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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-06-21

Wet Rose Pastor Stokes for saying
the government was run by the pro-
fteers unless it proved to the con-
trary by legislation in accordance
with the demands of the President.
The profteer was defined by SEN
ator Borah as one who has taken adj
vantage of his country's conditions
to gather extraordinary profits.
WORSE THAN
FOREIGN SPY
"Such a person." he declared, "is
worse than a foreign spy and should
be dealt with more harshly" He
continued:
"The President suggests a very
proper and efficient way in which to
deal with the subject of profiteering,
and that is by taxation. While Grim
inal statutes should be passed wher-
ever they can reach the situation,
there is no doubt that an effective
aid to any criminal statute is that of
taxation.
DUTY UP TO
CONGRESS
II regard that statement, when
made by the President, as somewhat
startling. If it had been made by
some private citizen it would likely
have started him on the way to the
penitentiary. But the President has
made it perfectly proper-indeed not
only proper, but has devolved on US
the duty-to discuss the subject and
to deal with it."
Senator Borah said he did not as
sumo that the government is friend
ly to the profiteers but there could
be no defense to the charges made
by disloyalists if congress should
adjourn without more drastic legis-
lation on the subject. He said il
the wrong is not remedied, thous-
and thinkers will be created for ev-
cry individual that is imprisoned
The senator continued:
eff we hesitate to cut down waste
and profteering congress will receive
at the hands Of posterity that which
it will deserve curses and anathe-
mas. Instead of talking about adj
justment, let US advertise that If
the facts are here, law can be
framed that the profiteer shall dis
appear as 'blood-sucking tarantula
upon the American people"
CONGRESSMAN BAER
ENTERTAINS SOLDIERS
John M. Baer, North Dakota con-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-06-21
Special Announcement
War Savings Meetings in County
on June q, 1918

The people of this county are ex-
pected to subscribe for and purchase
during 1918 War Savings Stamps
to the maturity value Of $685. 1869.
In order to distribute this allotment
of War Savings Stamps equitably
among the various parts of the coun
ty, quota has been assigned for
each school district. In order to
raise the total amount from this
county, it will be necessary that
each school district subscribe the
amount allotted to it. This will not
impose any burden on any persons
in the district if each person does
his duty, and the persons conduct
ing the meetings in each school dis
trict have been instructed to insist
upon the total amount allotted to it
being subscribed before the meetings
are adjourned.
/. Sheridan county's allotment is
$373,369.
2. This sum has been equally di-
Wded as possible among the
several towns and school dis
tricts of the county.
3. Each town and district must
raise the quota assigned to it,
if possible.
Cz,,,n ,>1oInad ,,,11of ha
paid by the 31st day of De-
cember.
5. If the people do not come in
to the meeting go out and see
them.
6. Every man and woman in the
United States will be asked to
purchase w. s. S. See that
no one in your district is over
looked.
z. If there is any logical reason
why you cannot or will not do
your best to make this drive a
success, let US know.
8. Immediately, upon receipt of
this letter, fill out and mail
addressed white card and adj
ditional supplies will be sent
to you.
9. A sample pledge card is en-
closed. Study it and when
getting these cards filled out
on the day of the drive, be
sure and have each person
sign two cards. The signer will
keep one and the other will be
sent to this Office with your
report.
10. Be sure that each card is filleG
out fully and correctly.
i II. IL there is a town in your
district, wo1;z with the com
mittee.
IL. Draft anyone in your town OF
district that can be of any
service to you in this work
FRANK HOUSTON,
County Director for Sheridan Co.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-06-21

