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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-14


And you're @queering" it;
Your excuses are too lame,
Come on and "dO your bit-7
~ HIS is a great year for the old
timers to come back Among
= those who are going to stage one
Of these popular stunts is Bill James.
one OF the star pitchers Of the Braves
during the championship squirt in 1914.
Bill has received a contract and has
notified manager stallings that his
arm is in good shape and that he is
confident he can put over a success
full comeback
Old Roger Bresnahan wants to add
Vic SAFER TO his infield. and the Toledo
boss says he is willing to pay Vic a
bigger salary than is received by any
other minor Lacquer.
Pat Moran Is trying very hard
to replace Alexander and Rfxey
and in his search for new pitchers
has made up his mind to get Brad
ley HOgg, Of the Los Angeles club.
Moran, according TO reports, has
offered pitcher Baumgartner and
Outfielder Weiser for HOgg. 1t
is said that the California club is
Out AnE IN
additiOD to the two players. Mean
while Moran Is looking over the
field for other bOxmen whom he
wants to add to his staff before
the season starts.
Billy Papke's First Important Battle.
Billy Papke's first important battle
was fought II years ago today, when
he met Carl Anderson, Of Hammond,
Ind, in a ten round bout at Billy's
home town. Spring Valley, Ill The
'Thunderbolt" had taken part in sew
eral scraps before then, but his meet
ing,with Anderson was practically the
first one to spread his fame abroad,
since it was reported in the Chicago
and New York papers. 1t was the
first professional ring battle in
which Billy had taken part in his ma
tive bailiwick, and all the sports of
the vicinity turned out in force TO
cheer their local hero. They didn't
get much Of a run for their coin,
however. as Billy put over one in the
very first round that sent Anderson
down for the count Of ten Under the
terms of the battle Billy was to get
65 percent Of the gate If he won, and
he took down the handsome sum Of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-14
WHEN DO PLAYERS FACE SUBS.

WHEN DO PLAYERS FACE SUBS.
Fans are interested in the an
nouncement from the navy officials
that ball players who enlisted in jobs
as yeomen won't be given furloughs
for the summer to cavOrt on the dia-
mond; but what the fans really are
keen to know is when do these yeo-
men go to sea to face the subs and
the tOrpedoes?
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-14
SPORTOGRAPHY By "G1ag2

$500. That was considered as a mag
nificent amount for just one lick and
the people of Spring Valley hailed
Billy as a plutocrat and talked about
proceedings against him under the
anti trust law. He was almost con-
sidered a "malefactor OF great
wealth"
Papke was 20 years old at that time,
and weighed l52 pounds in his fight
ing toys Billy's father was a German
and a coal miner, and he had TO dig
for himself at an early age. His prin-
cipal recreation as a lad, when he
could spare the time. was playing
baseball, and his former boyhood
chums still talk OF his prowess as a
third baseman and with the bat. He
was pugnaciOus, braWny chap, and
willing to scrap any umpire twice his
size over any decision that he didn't
consider correct He worked in a gro-
Gerry store and drove a delivery wa
gon in his youth He began his ring
career in 1906, and his first profess
sional bout was with a chap called
the Mexican Wonder, who wasn't so
much Of a Wonder after Billy got
through with him.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-14
WILLARD READY 10 FIGHT.

WILLaItU hEAEII To FII7ffIs
Chicago. Ill. Feb. 14-Jess Willard,
champion heavyweight pugilist, an
noumced here last night he stood
ready and willing to meet, in Chey-
enne. Wyo., on July 4, the winner Of
:. Jack Dempsey-Fred Fulton bout.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-14
asA1NT. NOW ~BREwER,

A Saint" last season. pitcher I
Reese Williams Will be
Brewer" this year. The St ,
Louis Cardinals, who recalled .
him from St. Paul last fall. I
have released the pitcher to I
Milwaukee. Indicating that the .
ST. LOuis-Milwaukee working :
agreement still is in effect.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-14
Any Old Time for Crib.

