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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-31
MRS. ETHEL LASATER
SUES JOE KAVON FOR
ILLEGAL ATTACHMENT

An action has been commenced in
the district court by Mrs. Ethel La
safer against Joe A. Kavon and
Jack Bennett. Mrs. Lasater alleges
that in an action by Joe A. Kavon
against one Georges Lasater a writ
of attachment was wrongfully levied
by Jack Bennett, as sheriff, upon her
zeal estate, and that Kavon refused
to release the same upon notice
She further alleys that by reason
of the said attachment she was pre-
vented from making sale OF the
said land, according to q contract
which she had with a third party
She asks for the sum Of three
thousand three hundred and fifty
dollars as damages.
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WHO Is PATRIOTIC2

/ have: been laid up since April
23rd with a gas tractor breaking
outfit. and was disappointed Satur-
day evening when only part of my
repairs, for which / had been wait
ing. arrived. Because it was after
hours / had to put up some talk in
order to get what did come.
1t was such a strain to give me
what was there, that | was refused
a few minutes in which to leave a
message. It was explained to me
that it would not go out that night,
in manner meaning, "that settles
it." So the doors remained locked
and had to make a special trip
Monday in order to send the mes
sage.
Now, talking about patriotism, |
would like to know what SOME
PEOPLE CALL PATRIOTISM.
Is it PATRIOTIC for one individ-
ual to cause another to lose several
days. blowing, just because it is
after hours? !.
ONE DAY ON THE FARM
means SOMETHING to our COUN-
TRY these days, for UNCLE SAM
is. CALLING for MORE GRAIN,
and we, the farmers, don't have any
after hours. We. get to work early
as we can, and work all hours; even
eat our meals on the machine as it
moves along.
/ 1t would be the. same thing if it
We're an "Old RUDE" as THEY call
them, who had to drive team Of
oNsn fifty miles.
/ Now, who is, PATRIOTIC?
Those LIP SERVICE. ARM
CHAIR PATRIOTS, of course.
$50 w. j. Kelley,
..s r. Scobey; Montana. .
lEd.-The writer tells. us that the
copper patriotic papers of his town
refused him space for the above
letter..
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-31
You know their ear marks.

ACs
What heritage they are trying
to pass on to Us. And still we per-
nit them to innoculate us with such
a weakening virus. You now have
launched an organization to elimin-
ate at least some Of the fears and
some of their most prolific causes.
DO not allow them to play upon your
fears so that they may subdue us.
They talk of optimism and incentive
when they should have said FEAR.
1t has become the ordinary mans
incentive not by choice but by nee
essity.
|: The full blossoming features of
the child =radiates sunshine, unset
| fishness and trustfuiness.
The drawn, -haggard features of
the. hard working and. hard pressed
man pictures cynicism, fsar, hatred
and .distrust.
How indelibly fear mirrors itself
in the faces which we see.
As an infant he. has BEEN intro
duced by his fond parents to the first
bogie of fear to control him. The
matured man has pictured to him
bogies and ;f9ars. until he quails as
with his first fear and becomes a
sugseavient and meek. s:uhmitter.
Let them not scapa you.
STICK.
You are on the track and you are
running the show.
There would have been no aero
planes, no steamboats,, no Columbus,
no pioneers, no development, had
fear decided the situation.
A backbone is of more value than
a wishbome.
Time and tide waits upon no man
NOR does progress.
| Prosecuted Headers OF
MOVEMENTS HAVE LIVED AND
DIED TO BECOME THE HEROES
AND GREAT MEN OF COMING
GENERATIONS.
"A SIG RUDE.
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/ -----------.-----. $500
ANOTHER LIE NAILED.

The statement has been banded
about the stand:pat press of the
state under the guise of an Assoc
ciated Press dispatch, that Mrs. A.
G, Townley at one time deposited
100000 in her name in a bank in
Detroit. Mimi. One of the editors in
Detroit looked up the matter and
ascertainad from the officials of the
three banks of that city that neither
Mrs. A: C. Townley or A. G. Town
ley or. any one for, them or either
of them ever deposited 100000 or
any other sum at the banks of that
place.
It is quite noticeable that the pa
pers gave the lie front page and
very prominent place in their pa
pers, as usual, but published the de-
NAL in inconspicuous places and very
briefly. Next. jamestown On. ID
Capital
Governor Burnquist should put
safety valves on his safety commits
sioners before turning them loose or
the national capital.
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alike cordially themselves
editorial plainly
paper Nothing be published
otherwise article be published If
disclosed must who
responsibility for article appearing
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+ Washington Letter
By Our Special Correspondent

