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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-08-15
Roy Hitchcock and the Anaconda
Standard Should Get Together Be-
fore They Expose Their Hand.
From the Butte Bulletin)

(From the Butte Bulletin)
On the third floor of the Wewisohn
block, situated at the intersection of
Granite and Hamilton streets, are the
Offices of the Associated Industries
of Montana, sometimes known as the
Employers Association.
The doors that afford a means Of
entrance to those whose business
leads them to these well-furnishhd
quarters, are embellished with signs
informing the curious that Mr.. John
Mcintosh is the state manager and
that Mr.. Roy Hitchcock is his assist
ant.
To the Associated Industries of
Montana belong employers of labor,
including the Anaconda Mining COM
pany.
The voting strength of the mem
bers is arranged as follows: Each
member is given one vote for his
membership and one vote for every
thousand dollars of his payroll.
The Anaconda Mining company,
having by far a larger than all other
interests combined, it is almost su-
perfiuous to say that the Associated
Industries is controlled by and func-
tions for the A. C. M.
The Anaconda Standard is the
property of the Anaconda Mining
company. The Standard is denounc-
ing all profteers except the A. C. M.
with it's $57, 100000 surplus after ali
charges were paid.
The Standard is demanding laws
that will curb profteering.
The legislature is. in session and
is considering certain anti-profiteer-
ing measures.
This mornings issue of the Stand
ard (Tuesday) contains the following
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-08-15

Matkin presented one of his famous
bills calculated to solve. the problem
Of the county as what to do with it's
surplus cash, with items billed after
this manner:
40 actual expense trip to Whitehall,
inspecting roads SAT .83"
And this sort of thing repeated
about steen times on each bill, with
out any vouchers or receipts what
ever.
The County Auditor held these bills
up for vouchers as the law provides.
Whereupon the Mr.. Jud Matkin in
famed into a great inward flame and
walked into the Auditors office with
great and mighty gusto as is want
and proper with such great men, and
then and there demanded, in all his
mighty mightiness, that the auditor
do something, and he delivered the
mighty ultimatum in deep bass
voice as if the mandate itself had
sprung full grown and ripe from the
mighty god, and then he retired to
the sacred area of the most mighty
commissioner and poured out his soul
in vile wrath into the copious -.ear
of learned Assistant County Attorney
Cudhie. who waxed white in sympa-
thy and heaved from his great bosom
huge sigh of rage.
Then from this mammoth rage was
born this sweet little mandamus.
The County Auditor is ordered by
this mandamus to either approve OF
disapprove this illegal claim within
thirty days and if she does not she
shall come into court and then ano
there tell Judge Conner the reason
why. And then Judge Conner will tel
her she must either do one thing OF
the other, which she will probably
do, and then mighty Matkin will prob
ably have the next move.
In the meantime the County Audi
tor tells us she will continue to re-
fuse to act upon bills until accom-
panied by vouchers as the law pro
vides.
When Mighy Greek meets Amazon
then comes the tug of war.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-08-15
THIRD SPECIAL SESSION s5a l
OF LEGISLATURE ADIOLRNS
fSpecial to the Producers News)

tSpecial to the Producers News)
Helena, Aug. 12.-After failing to
adopt any measures for the relief of
drouth-stricken farmers-the pri-
mary purpose for which the session
was called-the legislature adjourned
shortly before 10 o'clock last night
and thus brought to an end the third
special session in the history of the
state. The special session also failed
to enact any legislation which will
efectuaIly curb profteering; but did
enact measures amending the prim-
ary law, increasing the number of
supreme judges from three to five
and permitting the employment of
cOnvicts on state highway construc-
ton. Several other matters of less
er interest also were legislated upon.
Late yesterday afternoon the leg
islative judiciary committee and
the governor reached an agreement
on the controversy over the naming
Of the two men to be appointed to
the supreme bench and from then on
the proceedings of the closing hours
of the Session glided along with
scarcely ripple.
The appointments Of Governor
Stewart for the two supreme court
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-08-15