Imagine, If you can, Jess Willard or
Fred Fulton climbing into a ring
without previous notice or training
and boxing with a man in the best Of
condition who was a challenger for
the title. Your Imagination can't be
stretched that far? Yet that is what
Tom Crib did at a theater in London
80 years ago tonight Crib. although
still recognized as the champion,
hadn't fought for years, and as he
had been running a tavern. he was
hog fat" At a boxing exhibition on
that night, Jack Carter, the chief
claimant for the heavyweight title,
was billed to appear and give dis
play of his proves. When Jack was
introduced as the champion of Eng
land" it peeved old Tom Crib. and
he Immediately climbed on the stage
and offered to go several rounds with
Carter then and there. 1t was only a
short bout. about equivalent 10 a mod
ern six round affair. but to the de-
light Of all Tom Crib more than held
his own with the younger man. Most
marvellous thing of all. Cribb didn't
ask or receive a penny for his i'm
promptu display.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-14

Jesse, you're holding up the game,
And you're "queering' it;
Your excuses are too lame,
Come on and "dO your bit.S
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-14

1911-Johnnyf Kilbane defeated Jack.
White in II rounds at Columbus, Ohio.
Eddie Murphy in ten rounds at South
Bend.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-14

FEW YORK, Feb 14.-After
~ Branch Hickey, OF St Louis
had made a vigorous speech
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-14
BOWLING

nIuinnlnIuInuuiiuuulnlu
CACTUS CLUB
Big League.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-12-06
]. ]. GUNTHER RE-
SIGNS AS MAYOR
a
MAYOR OF PLENTYWOOD RE-
SIGNS TO BECOME COUNTY
ATTORNEY-F. w. CRAVE AP-
POINTED TO SUCCEED.

J. J. Gunther, who has been mayor
of Plentywood since April, 1917, and
who has the reputation of being the
best mayor that the county capltoi
has ever had, handed in his reslgna-
ton to the city council at the regular
adjourned meeting of that body
Thursday evening, which resignation
was accepted and F. w. Grave, prom
inent clothing merchant of the city,
was appointed mayor by the council
of which body he is a member.
Mr.. Gunther was endorsed for and
elected county attorney by hand
some majority by the organized farm
ers of Sheridan county at the recent
election and the Mayor resigned in or
der to be able to qualify for the above
office when the time comes.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-12-06
LEAGUE MEETING
HELD AT DOOLEY
r. B. Martin, League Organizer. Adj
dresses Representative Audience
Discusses League Program and
Recent Financial Report.

r. B. Martin, league organizer and
speaker, addressed a large and repre-
sentative audience at Dooley last Sat
urday, November 30th. Mr.. Martin is
master on the platform and he made
strong appeal to his audience for
economic justice for the workers and
producers.
In the course of his address he
touched upon the League program in
detail and showed that this program
contained nothing new but that every
theory has been tried and found sue
cessful some place in the world.
He also read a complete financial
report for the League for the State of
Montana, which report showed what
was being done with the sixteen dol
lars. Mr.. Martin analyzed the report
which was made by prominent,
bonded, auditing company of st. Paul.
All of the league money was account
ed for and no evidence was found of
anyone becoming rich in the league
movement.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-12-06
WANTS LEAGUE
TO TAKE VOTE
NONPARTISAN LEAGUE ExECIT-
TIVE REFUSES ELECTION AT
HANDS OF DELEGATES IN ST.
PAUL.

|
st. Paul, Dec. 5.-A. C. Townle,
tuesday refused to accept the presi
dency OF the National Nonpartisa,
League, for another four years, un
less the question Of his election i:
submitted to referendum of every
member of the league in the Unite,
States.
Forty-five delegates from Is state:
In the union late Tuesday elected
IoWnley as president. He refused to
accept the presidency, unless a ma
Jorlty of the league members through
a referendum elected him.
Townley Refuses Election
Delegates suggested that he be
elected through referendum of ex-
listing committee and Townley
promptly refused this. He insisted up
on the election, if he is to be reelected,
coming direct from the farmer men,
bers, and not from them through state
COIIlIu1CC0o01G0s
The convention then got down to the
business of ascertaining some expedi-
ent manner of taking this referendum,
in which each of the 250,0O0 members
Of the Nonpartisan league will vote.
Delegates were seated and some re-
ports were heard today. At the first
national convention Of the Nonparti-
san league, which opened at league
headquarters here Tuesday. The
grind of routine business will perhaps
be under way today.
A G. Townley, president of the
league, made a report this morning.
showing the activities of the league
during the last two years. He then
turned the meeting over to the farmer
delegates, declining to take any furth-
er active part in the meeting.
Discuss Organization
The delegates then considered and
discussed the articles of reorganiza-
ton of the league. This discussion
continued until adjournment. At that
time, no action had been taken in the
of a chairman of the
convention from among the delegates
present. This will probably be done
tomorrow.
Probably nothing but routine bust
ness will be accomplished at this
meeting, which is the first of its kind
in the history of the organization. It
is for the purpose of making pernnan-
ent the organization of the league,
which has merely been temporary in
the past.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-12-06
EDITOR TAYLOR
Is ASSAULTED
M. M. JOHNSON, PROMINENr
BUSINESS MAN OF PLENTY
WOOD ASSAULTS EDITOR OF
PRODUCERS NEWS.