It's uncertainties and its thousands of
points of differences between shipper
and transportation companies that
had to be referred to the Interstate
Commerce commission for adjust
ment.
Reclamation projects in the Unit
ed States during the past twenty
years show a startling contract in
results, when built and operated by
private corporations, as compared
with those built and operated by, the
public. Judge Will H. King of Ore
gon, chief counsel for the United
States Reclamation Service, says
that 80 per cent of the government
reclamation projects hae been sue
cess, while only 10 per cent of the
private projscts have been salts
factory.
FEDERAL RECLAMATION
PROVES THE BEST
A careful survey of the cost of
the fifteen largest governm mt re-
clamation projects and the fifteen
largest projects built and run. by
private corporations shows why the
discomfort exists. The government
improvements cost an average of
SAT an acre, and the farmer who
benefits by the projects, pays no in
terest; the private companies pro-
jects cost SGT an acre, and the far
mers is forced to pay 6 per cent an
nually on that cost.
The engineers of the Reclamation
service have done wonderful things
for the good of the American nation.
They have constructed at a cost of
$12O, 100000, a series of projects
that have brought water to 1,750,-
900 acres, or $1,000 farms, and when
the thirty projects now under way
are completed, more than 100000
acres of farming lands in fifteen
stats S will be brought under cultiva-
ton, which knows no drouths to in
terfere with its steady production.
HITS HARD AT
COMMERCIAL BRIBERY
The startling condition OF CONNER
cial bribery in vogue in all parts of
the country, as shown in a special
report of the Federal Trade commits
sion, is cited as another argument
for government operation, where
this feature is largely eliminated.
"Those bribes," says the commission,
'take the form of commission for al
legged services, of money and gratui-
ties and entertainment of various
sorts, and of loans of money all in
tended to influence employees in the
choice of materials.
In specific cases on which reports
were made it was found that liquor,
cigars, meals, theatre tickets, and
other valuable presents were given
to employees in return for their rec
ommendation of certain goods. Two
companies that were fragrant offend
ers were ordered by the commission
to refrain from these practices.
Evening journal., 1918-09-09
FORGED PENROsE's NAME.

G ENAToR Bo1Es PENRosE of Pennsylvania, ranking
~ Republican on the Senate Finance Committee was
somewhat surprised the other day TO find his name
signed to committee report that he had never seen
He was Informed that the members Of the committee
had been poled and the signatures majority obtained
authorizing favorable report But at the time the COM
mttee was canyassed Mr.. Penrose was out Of the city
The truth Of the matter Is that the clerk Of tho COM
mttee found himself hard pressed 10 find sufficient
Senators to sign the report, and added name or two
with his own pen
Mr. Penrose has entered vigorous protest against
such highly irregular methods Of reporting bills TO
the Senate
Evening journal., 1918-09-09
APPRECIATED TOKENS OF HOME REMEMBRANCE

THE United states now has between 100000 and
i 100000 fighters overseas
Most Of those fighters like American tobacco and
use it-yhen they can get IT,
The Evening Journals Our Boys in France Tobacco
Fund is agency for sending such tobacco to them
That fund amounts to date TO s655j
Those figures mean that 10000 cartons Of tobacco
been, in course of being. sent to our boys
over There
Each carton contains one weeks supply OF tobacco
FOR man. and it costs the contributor to the fund
only twenty-five cents.
our forces overseas being augmented daily. With
each such Augmentation the imperative need for tobacco
Readers Of paper should appreciate that
TACT and send in their contributions accordingly.
The fact that our fund amounts to s6575 is splendid
commentary upon those who have assisted in swelling
it such generous proportions. 1t constitutes how
ever, reproach TO those who have done nothing and
given nothing 10 advance it.
Several generous contributions have been received
recently and acknowledged nngy in our local columns
Among them s565O from masquerade dance ar
ranged for by l. YUM proprietor Of concession at
Brandywine Springs; handicap tournament at the
Country Club through which SIS raised and interest
in which stimulated by a handsome silver trophy
donated by Millard F. Davis and s6O5O received from
contributions dropped into nag carried in the Labor
Day parade by the Machiniss Union, which delegated
Daniel Gallagher No JO7 West Fourth street. TO look
after the funds interests.
Our fighters over There who are doing such. valiant
work against the the best Of consideration
from the folk back home and carton Of tobacco con-
sttuies their eyes, Of the appreciated token
OF home remembrance.
Therefore send in your contributions and make them
generous possible.
Evening journal., 1918-09-09
VICTORY FLOUR.