position are John Hurry of Glasgow,
republican, who was given the short
term, beginning Sept. l, 1919, ano
ending Jan l, 1921, and George Y.
Patten of Bozeman, democrat, who
takes the long term, beginning Sept
L, 1919 and ending Jan. /, 1923.
An attempt by Higgins to resur.
rect his $5,000,000 bond issue for the
relief of drouth-stricken farmers. in
the closing hours, failed.
The main features of the session
were the enactment of the following
laws:
Ratification of the equal suffrage
amendment; addition of two Justices
to the supreme bench; substitution
of the closed primary for the oper
primary; abolition of the preferential
presidential primary law; consolida-
ton of the two primaries of next yea1
into one; permitting state highway
work to be done on force account
and authorizing employment of con-
vlcts on road work; providing that
public service commission be ex-of-
ficio state market commission anal
empowering that body to fix prices
and investigate business of mercan-
tile establishments.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-08-15
No Relief For Drought Stricken Farmers
PIERCE ECAN NOT INTERESTED In HOMESTEAD BANK

Last week there appeared in the
Producers News story to the effect
that Pierce Egan, until a short time
ago citizen of Flaxville, but who
has been receiving first page space
in the big dailies as a result of~his
financial exploits, was interested in
the Homestead State Bank.
This story, which was based on
current gossip, seems to be without
any foundation in fact, for it appears
after Investigations and interviews
with the Homestead Egans, that
Pierce Egan does not own a share of
stock in the above banking house,
NOR" according to the testimony
of one of the Egan boys with the
Producers News, "has he ever owned
any stock in the Homestead Bank,
and furthermore, the Homestead
Egans have not been nor are now, in
any way associated with Pierce Egan
in any of his business activities at
Beach or at Judd, North Dakota, or
at any other point in Dakota or Min
nesta." "While l am making no
plea for my brother" says Mr.. Egan,
"it is very unfair. that my business
should suffer because of any alleged
acts of Pierce Egan, over whom l
have no control, and with whom | am
in no way associated"
The Producers News, after an in
vestigation of the facts, believes that
an injury has been done the Home
stead Bank, and the above facts are
printed to correct any inferenees
that may have been drawn from the
story in these columns last week.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-08-15

news item:
"At meeting of the house sub
committee tonight, committee rep
resenting merchants of the state ap-
peared to present arguments against
any restrictive legislation along the
proposed lines. The committee was
headed by Roy Hitchcock, secretary
of the Associated Industries of Mon
tana. and included w. d. Symmes of
Lewistown, connected with both
wholesale and retail business houses:
A. J. Mcintyre of Billings, secretary
of the Wholesale Grocers' Associa-
ton of Montana; A. J. Knieval of the
Ryan Fruit company of Butte; H. M.
Yaw of Sturm & Yaw of Great Falls.
wholesale lumber and coal dealers:
w. B. Innis. representing Billings
wholesale men,"
Mr.. Hitchcock, apparently was una
ware of the strenuous efforts his fell
low workers on the Standard are
making to "make the world safe for
democracy" for further down in the
Standards article. Mr. Hitchcock
again contradicts his masters news
paper
Here is the extract:
"They held a hurried conference.
and Mr.. Hitchcock. speaking for the
delegation. said:
1--WE object to this measure on fun
damental principles. We do not be-
lieve the regulation and control that
are proposed in this bill will have the
least effect upon the high cost of
living, or the prices of the necessi-
lies of life in the state of Montana.
This bill is fundamentally wrong.
and bill of that kind cannot be
amended"
This is what we would like to know,
and we believe that the general pub
lie would also like to be enlightened:
Who is the Standard trying to
fool-the public or the employers.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-08-15
THREE CARLOADS OF WAT
ERMELONS STAND ON SID
ING FOR FIVE DAYS
Shipment Consigned to Geo. L. Tracy
Company of Butte, Montana, Evi-
IDENTIFY Being Held Off the Market
to Fix Prices,