Last Wednesday forenoon at about
half past ten, M. M. Johnson, promin-
ent undertaken and furniture merch-
ant of Plentywood assaulted Editor
Charles E. Taylor of the Producers
News because of a signed article ap-
pearing in that paper of the date of
November 20, which he thought cast
reflection upon him and justified him
n taking the matter into his own
lands and in otherwise making a
hoodlum out of himself.
M. M. Johnson, who is coroner of
Sheridan county, having been en-
dorsed and supported for the said Of
fee by the organized farmers, and be-
ing by virtue of said office a sworn
officer of the law, SO far forgot his OBJ
legation and duties as an officer of the
court and the highest officer of the
law in the county, being second only
to the Governor in the state, as we'll
as his dignity as business man Of
the city, and went to the Producers
News office, coming in smiling, walk
ed up to the editor who was working
at the typewriter, and sitting in an
armchair, without a word of warning
struck Editor Taylor with his fist on
the editors temple and then clinched
him.
The details Of the brawl are not in
teresting. Mr.. Johnson got the worst
of the encounter and beat it out Of the
office, getting off considerably easier
than he probably would have, had it
not been for the arrival on the scene
of ladies and children.
Outside of a cut in the lip due to a
glancing blow, the editor was abso-
lutely uninjured, excepting the hu-
initiation which always accompanied a
disgraceful affair of this kind.
The attack was absolutely unwar-
ranted and unjustifable and contemp-
tible in it's execution.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-12-06
ELECTION FRAUDS
IN SHERIDAN CO.
ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL
CRORUD WAS IN PLENTYWOOD
THE FIRST OF THE WEEK IN
VESTIGATING ELECTION
FRAUDS.

Assistant Attorney General GroruH
Of Helena, who has been busy since
election Investigating alleged frauds
at Butte and Glasgow, arrived IN Plen-
tywood last Sunday afternoon to IN
vestigate the alleged discrepancies
that occurred in the county at the last
election.
Information is at hand that the At
torney Generals assistant secured
enough evidence to justify further IN
vestigaiton, which will be made in the
near future.
The evidence will be placed before a
grand jury when it is called and an
effort will be made to secure indict-
ments.
Owing to the fact that it is not
thought best to divulge all of the eyi-
dence at this time, a complete ex.
nose of the operation at the court
house cannot be made at this time.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-12-06
THE CUSTER CO. AGENT

or unfortunately, depending entirely
upon the point of view, it is not tn,
end of this particular series of events
| The Custer county farmers ar,
aroused and startled over the situa
ton, and the lengths to which the
movement, as they see it, ''to enforce
the control by business interests ovel
the farmers" has gone. They fee
that this particular group of business
men has asked for war, and their
answer, to be sure, lies in the future.
A prominent Miles City business
man and banker recently told The
! Montana Farmer that the trouble or
! iglnated in the desire of the manager
| of the Chamber of Commerce to con-
troll the work of the county agent.
The direct contributing or provoking
cause of the strained situation was
the decision Of the county agent, the
| farm bureau, and the extension de-
partment of the college, to hold the
county agents Office apart from that
of the secretary of the Commercial
club. This decision rests squarely up
on the policy of the department Of
agriculture, which is that the county
agent shall not, when it can be avoid4
ed, Office with any other organization
whatsoever.
There is-a reason back Of this, of
course. The county agent is pecu-
liarly an agent of the farmer. The
farm bureau is as entirely the orga-
nfzation of the farmers, as the COM
mercial Club is the organization of
the business men of the city. Tt has
been demonstrated that they can work
together in harmony, but not where
one attempts to control the other. The
office of the county agents wants to
be an Office which the farmer feels IS
his own. This decision was not
reached in Montana, but in Washing
ton, D. C. It must be that far-sight-
ed business men see that the farmer
must have free hand to develop in
those fields that are peculiarly their
own. Those men who, less far-seeing,
start out to fight any and all farm
ers' movements, overlook the fact that
they are initiating a fight which they
cannot hope to win. Even in victory,
they are the losers. Those men in
Miles City who have been carrying
he fight on Yerrington probably have
realized this long before now.-The
Montana Farmer.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-12-06
MRS. B. K. O'CRADY
WILL CONTEST