r HE food administration asks retail dealers to sell
victory -four, and urges consumers TO buy that -four
instead of wheat flour and a substitute. Victory flour
is mixture OF so per cent wheat flour and 30 per cent
barley -four
Under former rulings it possible to purchase the
flour separately and do ones own mixing.
Hereafter the food administration takes chances on
German sympathizers and luke-warm Americans put
ting hand in the mixing And this is tho reason:
Enemies in midst land this includes Stacker
Americans too) who could afford it, bought the wheat
flour and substitutes. and threw away the and bar
ley -four while using pure wheat flour This was ex-
pensiye TO them Of course, but it decidedly
costly to the nation Also unfair to loyal Amerl-
who consclentlousy mixed their bread -four.
So now when you buy vctorysnour you are helping
to defeat this wheat wasting program Of Huns in America
You see, they cannot "unscramble" victory -four and
thus and barley ours forced down their hroals
much like retreat and defeat being crammed down
their Kaiser's throat "oyer there"
Evening journal., 1918-09-09
Peoples Column
REsENTs THE ORTIZ LETTER.

To the Editor Of The Evening journal :
Sr-The recent outburst Of ignorance
and animosity on the part OF A. c. Ba-
bic, OF the Investment News, who
made charges which reflected upon the
earnest efforts OF Pope Benedict XIV
with regard 10 the establishment OF a
just and lasting peace has again erupt-
ed, this time in the parsonage Of Julian
Ortiz. Of the Greenville Theological
Center, who in a letter in the issue Of
your paper Of the 3ist arrays the Pom
tin as a tool Of the Kaiser and his as
sociaies lie appears TO have claimed
a monopoly Of control OF the French
inner diplomatic concerns, and being
armed with such imaginative informa-
tion seems TO be under the false i'm
preston that his pratings will con-
vince the skeptical American that such
rot is true.
Mr.. Ortiz, don't be afraid over the
temporal power and exalted influence
which the Pope has achieved. II has
been his ever since the world came TO
know him. To think that such stuff
will reflect upon his leadership is sim
ply nonsensical. To attempt TO at
tribute to him that he is leaning to-
wards Berlin or Vienna is simply bOsh.
On the contrary the nations Of
the world, including the Allies and
Teuionic forces, have highly commend
ed him for his neutrality in this great
crisis.
Under his guiding principles he can
not become a political asset Of the Al
lies any more than he can be a tool
Of the Germans. Because he declines
to be one, it is a poor argument to
accuse him Of being the other. Mr.. Or
tiz's vllllcation IS rendered all the
more grave inasmuch as he writes in
the name OF a Frenchman, country
whose Catholic sons and daughters
have so valiantly sacrificed their lives
that she may not perish, while such
type Of malc0ntenis as Mr.. ortiz are
allowed TO seek refuge here and shirk |
the obligation which he owes TO her. /
The meat Of his infamy is found in |
the assertion: Let those nations still /
under the yoke of ROme-Auslria, |
Spain, ctc.-enioy the benent Of its |
influence, but God forbid the dope from /
the Tiber spreading over America"
America has enjoyed this sacred /
blessing long before Mr.. Ortiz landed /
on its shores and under whose free /
institutions millions Of Catholic men /
and women have offered their lives that /
she shall live and that justice and /
shall enthrone the minds
Of the people. J. p. w.
Wilmington. Del, sept G, 1918.
Evening journal., 1918-09-09

ing too. The sacrifices We must make in our own
families bring closer TO others who arc making tho
same sacrifices. There is a growing klnship between
fathers and mothers where lives touched before
We are in knder mood, and would have for hui
maniy all OF the Kindness and senteness and happiness
may.
Life need not be all tears in time. II let
tender smiles shine through the tears there is less
OF sympathy for and appreciation OF sacrifice
So away with oyer-enlcen efficiency, that would
hide away the Christmas spirit until the war is over.
Let Christmas come and with 10 all the od-fashioned
tender, loving Christmas spirit muster.
Leave tho people alone with their Christmas, and
they'll start the year all the better fitted morale
TO on with the that may end all and push
along toward The happy day when the Christmas spirit
will last The whole year through
Evening journal., 1918-09-09
REED TO RELATE.

