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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-06-27

laws, such as those regulating vail
roads for the first time, the anil
trust laws since hopeless!y aban-
I doned, and this law protecting the
butter trade against oleomargarine
and other unfair competition.
Recall also that in the follow ing
10 years thG farmers allowed their
organization to sag under the weight
of political abuse of leaders and TO-
litical wire pulling of some who
should not have been leaders. The
good laws were then repealed not
so much by legislative acton as by
failure to enforce. Railroad reba7-
ing fourished, laws protecting tn.
interests Of farmers and workers
went into a profound snooze. ana
today we are reaping the conse-
quences in profiteering, in political
corruption, and in the ca: Ip'i1n OF
our best and most necessary institu-
lions.
The passing oil a law IS only a
part of the tighe for the fair deal
and justice. Organization Is needed
to keep the law enforced. Perhal S
the renewed vigor in farrirr orgam
cation helped the solicitor o. the de-
partment of agriculture 70 discover
that we had a law against selling
butter, made from neutra;ized cream,
as butter.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-06-27
The Winnipeg Arrests

Government violence is the worst
of all forms of violence, because
there is no remedy for it short of
the next election, and if that also
fails through still further violence
the people have only violence left as
a means of redressing their wrongs.
This is why the whole world demo
cratically minded people is shocked
by the wholesale arrest of labor
union leaders at Winnipeg, Can
The Canadian government thus, in
effect, notifies labor that when you
have. a good chance of winning in a
contest with employers, the power
of the state will be used against you
without regard to constitution or
laws. Your right to protest for bet
ter conditions exists so long as you
have no chance of enforcing your
protests.
"A short time ago the government
announced that it was going after
alien disturbers. Then it was found
that the labor leaders were mostly
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-06-27

The other is that is creates hostility
on the part of the other two classes.
The workman, therefore, is over
ready to strike, shirk or commit sab
otage.
"The local public often cordially
hate a great railway, like the Penn
sylvania system or the Southern Pa
cific, at whose mercy they are, or a
great corporation, trust or bank
which they call an octopus" From
such hostility comes : contest for
political power and, too often, cor
ruption. This corruption should not
all be charged up to politics as such;
for much of it is due to private in
dustry struggling for private pro-
fits in disregard of public usefulness.
The government, representing the
public, is, with all its faults in a
better position than the private cap
italist to underwrite great industrial
undertakings, both because it's re-
sources are greater and because the
chances of gains and losses in many
different directions would tend, more
fully, to offset each other. Govern
ment underwriting of industryYis thus
in the last analysis simply a species
of social insurance"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-06-27
Successful Farmer Marketing

The French speaking farmers
Of the province of Quebec have
big cooperative business of which
. they may we'll be proud. 1t is the
Cooperative Agricultural Society
of Cheese Makers. But this name
covers their first venture in 1910
rather than what they are doing
at the present time.
In 1910 this cooperative mar
keted 1856 boxes of cheese with
market value Of $361,938. In
1918 the total sales amounted to
$6,001 ,979.73, and In this year
169,727 boxes of cheese were only
a small part of the business. But
ter. eggs, poultry, maple sugar
and syrup, honey, wool and beans
had been added to. the list.
This cooperative also owns and
= manages two slaughter houses
which in 1918. marketed 1901
calves, 1886 hogs, 1888 lambs.
Cattle were slaughtered or re-sold
to farmers to the number of-6,S76.
1t has paid from to per cent
= dividends to stockholders from the
beginning and has a present sur
plus of $4,000 The society does
the marketing for about 5000
farmers. e.
. s& e = =
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-06-27

Canadians and Englishmen; so il
hastily passed a law allowing the
deportation of British-born labor
leaders. The list of men arrested
including local minister, the leader
OF the local returned soldiers. and
two members of the Winnipeg CITY
council, shows that it was labor lead
ers and not foreign agitators" that
the subservient government was con-
cerned about.
The tactics obviously are to de-
prlve the Winnipeg strikers of lead
ers in the hope that it will thus fail.
Then the arrested men can be found
not guilty a month or two later, and
thus the whole affair will blow over.
The mayor of Winnipeg declared af-
ter the arrests that az have consist
emily deplored any atsSmpt at strong
arm methods" The reaction which
the strong-arm tactics has on orga-
nlzed labor and the farmers may
cause more deplorings at the Cana
dian capitol little later.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-06-27
MOST WELCOME RAIN
HITS FLEETWOOD
AND VICINITY