J. f. REDMOND, DECL RE Z
ELECTED BY TWO VOTES BY
CANVASSING BOARD, WILL BE
CONTESTED.
It has been finally decided that Mrs
3. K O'Grady, who was declared de-
feated by the County Canvassing
Board by margin of two votes, will
institute contest as soon as the final
soldiers votes have been canvassed
which will be the last Monday in De
cember.
A meetings of the farmers was held
at the Producers News Office last Mon
day afternoon when it was decided
that an attorney would be retained
and a contest instituted.
Attorney B. K. Wheeler of Butte,
who up until about the first of Octo-
Der was United States District At
torney for the district of Montana has
been retained and he will institute
proceedings for a recount as soon as
the final canvass has been completed
unless the final canvass gives the
election to Mrs. O'Grady.
It is alleged by the supporters Of
Mrs. O'Grady that recount will place
her in the Office by nearly fifty major
ity. At the time of the canvass q
dozen or more discrepancies develop
ed and every correction was made IN
favor of the present county auditor.
The results of the election as counted
and verified by The Producers News
shows that Mrs. O'Grady is elected by
clear majority of fifty.
Tt is reported that five soldier votes
have been returned to the Office of the
secretary of State for Sheridan coun-
ty. Tt might be possible that this vote
will elect Mrs. O'Grady, however, the
chances are that they will go to Red
mond.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-12-06

The situation that developed recent
ly In Custer county between the farm.
ers and some of the business men of
Miles City over the county agent, has
many points of interest that are not
confined in their appeal to that county
alone. Mr.. Yerrington, the county
agent, has assisted in organizing one
OF the strongest farm bureaus in Mon
tana. He has worked hard in his
county, ard The Montana Farmer. up
on investigation, has failed to find
that there is single farmer who is
not his supporter and friend. But Mr..
lerrlngton in some manner incurred
the enmity of the manager of the
Miles City Chamber of Commerce, a
very pleasant gentleman by the name
of Ii. NJ. Robinson, and of group of
men who are active in the affairs Of
that organization.
1t SO happens that there is an in
terlocking connection between this
group and the county council of de-
fense. Also the secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce is the county
food administrator. From these in
stitutions, and in reality from the
same group Of individuals, formal
complaints were made that Mr.. Yer
rington was unpatriotic; that he
failed in his duty to cooperate with
them in the varied war activities in
Custer county; and even that the or
ganization which he represented, and
with which he worked, the Custer
county farm bureau, was not patriotic.
These charges the farmers Of Custer
county hotly, emphatically and cate.
gorically deny. They go into detail
to show how the county agent land the
farm bureau did cooperate in war
drives; how summer meetings OF the
farm bureau in the county were given
over entire to Red Cross, Liberty lean
and other war purposes. The board
of county commissioners listened to
the active agitation from the town
rather than to the farmers. That
made formidable combination
against Yerrington on the face of
things, although behind this "facc
Of things" it wasn't so bad-the oppo-
sition to the county agent in reality
all flowed from one source. Anyway,
the service of this county agent was
ordered discontinued.
In some stories that would make a
good stopping place, but fortunately
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-12-06
GEORGE WASHINGTON ON
PROFITEERS

In letter to Joseph Reed,
president of the supreme execu-
: tive council of Pennsylvania, GEN
eral Washington wrote.
1T gives me sincere pleasure to E
find that there is likely to be a
coalition of the Wings in your
state Ga very few only excepted)
and that the assembly of it are so
well disposed to second your en-
deavors in bringing these muir
derers of our cause.-the monOpO-
lzers, forestallers and engross-
ers-to cOndign punishment. II
is much to be lamented that each
state, long ere this, has not hunt
ed them down as pests of society
and the greatest enemies we have
to the happiness of America. I
would to God that one of the most
atrOcious in each state was hung
in gibbets upon a gallows five
times as high as the one prepared
by Haman. No punishment, in
my opinion, IS too great for the
man who can build his great
ness upon his country's ruin
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-12-06
EXECUTIVE COM
MITTEE MEETS
SHERIDAN COUNTY MEMBERS
LEFT FOR ST. PAUL MONDAY
TO BE IN ATTENDANCE.