Eli Watts, one of tp
ers of the Froid country !,
jury duty and renewing O~
ances in Plentywood this .
though for many years . ,
Montana, Eli claims to %
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-06-21
Our Washington Letter
BY Our Special Correspondent

ed unconstitutional by majority of
one vote. Thus it was declared
that one man is able to nullify an
act of congress that is the fruit of
more than generation of toll and
sacrifice on the part of reform bod
les in this country.
Had one man in that court chang
ed his viewpoint, and recognized in
the Child Labor law a charter of
general welfare, 100000 young chill
dren would not have been given
word to go back to their dreary
tasks in the cotton mills and facto-
ries of the south.
The decision was a great surprise
in Washington. At the time when
all the forces of progress are reach
ing out into new fields and when
the idea Of giving protection to the
workers has become national pol.
icy, it seems Ike a turning back OF
the wheels of the clock. It is said
that a new bill will be introduced
into congress and that when il
comes UP for debate the court may
hear some sharp criticism of its con-
duct. Several of the congressman
want to know why the Mann act
was declared constitutional and the
Webb-Kenyon act unconstitutional
as the purpose of the two is very
much along the same line.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-06-21
LAST Weeks Delayed Letter.


Washington, D. C.-Notwithstand-
ing the recent exposure of the meth
DDS of the packers by the Heney
investigation the work of absorbing
competition goes forward. Charges
were brought this week before the
Federal Trade commission against
four Swift concerns in the rendering
business. A specific charge is against
the Consolidated Rendering Co. of
Boston, and three smaller concerns
in Connecticut, all owned by Swift
& Co. The complaint shows that
where small competitors were found,
these Swift subsidiaries raised the
price for raw material until the
smaller plants were starved out.
This is a favorite method of the
food trusts. They have destroyed
many large independent rendering
concerns in New England by this
method and have put out of bust
ness concerns of long standing that
had large retail stores to serve a
trade which they had been years in
building up. But the packers came
along, according to the testimony.
and where they could not buy out
these establishments they have set
up rival shops and cut prices until
the old establishment was ready to
quit.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-06-21

The Producers News
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-06-21
THEY WANT
EVERY CENT

The determination of the food
trusts to dominate every line sub
sidiary to their business and to COB
BILE every cent of profit in foodstuffs
on their way from producer to con-
suE1er, was exposed in the Heney in
vestigation in which the methods of
the packers in absorbing the poultry,
butter and egg business in the far
ming communities was shown to be
similar to the methods they are
using to get he rendering plans un-
der their control. By putting a
buyer in community who paid high
er than the market price for a few
weeks, they forced the Independent
dealers to sell to them or go out
of business. Being rid of competi-
ton it did not take them long to
get the money back which they had
lost during the few weeks of high
prices. -
notwithstanding our exposes and
Or Investigations" said senator
of the progressive group, "the alb
sorption of all lines of the food bust
ness by the packers must continue,
as their dividends of hundreds of
millions will naturally seek reinvest-
ment in associated avenues of trade.
Nothing short of government own
ership and operations of the indust-
ries, as proposed by the Nonpartisan
League, will furnish even small
measure of relief"
BORAH AFTER
PROFITEERS
Senator Borah of Idaho, knowing
the sentiments of the producers of
the Northwest, and their determine
ton to stand behind the President in
his fight on the profteers, has intro
duced resolution calling on the
treasury department to furnish the
senate with facts and figures in re-
gard to the profteering, which will
enable congress to deal with the
matter.
Senator Borah read to the senate
the following paragraph from Presi-
dent Wilson's address to show that
information of the character is in
the hands of Secretary McAdoo.
There is abundant fuel for
the light in the records of the
treasury with regard to profits
of every sort. There is such pro-
fiteering now, and the informa-
tion is available and indisput-
able"
Senator Borah said that the gov
eminent could not consistently con-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-17

