t upon himself ta a7ter.ese
waah ehe local politics Of the people.
Il doss mean that the people Of Mis-
sasudpeu shall not be led 70 he polls
wka.ou, knowing whom they are volt
ing Cor. AS the pres dent saws II
sAssvteas OF Mississippi! should asHn
shous hsrn to represent them. / not
so~~nnxe no right to object / would
Aswe no right In any WAY 10 aritiolse
tAAm.-
T91se are plain words as TO pon,-
- stnsude There Is no spirit Of die
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-13
PUTTING vARDAMAN IN HIS PLACE,

"Hn. Nor m ih'S GOES M'. wilson
say ne" The people shoH'' oee'"Ie
ihe-E patronage.
1T Is now exc" that F@rdamaa VIII
not b able 70 60 before the people
with amy 'ftSt claims. NO DOUBT rs
"0at5 III .5" eo'''---eFen shout from
tho a7H@e-iaas his enthusiastic and
eternal adherence t7=t the washington
bHi INST atigH. hui. alas. II Is ZOO Iale
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-13

Wrong methods Of loading are re-
spou>ihie Tor many losses OF grapes
shipped IN climax baskets. according
70 specialists of tho bureau Of mar
kets who have worked out an improved
method OF loading these baskets by
pacing the last row Of baskets at the
side If the car az an angle from the
other rows II $ possible 90 80 MI
the space In the ears that damage
from emitting If tho load is prevented
poster showing this method OF load
ing climax baskets - being distributed
In producing sections where the bas-
kets are used
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-13
THOSE WHO HOARD THE FOOD, BEWAREl

fected through the secret service The
cases will be carried to court Pun
ishment VIII he melted Gus 70 tho
guilty--poor and rich alike.
Those who are not going to the war
should learn very quickly that the
government expects them It9 carry n
certain part of the burden Some
seem to think that their duty is com
pletely discharged by occupying an
uItra-draft status, aqd that their part
is performed by not wearing the
khaki People of Ibis class exercise a
state Of mind quietly in opposition 20
the government plans. They do what
they are compelled to do either b.
fear Of the law or Of public contempt.
Among these may he found the heard
ers Of fooistuffs Cso 10 it, Mr. Carey
make "a clean sweep
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-13
'S25O,OOO HARBOR
THEFTS;; II INDICTED
Stealing OF Cotton, Munitions and
Hospital Supplies Laid
to Germans
THREE MEN ARE ARRESTED
Captains of Lighters Paid to Stay
Away While Goods Are Being
Taken by Bold Conspirntors.

New York, Aug 12,--Looting OF
barges and freight cars on lighters
in New York harbor has cost more
than $250.000 IN the last six months,
il was asserted yesterday. when three
men were held in $500 each in the
court of general sessions on indict-
ments charging grand larceny in the
first degree and receiving stolen goods,
The men held were Harry Gertner and
Harry Solomon. of l02 Tompkins
street, and Louis Abrams, OF 4S3 That
ford avenue, Brooklyn, all junk deal
ers
Eight others are under indictment,
according to Alexander !. Rorke, as
sistant district attorney. They are
Captain Victor SolberR, al Forty
second street, Brooklyn. captain of the
lighter Lena, Andrew Lee Fourth
street, mate Of the same lighter, both
Of whom are said to have pleaded
guilty to attempted grand larceny;
John Brown. lonKshoreman. no ad-
dress, Captain Charles Abrams. l49
Eighth street. Brooklyn: Morris Bern
stein, 1859 Longfellow avenue. The
Bronx; Henry Schimmel l33 West
ll3th street. Jim Chapman. SIT West
I70th street: Joseph Rosenblott, 2ol
West 1l2th street
Cotton IhcftS Alarm Banks
Chapman and Boseuhiort are held
In $500 bail and are charged with
having stolen 1926 bales of COTTON from,
tho ltlht.r <.ra0ne fha niyht 81 rar,.
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"''''t' ~" e i''ou "'SH I" S~PV.o"'' ne
%'"ii name ~ 'fle RoIt IL iti question:.
nc wrote ana tff~ cotton trade Is DIS
lHFotH' not oh'N on account or the
losses involved. but also because the
banks are alarmed and are threaten
ing TO CurtHU the usual facilities eX-
tended 10 merchants ON cotton NOV
ing through New York
Mr. Eorke believes there are men
who direct and control the activities u
he pirates who dc the actual stealing.
Evidence duplicating officers and EN-
pioNcs OF various steamship companies
}S accommodating. he said In this CON
uecttou there is a significant hint by
The federal authorities that the insti-
gators are enemy aliens anxious to
hinder and haraSs the ORDERLY move
{ tNiS port To Europe
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-13

The secretary OF agriculture has
designated Professor G l. Christie aud
L. NJ Estahrook. assistants To the secre-
tary, 10 represent the department IN
connection with the making OF loans
TO farmers in western states who have
sufYered crop failures during the last
two years from the $1,000 coo fund set
aside recently by President Wilson.
Professor Christie VIII have charge
Of the northwest section and Mr. Esta-
brook Of the central aud southwest
region \ meeting Of fifteen county
agents in the drouGht-stricken areas
Of Montana has been called by Profess
cor Christie at Helena. Mont August
IL At this meeting matters pertain
ing 10 the work Of the department In
connection with the loans win be dis
cussed. An office is to be established
at Great Falls. Mont where the work
connected with the loan wilt be con
Quoted, Mr. Estahrook viii hold
similar conference Of county agents at
Kansas state Agricultural college. Man
haitian Kan. August IL TO IA. He
also will confer With the governors OF
Kansas and Oklahoma and on August
Is viii meet with officials interested
in the matter at Wichita. Kan. where
headquarters viii be established