Butte, Mont, Aug. 12.-While many
families in Butte have been forced
to forego watermelon because of the
prices at which the fruit is held on
tn local market, three cars loaded
with the juicy fruit have been per-
mitted to stand for five days on a
siding in the Silver Bow junction
yards, in imminent danger of spoil
ing, says the Butte Bulletin.
Two of the cars were still at
Silver Bow late last night, the third
one having been ordered into the
Butte yards late yesterday afternoon.
The Bulletin has acertained that
the cars were shipped from Char
lotte, Cal, consigned to George L.
Tracy company, agents. The cars
arrived in the Silver Bow yards at
. o'clock in the morning of July 81.
and remained their undisturbed until
late yesterday when one was brought
into Butte.
For the information of the city and
county authorities, the number of the
cars are given as follows:
Sclthern Pacific, No. 1851; South
ern tactic, No. 75707, and We3re,n
Pacific, No. 30071.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-08-15
CAN THEY PUT IT OVER?

who compose the body known as the
Associated Industries of Montana?
Why does the Standard-Owned by
the Anaconda Mining Company
clamOr for laws that will curb pro-
fiteering, while Mr.. Roy Hitchcock of
the Associated Industries. the EN-
ployers' AssOciatiOn-also owned by
the A. c. M.-opDose such legislation
at Helena?
While awaiting the Standards an
sWer to these queries, we will sup
ply our own explanation.
It is this:
The entire campaign on the part of
the Standard is based on hypocrisy
and rooted in deceit.
The Standard does not intend to
allow the profteer to be harmed.
and in order that the legislators may
not get off on the wrong foot. so
they may not take the Standard too
seriously, the A. c. M. marshals its
cohorts at Helena, led by Mr.. Roy
Hitchcock of the Employers Associa-
tion, another branch of their service.
This is incontrovertible evidence
that nothing is to be expected from
the blatant campaign of camoufage
that is being conducted by the COM
pany press.
There is but one way to reduce the
cost of living. and that. is by cooper
ative enterprise.
AS long as the necessities of life
and the machinery by which they are
manuf featured are controlled by small
groups like those who owns the
Standard, there is no relief in sight.
To abolish profteering, we must
abolish profit.
If the Standard subscribes to that
policy, it is no longer capitalist pa
per-,
But
The Standard is still owned bv the
A. c. M.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-08-15
Mrs. J. FlaXa
Passes Away

Mrs. Flaxa was born in Ireland anu
the family have lived in this county
for eight years. no.t
The Flaxa family reside so1theaS'
of Plentywood and are well KNOW"
here and in surrounding towns
The funeral services whlcn were
held from the PlentyWood OaIiioit'
church Thursday morning were az
tended by large number OF 15lenusi St
though great many had no nS'
heard the sad news of her oeEA'i''
Fathere Hennessey officiated. - -
Intern,ent was in the family lo' III
the Plentywood cemetery
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-08-15
ACTION IS A JOKE

viii Sud Natkin, one of the Blind Men.
or 30 III" perform an Herculean lab
hoiDsgn Irs mas grasped the "Bull by the
into o A. and will grind said animal
srsst ne has been overcome with a
rs ISL A. wrath and would now mandam-
ycry VT tbiUs. biiOunsy y auditor into doing the
sjjo9or~ j3 ollng that the county commis-
remoI,s, nors OF Valley county are being
IN to$tG S0;to from Office for having done:
compo;s npi.e OF the fact that the county
cli'sssonerS claim aft have filed illegal
count, mt "lCeT illegal claim against the
SPITE of ana n have collected them: in
torno,G3al s u The fact that the county at
again iD.tiI 4tIlee has been again and
state ' n,lSI! Instructed by the office of the
apa;n.pE e public examiner to bring s1it nit
recora,,, sI these commissioners for the
to tborySG1 tby OF this money illegally paid
Sheridan,S from the Golfers of
abso"taa1i county, and instructed with
Natk;ne no no results so far, Mr.. Jud
the Conntl D VIII now try to mandamous
thins VtIhnty th Auditor into doing some
the . do;n S,lat the law prohibits and fo,
RedmoonrGdg Of which before, Auditor
several was severely criticized in
ers. reports of the state examin.
Nh, Mst3, MptE over this gigantic labor
Lewis I'm tSd has employed Howard M
of tbi,s 'i,e i0 lawyer. And it can be sale
With sDI'aSy lawyer that he never met ur
once nrng Sllng that he would not tr1
necessss,u,' s.u'ldlng his client has tht
thrOugb ne nerve and money to %
long stoO1. o. the I whole funny bluff is
tine IsOry eon:od that win be told when tht
being iueS' i However for the tim,
~ enough to say that Mr.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-08-15
BIRD MAN MAKES SENSA-
TIONAL FLIGHT AT
BRUSH LAKE