the width condition and use the the time and the
and usual rules OF the road and no shall
drive horse other animal operate vehicle upon
the streets of the city of Ely in such to nure
property or the life or limb of any person
SECTION Is In of accidents to persons or property
on the streets of the city Ely due to the operation thereon
OF any motor or other vehicle the operating such
vehicle shall STOP give all needed assistance and upon
Quest OF any person injured of present who
makes demand therefor shall give to such his
and address
SECTION 16. No person under the age of sixteen years
snail drive or operate vehicle the streets of
the city of Ety. unless such person accompanied duly
licensed chauffeur or the owner of the motorvhce being
operated provided that such such be
at Least sixteen years OF shall person. while
an intoxicated condition. drive any upon the
streets Of the city of Ely.
SECTION IT, No person shall tamper with drive operate
or use motoryehce on the streets of the city of Ely with
out the consent OF the thereof the Of the
person who has lawful charge of said motorvehce and
shall climb upon into ON the streets
of the city of Ely whether the motion or at rest
without the consent of the the person in charge
thereof hr stones other missiles the same or the
occupants thereof and person shall while such motor
vehicle unattended on the streets of the civ
of Ely, sound the horn other signaling device thereof or
attempt to of the levers brakes or machinery
thereof such vehicle motion otherwise damage
or interfere with such vehicle
SECTION Is. 1t shall be unlawful for any person to
leave motovehicle unattended any of the Streets
parks parkways of the City of Ely for unreasonable
space of time at time with the motor of such vehicle
running.
SECTION 49, 1t shall be the duty of any person driving
operating propeng vehicle the the city
OF Ely to stop said vehicle Immediately upon the request
upon the signal from any police officer of the city of Ety.
which signal be given by the officers raising his hand
club
SECTION 90 Any person violating any provision of this
ordinance SHALL upon conviction of such violation be pun
shed by fine of not exceeding $4,000 by Imprisonment
for not exceeding three months.
SECTION 81 This ordinance shall take effect and be in
force ten days from and after it's passage and publication
Passed April H. 1918. Approved April Is, 1918.
OLOF KNUTSON
Attest: Mayor.
l. VISITED, JR,
City Clerk.
Published May II, 1918.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-17
Ordinance No. Is
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE USE OF THE
STREETS OF THE CITY OF ELY.

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELY DO ORDAIN:
SECTION l. 1t shall be unlawful for any person per-
sons within the City of Ely to ride drive upon of
said city at faster rate of speed than miles per hour
provided however that the terms of this ordinance shall
not apply to mOtOrvehces used the Of said city
the speed OF which mOtOrvehce shall be subject solely
the statutes Of the State of Minnesota such case made
and provided.
SECTION 2 1t shall be unlawful for any person or
persons to ride upon bicycle bicycles upon the side
walks OF the City of Ely and the provisions of Section
hereof shall apply to the speed of bicycles driven upon the
streets of said city.
SECTION B. 1t shall be unlawful for any person
persons to skate slide sled upon any of the
or sidewalks of the City of Ely.
SECTION f. Any person violating provision of this
ordinance shalt upon conviction of such violation pun
shed by fine of not exceeding $5O00 by Imprisonment
for not exceeding sixty days.
SECTION 81 This ordinance shall take effect and be
force ten days from and after it's passage and publication
Passed April II, 1918. Approved April Is, 1918.
OLOF KNUTSON
Attest: Mayor
l. VISITED, JR,
City Clerk.
Published May II, 1918.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-17
Ordinance No. IL
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE FASTENING OF
ANIMALS WHEN USED ON THE STREETS OR
PUBLIC GROUNDS OF THE CITY OF ELY

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELY DO ORDAIN:
SECTION L. 1t shall be unlawful for any person leave
any horse mule or other animal whether attached to veh
Gle otherwise any street. lane alley public ground
within the city of Ely without securely fastening said
NAL with chain strap rope to post, ring weight
other stationary object and if said animal is attached to
weight said weight shall be of metal and shall weigh
least fifteen pounds for single horse twenty five pounds
for team.
SECTION g 1t shall be unlawful for any person to
fasen any horse mule other animal whether attached
to vehicle otherwise to any tree light standard
of Ely
SECTION 3. Any person violating any provision of this
ordinance SHALL upon conviction of such violation be pun
ished by fine not exceeding $4,000 by Imprisonment
for not exceeding sixty days.
SECTION This ordinance shall take effect and be
force ten days from and after it's passage and publication
Passed April H. 1918. Approved April 49, 1918.
OLOF KNUTSON
Attest Mayor
[. VISITED, JR,
City Clerk.
Published May II, 1918.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-17