Arthur Mclean, prominent Dooley
farmer, who is also one of the leaders
Of the Nonpartisan League OF Sheri-
dan county, being a member of the
executive committee of the League
for the state Of Montana, and Jens
Hansen, another we'll known farmer
Of the Dagmar precinct, who is also
9 member OF the executive committee
Of the League, left last Monday morn
ing for st. Paul, where they are called
to attend convention of the execu-
tive committees of the League from
the several states where the league is
organized.
At this convention a report Of the
financial condition Of the N. P. L. will
be read and the accounts Will be gone
over by the committees. There is q
lot of organization work to be attend
ed to, and plans to be laid for the
future.
The league is fortunate in having
two such men as Mr.. Mclean and Mr..
Hansen of Sheridan county at the
helm from this state, for with them
in the council the league members can
rest assured that the completion OF
the organization of the league will Da
carefully worked out.
1t is reported as likely that the con-
vention of the executive committees
will call a mass convention of the
League to meet IN St. Paul in the
near future.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-12-06
MAKES THE SU-
PREME SACRIFICE
CARL SALLEE KILLED IN AC-
TION- OCTOBER 26TH-BROTH-
Err OF MRS. I. E. WORLEY.

Mrs. I. E. Worley received the sad
news Thursday evening that her
Youngest brother, Carl Sallee, made
the supreme sacrifice, being killed in
action in France, October 9th.
This young man was little over
twenty years old, being volunteer in
the regulars, he having joined the ar
my very soon after the war was de-
clared.
Sallee has many friends and ac-
quaintances in this vicinity, having
lived In the county for a1couple Of
years.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-12-06
HITGHES ADVISES ABANDON
MENT OF PUBLIC CONTROL

New York, Dec. 5-Charles e.
Hughes in speaking before the Insti-
tutes of Arts and Sciences at Coluna-
bia university, asserted that Govern
mental enterprise tends constantly to
ineficiency." He characterized as
"enenies of liberty" all "those whose
interests lie simply in extending the
activities of government so as to en-
brace all industry" Discussing con-
ditions following the war, ne declared 60
that establishments should be brought
about as soon as practicaDie anu siia'
way movers should not be used to
control peace conditions. Such con-
troll, he said, would constitute q mos'
serious offense against American N
4 4
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-12-06
RUSSIAN SHIPS SURRENDER

London, Dec 5.-The allied naval
squadron, which recently passed thru
the Dardanelles into the Black sea,
anchored off Sebastopol, the Russian
naval base in the Cremea, Nov. 26.
The Russian ships, which were in the
hands of, the Germans and also some
German submarines were surrendered
to the allied naval representatives.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-12-06
BREWERS LOSE APPEAL, MUST
PAY HEAVY FINE

The Golfers of the United States
will be enriched to the extent of near
ly $4,000 by the payment OF fine of
$1,000 and costs assessed against the
Schmidt Brewing Co. of St. Paul, by
the United States district court in
Fargo for shipping liquor into North
Dakota in violation of the federal
statutes, and upheld in an opinion
written by Judge Hood of the United
States circuit court Of appeals at st.
Paul.
Hildreth Prosecuted Case
Notice that the judgment of the dis
trict court had been affirmed by the
higher court was received yesterday
morning by NJ. A. Hildreth, United
States district attorney, who prosecut-
ed the case against the brewing COM
pany.
In addition to the fines and costs,
the company is out 20 casks of beer
which were seized at Minot by the
federal authorities.
Indicted on 20 Counts
The Schmidt Brewing Co. was in
dicted on 20 counts by the federal
grand jury in Fargo last May. The
company was found guilty in district
court and fined $3.50 OF. each count,
amounted to $3.50, by Judge Charles
E. Amidon. The case was appealed.
"This is one of the most important
cases that has been handled by this
Office in its efforts to suppress the
liquor traffic in this state" said Dis
trict Attorney Hildreth yesterday. "I
expect the judgment will be paid
within the course of few days.