Lieut.. Bob Brugger of Willistoi
gave four sensational exhibitions OF
flying at Brush Lake Saturday and
Sunday, Aug. 2-3. Saturday he made
a flight at 2:30 and seven o'clock,
but the air was so hot and close that
it was impossible for him to 60 very
high. However he made several
loops and the sensational tail spin.
Sunday after a bad storm the
young birdman took the air and did
the Powers Spiral and other fancy
loops and flights, coming to earth
about so feet from the pavilion and
swooping away to his lighting place.
In the evening he accomplished the
dangerous nose spin.
Lieut.. Bob and his cousin, Lieut..
Brugger, made the fight from Will
iston to Brush Lake in 50 minutes.
The crowds at the lake were small,
owing to the intense heat of Satur-
day and the storm early Sunday.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-08-15
NIELSEN STORE OF AN
TELOPE CHANGES HANDS

A deal Was-esased- weekffl1
which Otto Hendricksen, a farmer of
the Medicine Lake district, became
owner of the well stocked Nielsen
store and also the Nielsen residence,
both in Antelope. The people OF
this territory know the Nielsen store
to be one of the best and most up
to-date store in this section, and we
are sure that Mr.. Hendrickson will
keep up the good record,
w. ]. Nielsen, the former we'll
known owner, has bought the Ranous
coal mines near Daleview and will
move there in the near future Mr.
Nielsen has run a coal mine before
and goes to Daleview as an expert
enced man in that line
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-08-15

The whole community was shocked
Tuesday to hear of the untimely
death of Mrs. J. Flaxa at Fargo, N.
D., where she had gone about two
weeks ago to undergo an operation.
Word had been received here that
she was improving and MIR. Flaxa
was on the way to bring her home to
recuperate when word was received
of her death.
Mrs. Flaxa was 35 years old at the
time of her death. She leaves hus-
band and two small children, aged
six and ten years, to mourn her loss.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-08-15
HENDERSON PREDICTS
RAGE AND DESPAIR

Luceme, Switzerland, Aug. 14.-
Speaking before the international
socialist convention here, Arthur
Henderson, British labor leader, as
serted that within the next few
months there will be "a terrible
spaSm Of rage and despair among
the peoples Of Europe in which the
nnai remains of civilization may be
totally annihilated."
Allied support of Kolchak was
condemned IN addresses by James
ramsey Macdonald of England and
Marcel Cachin Of France, who urged
socialists Of the allied nations to
adopt energetic opposition to such
support. ~
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-08-15
RANKIN is
HOME FROM EUROPE

Jeannette Rankin, former repre-
sentative in congress, just returned
to Montana from Europe, where she
had been studying economic and po-
litical conditions. Miss Rankin is at
her home in Missoula. 1t is the in
Htention of Miss Rankin to visit friends
in Butte at later date.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27
Two Killed in
 Riot At Pittsburgh
Trouble Caused By Mine Guards Attempting to Dis perse Striking Miners.