After about six weeks of drought
Plentywocd and surrounding vicini-
ties were visited Wednesday night by
heavy thunder storm. The clouds
came up early in the evening only
to blow over and seemingly to dis
courage people more. At about mid.
night, it started to cloud up anc
lightning little, at three O'Clock
the storm broke amid continuous
lightning and loud claps of thunder
the rain drenched the country.
After about four hours continuous
rainfall the streets of Plentywood
were full of small pools of water
There is great deal of difference OF
opinion on how much damage the
continued drought has done to the
crops in this part of the county, but
no doubt this will bring big change
in the prospects.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-06-27
BIG FARMERS MEETINGS IN
SHERIDAN COUNTY

Farm Bureau Community Picnic at
Scobey to the Frank Hughes farm on
June 30th, all day.
Tuesday, July 1st, all day, County
Farm Bureau Incorporation meeting
at Plentywood Community Hall.
At both of these meetings J. M.
Hamilton, president State Agricul-
tural College, Bozeman, Montana,
and Uncle Sam Hampton, Montana's
most famous farm speaker, will adj
dress the audience. County Agent
Anderson will also be present. All
of these speakers will take up sub
jects of immediate interest to all the
people of the county. Drought relief
will receive special attention. Every
farmer should attend one of these
meetings. The president of the Ag-
ricultural college wants to meet ev-
cry farmer in the county. Every
farmer in the county wants to meet
him.
Threshers' meetings on July 10, II
and 18th. A big farmers threshers'
meeting will be held at Plentywood
under the auspices of the Sheridan
County Farm Bureau. The program
each day will begin at 900 a. M, and
end at 5 p. m. Three men from
Washington, D. c., two men from
the department of engineering from
State Agricultural College, and sew
eral other specialists and experts on
threshing machinery will be instruc-
tors at the threshers' school,
Hog breeders to meet. Poland
China Hog BREEDERS Association will
meet to adopt constitution and by
laws on July 1st, at 10 a. M, at
Plentywood.
Farmers Auditing Association will
hold annual meeting on July 10th at
Plentywood. This will be the second
annual meeting of the N. E. III. Farm
ers' Auditing Association.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-06-27
SOW TAKES BABY FROM
CRTR. CHILD is EATEN ALIVE

Bismarck, N. D., June 26.-The
States Attorney of Grant county,
who has been investigating report
that child was eaten alive by hogs
last week today reported to Attorney
General LANCER on the case The
rport was that the 3-month-old baby
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred R. Preichel
living near Pretty Rock, Grant coun-
ty, was eaten by brood sow which
made it way into the shack in which
the family was living while Mr..
Preichel and his wife were working
in the field
The baby either had fallen from
its crib or was dragged to the floor
by the animal, and when the other
children awoke the child was half
eaten. The baby died the following
day.
The Preichels have six other child
rem
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-06-27

When you hear that the League
farmers are all wrong in going afte,
political power and that co-opera-
ton will solve all problems, remind
the dispenser of this wisdom" that
the Minnesota state securities COM
mission has refused to allow farm
ers to start banks at Kandiyohi and
Saltwater. This fact might be rein
forced by mentioning that Nebraska
recently passed a law that prohibits
cooperative banking. The interests
are no more willing to let the farm
ers out of their power through co,
operation than through state owner
ship.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-06-27
WORKERS LACK HOMES.