written permission of the Health Officer of said City and
such manner such permission shall expressly direct
Every person who desires engage in the business
night scavenger shall apply in writing to the Council of the
City of Ely and with said application deposit with the City
Clerk of said City the following fees For three months
So; for months 3d. for year. So; upon the filing
said application and the payment of said fees said
be granted by the Council of said City of Ely if deems
advisable; provided, however, that said license may on
Recommendation of the Health Officer of said City be re-
voked after hearing before the City Council an order
having been served such censee show why said
license shall not be revoked if the members of said City
Council find that fact said rules regulations have been
violated by said licensee.
SECTION 16. The City of Ely through it's proper officers
may contract with person. company corporation for
removing garbage ofal ashes and other matter of like
type and every person engaged shall be deemed day
scavenger and shall under the directions of the Health
officer Of the City OF Ely such person shall provide water
tight compartment for hauling said garbage refuse and
shall the to the designated dumping ground
the city such that the shall not be offensive
to the people OF said city to the public health thereof
such day scavenger shall receive the compensation deter
mined upon by the City Council Of said City Of Ely
SECTION H. Any person violating any provision of this
ordinance disobeying negecting to comply with the
orders regulations of the Health Officer SHALL upon con-
vction be punished by fine of exceeding 800 or
Imprisonment for not exceeding three months.
SECTION Is. This ordinance shall take effect and be in
force ten days from and after it's passage and publication
Passed April II, 1918. Approved April Is, 1918
OLOF KNUTSON
Attest: Mayor.
|. VISITED, JR.,
City Clerk
Published May II, 1918
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-17
Ordinance No. Ia
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING PERSONS UNDER SIX
TEEN YEARS OF AGE FROM BEING ON THE
STREETS ALLEYS, OR PUBLIC PLACES IN THE
I CITY OF ELY AT NIGHT AFTER CERTAIN HOURS

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELY DO ORDAIN.
SECTION L. 1t shall be unlawful for any person under
sixteen of to be upon anv of the
Streets alleys public places Of the City of E after the
hour of ten clock NJ from April LIST to September Both
inclusive OF each and after the hour nine clock
NJ from October lst to the last day of March, inclusive
OF each unless such accompanied by parent
guardian other having legal custody such per-
son. is in the performance Of or duty directed
custody of such minor person.
SECTION 1t shall be unlawful for any parent guard
Ian or other person having the legal custody of
any person under sixteen of age allow permit
any person under such while in such legal custody
go or be IN or upon of the Streets alleys public places
In said City OF Ely within the time prohibited Section
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-17

City of Ely assist in manipulating any such apparatus
in putting out such fire.
SECTION 6. 1t shall be unlawful for any person. as
of premises within the City of Ely
who has the control of
within said city, possession of any premises within said
city, to tap, connect in any way interfere with
electric wires electric apparatus any
ure destroy interfere with of the
electric wres transformers appliances belonging the
City of Ely, whether public private grounds
SECTION Z. Any person violating this ordinance shall
upon conviction be punished by fine of exceeding 500
be imprisoned for not exceeding three months =
SECTION This ordinance shall take effect and be in
force days from and after its passage and publication
OLOF KNUTSON
Attest: Mayor
l. VISITED, JR,
City Clerk.
Published May II, 1918
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-09
TIME TO RESIGN.

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'l,i,. schools ~ ih.S S"t!nn ~ inc Sla'''
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-09

\ retire.! uTmy officer his ni an
.,r.',y .>,rIin.r whn had before him Il
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tlrIilv. ili. th.> uu.stiun:
,-ur,i.rr m .n;u;I,urlc q. infantry. In
Your rear Is an ::npussIli" abyss. On
both sid; Of yuu th2r" r." perpendlcu-
lar rocks Of tremendous height. In Tfont
OF YOU lies the cntmy. outnum oering
you ten ~ one. What. SIR. IN such an
emergency. would you dog
Il think. SIR" said IA aspirant for
military distinction. II V Id resign"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-09
" VS. STONE & 0homas

from tho ln"al wharf l"a: I,rnrl" 80
;l"G"li.,ir L sal" whereby Ia" Marietta
wharf h"'t' viii ~ sold =" Nh""i'n;
parties l" r"ptt"" ~" ola "n" recently
sunk
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-09
Marr;nrn LiCpEEcE.