G ONE Of the berest speeches that have been delv-
~ cred in the Senate in criticism OF policies OF the
Administration have been those Of senator James a.
Reed, OF Missouri
Senator Reed is member OF the Military Affairs
Committee, and when he finds condition resulting
from official incompetency neglect he does not hes-
tate to express his mind in unmistakabls language
Mr. Reed is on trip 10 the European battle front lie
intends to pay particular attention to the aviation sit
uation over There as he actually finds IT,
When he returns he can be depended upon 10 give
the country accurate information Of just what our air
service is accomplishing
Evening journal., 1918-09-09
TORTUOUs ECONOMICS.

T is announced that the Government is about TO go
into the market and buy up all the sugar held by
renners and beet and sugar producers The date
Of the purchase will be announced later.
The sugar will be held for a time and then resold to
the original holders for the price Of the crop which
will be higher The profit win be absorbed by the Gov
erDuent, and the poor wll get none Of It.
The net result OF the transaction will be a slight
increase in the retail price Of to the public AZ
the time the renncrs TO be allowed an Increase
in their margin Of profit Of nfeen cents from 81 30 to
sii5 per hundred pounds.
1t is dnlcult for the person to follow the
philosophy Of such arrangement and the resulting
addition 10 the cost Of living will be ascrbed as usual
TO the war
Evening journal., 1918-09-09
With The Paragraphers

II the government has time to TX the price Of wheat
feel it might also consider cotton The relative prjce
for cotton would be p cenls-New York Tribune
How many men is Uncle Sam going to send 10 France
The answer is easy. 1t is Enough philadelphia In
quirer
II the American army could get the atmosphere Of the
New York subways into steel tanks and shoot H at the
Germans the would be shortened appreciably-
Louisville Courer-Journal.
German efficiency has produced a retreat specialist
and may now find it eXpedent to create defeat ex-
pert who can sugar coat the depressing news with
optmism--New York Sun.
TO be blamed when anything goes wrong is sign
that somebody is depending upon you and that you are
not altogether a boob. We may be down but we are
not out-althOugh most Of us would like TO be-Sng
Sing Stsr-Buetin.
Evening journal., 1918-09-09
TIE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT

G ONE OF the emnently practical business in the
- Council Of National Defense are in grave danger of
becoming so emineny practical that it hurts Anyhow,
their suggestion that Christmas giving this year be con-
fined to letters and postcards needessly cod-booded
and helpless
The people OF Wilmington and other communities
have responded earnestly to all Of the many demands
made upon them TO change their habits of life as TO
help win the OVERWHELMINGLY they have done
their bit and gone coalless meatlcss. wheatess and
sugarless in order to do it,
There has been little real sacrifice as Europe and
Asia have undergone sacrifice the food-savns part
Of the program in this country TO be sure but the ma
lions health is doubtless better for war curb on
oyereatng But the spirit good just the same and
indicated that the people will as cheerully make real
sacrifice when necessary
But there is real need Of putting the national soul
In cold storage just because making heroic sac
rlnces for war aims We won't help by pulling long
faces taking the smile out Of life and settling down into
depressing war gloom.
Nothing worth while is lost by giving the little ones
ell the Christmas joy we provide-and the big ones
well
Those who have old boys over there are in a soft
ened mood that will thsw their parental hearts toward
the younger ones who still bless the family circle.
We older thinking nowadays. We are feel
Evening journal., 1918-09-09
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1918.
PRIMARIES CONFIRM PREDICTION.

- ENIOCRATIC primaries. held Saturday, merely
~ serve 20 confirm our confident prediction that at
the Democratic convention tomorrow, Willard Sauls-
bury will be renomnaed for United States Senator and
Albert +. Polk for Representative in Congress.
Here and there throughout the state their political
opponents made prccnse Of a fight. They obtained
however, few delegates that they will be showed
under il they force things to a showdown
Present indications that both Senator Salisbury
and Representative Polk VIII be renominatcd first
ballot and that their denomination Will be made unani
nous before the convention adourns.
Many persons including some Of Senator Sauls-
Surys friends express surprise that the opposition. which
he ant-Saulsbury had spent months in framing
up developed little strength in the primaries and
promises to make weaker showing the floor of
the convention.
Evening journal., 1918-09-09
civil WAR VETERAN
Feared Gas Attacks

Joseph Bryan. No. s5i Union street,
Philadelphia. a civil war veteran, until
recently a high pressure fire assistant
in the City Water Department, where
he has been employed for the past IS
years, said;
I'm primed for a good long walk
any old time, despite the fact that until
Tanlac fixed me up l was almost a
physical wreck Gastritis was sapping
all my strength. My food refused 20 as
similate causing friglrtful distress after
eating / feared those gas attacks.
well, sir. a friend in West Chester
got me TO take Tanlac. Tanlac restored
my energy, drove away that continuous
tired feeling and put my stomach in
normal condition. Tanlac is wonder"
The genuine Tanlac which IS being
sold at n. B. Dsnforth's Drug Store,
bears the name Of ]. |. Gore Co., on
outside carton.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1918-09-09
ABANDON cmEsTERTowN FAIR.