New York.-That the practical sus-
pension of house building during the
war and its failure to pick up at once
following the ending of hostilities has
been a great burden on the working
classes, is shown by a recent report of
Secretary of Labor Wilson. From
surveys made in the important large
cities, he finds that there is a nation
wide shortage of 100000 homes.
He cites the following housing short
ages in various cities:
'Massachusetts-F FLYER, 1850;
Lawrence, 800; Pittsfield, $50; Salem,
$50.
New York-New York City, $4,000;
Albany, 900; Mount Vernon, 200; Nj
agara Falls, 200; Syracuse, 500; Utica
and Yonkers, 300 each.
Pennsylvania = Allentown, 700;
Easton, $50; Hazleton, 300; Philadel-
phia, 10000; Reading. 500; Scranton,
400; Pittsburgh, 5000.
"Connecticut-New Haven, 1900.
New Jersey-East Orange, 200;
Orange, 100; Paterson, 400.
"Ohio-Alliance, 800; Columbus, l.
500; Dayton, 500; Warren, 1900.
"Indiana-Elkhart, $50; Fort Wayne,
700; South Bend, 1900.
"Illinois-Chicago, 10000; Aurora,
200.
"Michigan-Detroit, 10000; Port
Huron, 400.
Observation-Disclosures, 1000
"Mtnnesota-Duluth, 400; Mime
apolis, 5000; St. Paul, 5000.
"Iowa-Cedar Rapids, 500.
Kansas City, 1000; Dallas, Texas,
400; Baltimore, $500; Huntington, w.
Va, 500; Denver, 800; Seattle, 5000;
Portland, Oregon, 5000; San Francis
co, 1900; Pasadena, $780,"
Those who had houses for rent have
taken advantage of the shortage to
force up rents beyond what can be
permanently borne. A large part of
the working classes have crowded into
congested quarters as a means of keep
ing down the rent charge.
Rent strikes have occurred in var
ious parts of New York, and landlords
promise further rent increases in May
and october. These threats combined
with the widespread unemployment
have lent additional color to the al
ready serious situation.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-06-27
TWO SMALL BEACH BOYS
DROWNED IN COAL MINE

/ Beach, N. d., June 26.-Clarence
and Joseph Strom, aged nine anC
thirteen years, were drowned Tues
day in an open coal mine near thei,
home. The younger lad was wading
in pit when he fell into a hole.
His older brother, who was also un-
able to swim, went to his rescue and
like wise fell into the hole. John
Warner, aged ID, attempted to save
the two boys and himself narrowly
escaped death in the attempt.
The father of the Strom boys is
we'll to do farmer living about six
teen miles south of this city in the
Golva neighborhood.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-06-27
BUTTE BOY LOSES LIFE
s. WHEN HE FALLS INTO
TTRNTABLE MECHANISM

Butte, June 25.-While playing
with other boys in the Northern Pa
cifc yards tonight, Carl Smeger, 6
years old, was fatally injured when
crushed in the turn table. He lost
his balance while riding on the table,
the others pushing it, and he fell into
the mechanism. His leg was mangled
and his head crushed.
He was rushed to hospital, but
before medical aid came he was dead.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-06-27

Wilson's use of part of his special
500, 0OO, 900 war fund to finance the
campaign in Siberia has the appear
ance of wanting to avoid asking con-
gress for the money for this pur-
bose. Before appropriating money
congress would have to declare war,
and that would raise lot of debate.
But since congress alone has the
mower to declare war, how about the
constitutionality of war carried on
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-06-27

The remedy most often advanced
by the committee of 1000, represents
ing the employers side of the Win
nipeg difficulty, is "starve them to
it." How big organized capital does
hate atrocities-in Russia and Tur-
keyi
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-06-27

wonder who will invent an aero
plane to overtake the high cost ot
living?" asks many citizen. AND
the New Majority, official paper OF
the Illinois Labor party, replies;
whats the good? The food trust
would probably substitute the ma
chine and junk it."
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-06-27

To the ordinary citizen a mob means
an unruly group of persons bent on
some mischief. beyond the law. The
controlled press and the controllers of
this press, on the other hand, use the
word IN the Shakespearean sense
where 1t means common people. Hence
rule OF the people to them means mob
rule and any assemblage of people who
do not wear white collars and broad.
cloth is a mob.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-06-27
Monopolists Have Bill to Abolish
All Restraining Laws
and Powers Il
WANT AUT0cRATIc BODY
Abolition of Trade and Tariff Com
missions Pianned-AIso Prosecu.
tions Under Antitrust Lave
- Life-Term Commission
Demanded.