Pittsburgh, Aug. H. - Two persons were shot to deatH and a. number of others injured in labor riot at the entrance of thcfz Alleghany Coal and Coke Company mine near Brakenridge late today. Mrs. sFannie SeiIins, New kensington, an ofganizer of the Unit ed Mine Worker$ of America and Jo- killed.
 The trouble swas caused by mine guards attempting to disperse miners who have been on strike for six weeks. Strikers on hillside above the mine. entranee commenced firing at the beginning of the melee and during the fulisade Mrs. Sellins &1nd the miner were killeds The strikers fled after a
 The Aliegheny Coal and Coke Com pany is owned b5 steel company and operated Ito supply fuel to the AL legheny {Steel Company of Braken- ridge. The strike was called six weeks ago in an effort to force demands for shorter hours and better working con- ditions.
 Mrs, ,tSellins and che miner who were killed sby shots fired by men, including striking miners and the mine guard in the Battle at the moush of the mine, were attempting to protect children Who had gathered on the hillside to witness the clash between the guards and the strikers. i.s is reported by a local nesw bureau.
 sAccording 10 latest reports several Hundred foreigners ha gathered near the mine and a score of deputies are attempting to hold hem off
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27
TO PROPOSE SWEEPING
 AMEN DMENT TO TREATY

Washington. Aug. 26.-Provision for American representation on a score of international commissions to carry out details of the peace settlement would be stricken out of the peace treaty amendment adopted today by the senate foreign relations commit tee.
 Later in the senate itself the com mittee's previous decision to amend the Shantung section raised a whirl- wind of debate with Senator McCum- ber North Dakota, bitterly attacking the committees course and Senator Borah, Idaho, defending it. Both are republican members of the committee.
 At the end of the day Senator Hitch cock of Nebraska, the democratic lead CT, talked over the possibilities of the situation with President Wilson at the White House and predicted after ward that all amendments would be defeated eventually and that the treaty would be ratified during Sep tember.
 Tn his speech in the senate, Senataor McCumber declared the committee ma jority really intended the Shan tung amendment to drive a "poisoned blade" into the treaty with the pur- pose of killing the League of Nations.
 In general debate which developed several other republicans attacked the position taken by Senator McCumber and Senator Fall announced that he would reply to the North Dakota sen ator at, greater length tomorrow.
 Senator Knox announced today he would speak Friday on the treaty. He is regarded as one Of the bitterest op- ponents of unqualified ratification.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27
STRIKE ON N. V, ". AND B.
 RAILWAY IS SETTLED

New York, Aug. 26.-The strike of motormen and conductors on the New York, Westchester mad Boston railway, which carried with it a threat of a sympa thetic strike on the entire New York, New Haven and Hartford sys- tenn, was settled tonight at a confer ence of union leaders and company of ficiafs called by the New York and up- state public service commissions. It was announced that service would be resumed a t 1.25 a. m. tomorrow.
 Under the terms of settlement the men were given a nine hour day in stead of the ten hour day heretofore in force, with overtime figured at the rate of e-eighth the daily wage for each hour. and the wage increases bringing the scale to $6 a day for motormen, s6 for passenger conductors. $5.4o for freight conductors. s5 for motor swiIchmen, s4.0S for freight fiagmen and brakemcn and S4 for helpers.
 The new agreement will take effect Aug. 31 and is binding to Oct. l, 1920.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27
INVESTIGATION OF THE
 INCREASED COST OF COAL

Washington. Aug. 26.-Entering on an investigation of the increased cost Of coal, senate interstate commerce sub committee today brought forth labor difficulties were hinderinc coal production, that certain clements in the miners union were intent on na : tionalzation of the coal mines with adoption of six hour day and five day week plus a wage increase and that unless problems of production were solved the country would be brought face to face with a coal fam inc in the coming winter
 So emphatic were the witnesses that the railroads were at the bottom of the present low production that Sena- tor Frelinghuysen. chairman of the committee. indicated the committees intention of bringing Director General of Railroads Hines into the hearing.
 After detailing the effects of labor dimculties and alleged car shortage on coal production, Harry N. Taylor, president of the National Coal asso- declared bill had been prepared for submission to congress providing for the standardization Of the mines. He added that what the miners wanted was not only that the government should own the properties but that the mines should be turned over to them for operation. He insisted that the more radical of the miners appeared to be gaining control in certain~ dis tricts and that there was serious danger that these clements would make an earnest effort for the insti- tuition of something approaching "soriet methods" in conducting the properties.
 Fear was expressed by MT Taylor that at the miners convention Sept in Cleveland and at the joint confer enee of miners and operators in Buff falo Sept, 25 action might be taken to further endanger production.