Directors Of ihe Kent and Queen
Anne Driving Association of Chester
town, Md, have decided to discontinue
business. The lease Of the association
to the Fair grounds expires before the
time for the next Fair, in 1919. and it
cannot be renewed Walter Wright
who owns the property, will use the
grounds for farm purposes. The rea-
son for disseminating the big annual
Fair at Chestertown it is said. is the
war and labor conditions. and the fact
It does not bring an adequate return
for the investment made.
Evening journal., 1918-09-09

ing past my house at a speed OF 50
to GO miles an hour. and drinking beer
and whiskey. have in my possession
nearly half barrel OF empty whiskey
bottles which have been thrown in the
vicinity Of my house on a Sunday. And
for vulgarity, these Sunday parties
would make a sinner blush.
The men playing ball ON Sunday at
the Harlan plant, contributed the pro-
ceeds to the Red Gross and the Boys
In France. Perhaps the court Will turn
over the fines collected from these
men TO the Red Cross and the BOYS in
France. Yours truly.
w. ENRICK,
Artillery Fuse Co.
Wilmington. Del, Sept G. 1918.
Evening journal., 1918-09-09
BLUE LAWS AND THEIR LIMITED
APPLICATION.

To the Editor of The Evening Journal.
Sir-On reading the decision OF
Judge Churchman ! consider that he
has done his duty as a Judge and from
that viewpoint / have no fault to find
with his decision.
But if the blue laws OF one hundred
years ago are TO be enforced, how
about closing the cigar stores. ice
cream places and candy shops? Every
sunday there are parties going JOY rid
Evening journal., 1918-09-09
GEMS OF THOUGHT

Don't count your chickens in advance, or you may
nave 70 hatch up an excuse for their not sheng out
:-.-.-.
When man is never time his wife does not have
10 De WIDOW to refer TO him her late husband
-:-:-:
Beware of the girl with the marble heart yo1ng man
Even cold cash can warm it up only Temporarily
+-:-:
Few women manage filtration without bumn
ing up against lot Of troublesome complications
:-:-:-.
Even meatess days a man NAV feel fortunate in
the knowledge that his goose is cooked
Evening journal., 1918-09-09
AUTOS COLLIDE.

Some excitement was caused at Eighth
and French streets on Saturday night
when automobiles owned by John A..
Smith. Of West Thirtieth street and
Benjamin Beck, OF No. 1908 West Fifth
street. were in a collision. No one was
injured, although both machines were
damaged.
Evening journal., 1918-09-09
DIDN'T KNOW RFANS

n he Government is aiding the castor bean output by
offering price OF $3.50 bushel Of foity-six pounds
Of the bean. The industry destroyed by the COM
petition from India under Democratic duty rates.
The Republicans aided the industry by restricting the
Importation Of the Indian beans Thus we raised our
supply and the taxpayer was not muctcd by way Of
Government prce-nxng.
Evening journal., 1918-09-09

covering nearly a century.
Perhaps one of the most
interesting books is that of
the year 1855. On one of
the pages of this book, that
dated June 9th, 1855, is
written the original pre-
scriDtion for Father Tohn's
Evening journal., 1918-09-09
POLICE OvERHAUL STOLEN can,

Following a chase through crowded
streets here on Saturday afternoon, Pa
trolmen Wallace and McKeown recov-
cred a $500 automobile owned by Wal
ter j. Reardon, manager Of the Crosby
Evening journal., 1918-09-09

Medicine. This prescription was compounded
for the Reverend Father John O'Brien at the
old drug store on that date, and was so success
full in treating Father Johns ailment, which
was severe cold and throat trouble, that he
recommended the medicine to his friends and
parishioners In going to the drug store and
Evening journal., 1918-09-09

and Hill Company, that had been stoles,
from the street. The car had been
taken by four young men. who escaped
by leaping out and running through
the crowds.
Evening journal., 1918-09-09
LOOKING BACKWARD SO YEARS
An Interesting Bit of History
Everybody Should Know

One of the interesting places in Lowell Mass.
is the old apothecary shop on Merrimack street,
established in 1897. This location is still drug
store, although of course modernized in many de-
The old prescription books, however,
have been preserved and form interesting record