Washington.-A great conspiracy to
remove all restraints, even those that
have borne lightly on our great monop.
olies, is now well under way.
Working with the special interests
are the reactionary congressman, per
haps a majority of congress, and a
number of politicians connected with
the administration. The stage is being
set in order for abolishing the federal
trade commission and the federal tar
if commission and for stopping all
prosecutions for violation of the anti.
trust laws and laws against unfair
competition.
The plotters would also take away
from other departments of the admin.
istration such power as they have to
Interfere with monoplies to protect
the people.
Life-term Dictators.
In place of these safeguards which
we have set up in the past and which
have proved so inadequate to the
needs, the monopolists plan commits
sion of nine, with life tenure in office,
to dictate American business condi-
lions and development. They thus plan
not only to remove the feeble bar
riers to open and recognized monopoly,
but a commission which can prevent
the people from making changes if
the people should by chance capture
congress and even the presidency.
The life tenure for the new commits
sioners is advanced to accomplish this
purpose. The reactionaries are GER
tain of getting men Of the right"
kind appointed to such commission
now. They are not so sure of how the
country will go two or four years from
now.
Agreements Above Laws.
While effort has been made to keep
the whole plot secret until congress
would be ready to act, the text of the
proposed law creating the commission
Of dictators has leaked uot. Section
4 of this bill read as follows:
Section 4. No action or agreement
OF any licensee shall be held to be In
violation of any Of the provisions of
the business laws Of the United States
when such action or agreement has
been taken or made in pursuance Of
any regulation, order or direction of
the board. After the surrender or
revocation Of any license, the acts or
agreements Of such licensee which
shall be taken or made thereafter
shall be subject to all the provisions
OF said business law to the same ex-
tent as if no license had ever been
issued.
This means that any monopoly, such
as the packing trust, the Standard Oil,
or the steel trust, by taking out
license with this commission will be
able to go the limit in any direction
they wish. 1t means that this life
tenure commission will be able to
make agreements and grant powers in
violation of the supposed laws of the
nation. The rules OF laws which gov
ern ordinary men will not apply to the
privileged special interests.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-06-27

News from market centers is fire.
quently worse than no news, because
1t is doped by insiders. Last fall and
winter market experts" reported a
great shortage of cattle and pre-
dlcted big profits for cattle feeders.
Today many farmers are sending the
fatted stock in for less than thew
paid per hundredweight.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-06-27

If you go to Washington in the
near future do not fail - look in On
the special attractions now playing
at the National hippodrorle. Those
two end men, Penrose of Pcnnsyl-
vania and Reed of Missouri, are :ine.
They hate each other in public Just
as all good end men should.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-06-27

Producers News Wants Ads bring
results If you have anything to
sell, rent or have lost or found any
article, our Want Column will serve
you.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-06-27

The biggest bomb plot against or
ganized society in recent years is the
frame-up of Tom Mooney by the
San Francisco Chamber of Com
merce gang.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-06-27

By this stage Of eternity the tooth
OF time must show some evidence of
decay.-Indianapolis Star.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-06-27

and financed by the administration
only?
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-06-27
ENEMY SINKS OWN M

Continued from Page On,
nation of a coalition cabinet
many under DR.. Eduard David 'e''
Count Won Bernstorf as fo,' sa
minister, gave rise in confaron
cles today to the expectation " O.
the new ministry would attenDt +
obtain notifications of the moo NV b
ditions before finally conse gs coh,
sign. ''lg b
DR.. David has been known
Chauvinist socialist, and no,a as !
servative than Scheidemann Co..
Weimar, June 24.-The Co.,.
warships which were not snrr oe5fha
to the allies and which have ,eHuefs
anchored off Keil, WiIbeIr..toe a
and other points, have been qra1 z
German sailors manning them A D
cording to a report received &c
from reliable authority. Aef
According to the raDorts -
were IL German war vessels b ~sS
destroyers which were in ca psSd
waters, not having been tunoJ I'.a'
to the entente under the armis gta
provisions. 'I'''I2
London, June 23.-The Germ, ,,
ficers and sailors forming the Nr ~. VI
plements of the German sbins WI:
termed at Scapa Flow, sank mo.+ J,
their fleet today. All the bio sbi, /.
the battleship and battle c = ia@
excepting the Baden and nurnsrs ,S
smaller craft, were sunk while of ts-
went ashore in a half sunken co, Ss
ton. ''ul'
The crews, composed entirely =.
Germans, took to the boats when ~ y
vessels began to settle. While m. i
ing for the shore, the boats wa,
challenged, and called upon to N,
render. Some Of them ignored =,
summons and were fired upon fsr
casualties resulting.
The stroke apparently was a Sill,
prise, and the first news rearSa
London through a correspondent
The German officers and crews bsr
been made prisoners. None Of d.
officials tonight would offer an our.
ion as to how they are to be deal
with.
The state herald., 1919-07-25