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i,i- " Va
Business Licenses.
rw"rry-*iN business. licenses for 'IE-
ar,.rt..s. poo! rooms. restaurants. aln'ES"-
mont Enterprises. "tC.. wcr" ISSUED from
thc county clerks prflc" yesterday.
Deeds Recorded.
NJ real estate transactions w"r" re-
corded \, tho county clerks office yrs
trEday.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-18
CHILD is
KILLED BY AUTOIST

Valdosta, March 17.-Althea Greer,
two-year-old daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Rose Greer, was run over and
almost instantly killed this afternoon
about o'clock by A. F. Reams driv-
ing high-powered automobile at a
fast rate. The automobile continued
its flight without even slowing down.
The matter was reported to Chief
of Police Dampier and Marshal O. T.
Hill, and they went in chase of the
wild autoist and caught him just be-
lore he reached the Withlacochee
bridge on the Brooks county line.
Reams was brought back to the city
and is in jail without bond Officers
state that when they caught Reams
he was drunk and could make no
statement of the affair. Reams is an
automobile salesman, and has lived
here about eight months He is we'll
known in Qutman and Nashville,
where he previously worked.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-18
LARGE ENEMY
FORCE ATTACKS
j. s. SOLDIERS
NORTH Of TOUL

With the American army in France,
Saturday, March l7-After a terrific
artillery preparation this morning,
large numbers of the enemy crossed
No Mans Land on the extreme right
OF the American sector northwest Of
foul. Apparently the purpose of the
raid was quickly accomplished as
only a comparatively small number of
Germans entered our lines. PERMITS
sion has not been given to mention
the number of casualties.
This raid, like most of the others,
carried out all the way from the sea
to Switzerland, was designed to
gather information by means Of TAX
ing prisoners.
East of Luneville our patrols have
explored part of the German trench
which our artillery forced the enemy
to abandon, patrols proceeded literal
ly until they established contact with
the Germans. Our reconnaissance and
wire patrols found snipers posts,
listening posts, nests from which ma
chine guns had been firing on our
lines. The artillery attended to all
these posts. The German positions
have been so uncomfortable at sew
eral places that they now are trying
to regain foothold by connecting
shell holes. Our troops have been
subject to an extraordinary heavy ar
tillery fire for the last "a hours
More than 240 shells, which make
craters 20 feet deep, and 80 feet in
diameter fell in one section. In an
other section batteries have been
shelled heavily, More gas shells have.
fallen in both Toul and Luneville sec
tors, but the larger number in the
former.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-18
WILL MAKE PATRIOTIC TALK

Atlanta, Ga, March Ex-senator
w. S. Kenyon, the famous Iowa
statesmen and orator, who is making
series of patriotic addresses for the
government, will deliver an address
before patriotic rally in the Allan
ia Auditorium tonight under the au-
spices of the committee for thrift and
war savings, of which Hugh Richard
son is state director for Georgia.
At | o'clock today Senator Ken
yon was the honor guest of the At
lanta Association of Life Insurers at
luncheon, where he delivered a brief
address, and several prominent life
insurance men made brief patriotic
talks.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-18
POLICE ARREST BURGLAR

Officers Hendrix and RUSSELL ar
rested Mack Beulah Sunday, an
Americas escape and found him in
possession of suit of clothes stolen
recently from the Bazaar store and
on investigation discovered quite lot
of clothing, silk shirts, etc. in pos
session of Joe B. Sea and Bill Love,
two negroes, and the formers wife,
all of whom were taken into custody.
The suits carried the firms name
and were easily identified. Another
negro who butted in during the in
vestigation, was found in possession
of a pint of whisley and concealed
pistol, and is also languishing in the
city's bastile awaiting the action of
His Honor, Mayor Clayton Jay.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-18

+. II. Wilkerson, of Panama City,
Fla, is visitor to the city.