Rev. Henry S. French of Denver
preached Mt the Methodist church
Inst Sunday both morning aud eve
ming to large audience lie is nn
able speaker and held the closest at
tention of his nudi,nce. lie is en-
gagged in the Methods, Centenary
work and is an enthusiast in his
work, Otto Fulscher drove him To
Yulesbnrg Sunday erening after ser
vices to catch II tra,a for an appoint
ment in his work.
The state herald., 1919-07-25

Branch Dykes returned to Holyoke
Saturday from army service in
Francce. He was voluntee- and
served in the army engineer corps on
the war line.
The state herald., 1919-07-25

Ivan Correll returned the first of
the week from army service in
France. He arrived in France in
September 1918 and was assigned
hospital train servicce but peace
came within two. months and he did
not get a chance to enter upon his
duties under the assignment.
The state herald., 1919-07-25
Order your calling cards at this office

DIR. Timmons and family and RI.
johnson and family returned the
first of the week from a few weeks
outing in Yellow Stone Park.
The state herald., 1919-07-25

Regular preaching services at the
Methodist church next Sunday morn
ing and evening. Rev. John Winter
boum of Denver, recently returned
from service in France will preach.
The state herald., 1919-07-25

Consider this n personal invita-
iion to have your family group and
individual pictures laken at Raj
ston's Studio. If YOU want farm
views taken we vii he glad 10 60 ont
and do the work.
RALSTON STUDIO.
The state herald., 1919-07-25

Z, w. Sederburg. cashier of the
Paoli State Bank, was transactine
business in Holyoke. Tuesday.
The state herald., 1919-07-25

The Tigers Trail Western Serial
full of breathless situations and sus-
pense, in 10 sensational weekly cpl
sodes at The Peerless, beginning
July 80.
The state herald., 1919-07-25

j, &. Richardson and family re-
turned this week from a few weeks
outing in Yellow Stone Park,
The state herald., 1919-07-25

Tigers Trail A western serial
full of breathless situations and sus
pcnse in 10 weekly episodes begin
ning at The Peerless. Wednesday Ju
" 30.
The state herald., 1919-07-25

All cuts of beef vii drop 5 cents
per pound ON Saturday, July 26th at
1880 sharp. A. c. Christsen,
City Meat Market.
The state herald., 1919-07-25

Misses Villa and Sadie Weber
meier left Holyoke .he last of last
week for a trip to California.
The state herald., 1919-07-25

Mrs. j. +. Coleman and daughter
Lola, of Bridgeport. Neb., are visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. AL G. Sned-
eker.
The state herald., 1919-07-25

Tigers Trail A western serial
full of breathless situations and sus-
pense in 10 weekly episodes Begin
ming Wednesday july 30, in addition
to our regular program.
The state herald., 1919-07-25

We hear good many favorable
comments made on the improvements
of the streets being made under the
direction of Mr.. Gillis.
The state herald., 1919-07-25

{, q, Cramer ma lie a trip to Den
yer the first of tn, week.
The state herald., 1919-07-25

Organize Holyoke fire COM
pany.
The state herald., 1919-07-25
AUTO LIVERY.

am prepared to run an Auto Liv-
cry. Drives made day or night at all
hours. Phone 42l Baltimore Hotel.
Holyoke, Colorado.
The state herald., 1919-07-25

NJ meeting held nj the court
house Tuesday evening To- make ar.
rnngcmcnis for the laying OF the cor
ncr stone of the new school building
Prof Ralph Robb, Mr.. q. c. Zinr,.
aud Rev. j. NJ. Gardner were appoint
ed committee To prepare program
mud make arrangements for the cor.
ncr stone laying exercises on Fri.
dny afternoon Aug. lst.
The state herald., 1919-07-25

New fall wheat is coming into mar
kct at n lively rate now. The sound
of the thrcshinpmachme is heard
and Farmers are rushing the wheat
to market. OF conrsc.under guar.
nnied price, there Is no object in
holding for higher prices. The
great danger is going to be that the
elevators and railroads will be-
swnmped and the farmers will he dc.
lnyed in marketing their wheat.
The state herald., 1919-07-25

Tigers Trail-A western serial full
of breathless situations and suspense
in 10 sensational weekly episodes
beginning at the Peerless, wedres
day July 30, in addition to our regu
lar program.
The state herald., 1919-07-25
". Z. JOHNSON.

Tigers Trail-Westem Serial full
of breathless situations and sus T.
pense in 10 sensational weekly epi
sodes at the Peerless, beginning
Wednesday, July 30. !.