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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-28
The Shame of Hog Prices


COMMITTEE, WITH NOT A HOG
PRODUCER ON 1T, WAS FORMED
TO ENGINEER THE NEW DEAL
Our weekly papers were flooded
with literature as to what this new
committee would do.
THE MOST IMPORTANT AN.
NCUNCEMENT OF GOOD INTEN-
TloNS WAS SIGNED BY A PROM.
lNENT OFFICIAL OF THE PACK
ING TRUST.
The campaign tended to prove te
the farmers that too many hogs hao
been produced, that the farmers
were lucky to get as much as the,
were getting and that prices would
probably be lower.
THE RESULT OF THIS WAS, OF
COURSE, WHAT THE PLOTTERS
INTENDED.
Farmers rushed in their hogs anf
the packers filled up their cold stor
age houses with pork at low prices.
Now, when the farmers are about
cleaned out, the restrictions are re-
moved and up goes the price of hogs
And let US add, the prices of hog
products will be based on the new
hog prices and not on what thu
packers paid for their stock.
Defenders of the gov eminent ma,
hold that the packers were too
strong to be opposed, but if that b.
the case, the officials knew it before
they made their promises, and in M
way lessons our sense of shame.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-28

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The sudden jump in hog prices af-
ter the restrictions supposed to keep
hog prices up were removed, again
bxings forcibiy to mind something
we don't like to think about.
WE DON'T LIKE TO THINK
ABOUT 1T BECAUSE AS AMERI-
CANS IT MAKES US FEEL
ASHAMED FOR OURSELVES
AND OUR COUNTRY.
Does it not show conclusively that
eur food administration and our de-
partment of agriculture are domin-
ated by the big packing interests?
If THAT DOESN'T MAKE A
CITIZEN ASHAMED, HE is BE-
YOND HOPE.
The hog price situation is a long
story of promises to get the farm
ers to produce at maximum quaint
ty and broken pledges.
First the food administration
promised that it would use it's pow
ca to keep the price of hogs at 13
times the price Of corn.
When it came to fulfill this, the
hackers ojected and the administra-
Hon resorted to the bubble of chang
ing from the Chicago price to the
farm Price.
The hog price at Chicago was to
he Is times the price of corn, not
where the aogs were sold, as was
promised, but At indefinite places in
he West, or in other words, what,
ever the packers wanted to make it.
THEN A (G PRODUCTION
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-28
EQUITY LINE ELEVATORS
So BROUGHT TOP PRICES

Top prices for much OF the grain
marketed, and 80 car loads sold
through the Equity Cooperative Ex-
change at st. Paul, without a kick
from single shipper, is the record
made by Equity line elevator No. !
at Lakota, N. D., according to let
ter recently received at st. Paul
headquarters of the Equity Exchange
from E. A. McGovern, manager OF
The Dakota line elevator.
Mr.. McGovern wrote in response ito
an article in newspaper discussing
Equity prices on grain. Proud of the
farmers grain agency and what it is
doing for the spring wheat belt, Mr.
>McGovern wrote as follows:
81 was just reading an article in
the Herald regarding the Equity
getting prices for grain, and woulC
like to have some of the big guys see
some of the prices that / have beer
getting for the wheat shipped from
here. It would sure open some Of
their eyes. The last four or five car:
that I shipped sure brought the tor
prices for premiums and was {
mighty good sale for that wheat.
have had just two cars out Of "a tina
did not bring $2.24h and they SOLE
for $2.21h / have shipped 80 car.
out of here and can't find one of then
that there could possibly be any kicl
on at all. dockage, prices and all"
There are many Equity line ele
vators, and many farmer and indie
| pendent elevators now shipping thei
grain to the Equity terminal at st
Paul and getting similar good re
turns, the movement of grain to tn
st. Paul market having been great
ly stimulated through recent order
of the U. S. Railroad Administra
ton giving instructions that ther,
should be no further attempts to dis
criminate against the farmers term
| lnal.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-28
The League of Nations

William Kohn, chairman of the
American Labor party in New York,
haas recently expressed himself on
the league of nations plan in the
following words which undoubtedly
meet the approval of all real Ameri-
&anE:
''ahe American Labor party gives
resoiute support to President Will
sons IA points and real league Of
nations. The draft which the presi-
dent is bringing from Europe may
be the best he could wiring from the
dpiomatse but it falls short of what
labor everywhere expects. While
others grasp for trade and territory
and punitive indemnities, labor keeps
ats mind On the only object worth
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-28
master Burke has the petition at the

master Burke has the petition at the
postoffice. Get your name on it.
Last year the main arguments
against the proposition. were the
high cost Of material, the shortage of
labor and the war. Well the war
has been gloriously won and the
brave and victorious Yanks are ar
irving home every day. Is it not
YOUR patriotic duty to see that these
brave lads who faced powder and
shells so that you and your family
would be safe from destruction and
slavery such as happened in Belgium
and France, have employment when
they return. Would not the install
ing of water works and sewerage
system in Scobey furnish employ
ment to some of these brave lads
AS to the cost of material we are
informed that it has lowered consid-
cradle since last season.
Again, there are those who argue
that it will raise their taxes toe
much, Jet many of the same ones
that are claiming this are at the
present time paying from $1,000 stc
$500 a year to have water delivered
at their door.
What would happen if fir estart
ed say anywhere toward the norti
end of Main street, with a strong
northwest wind blowing at the pres
ent time? Did you ever think o.
that?
About Is people died in Seobey las
fall of the flu. Might not some o.
them been saved if we have had 4,
sanitary sewerage system
Well let's by all means have waite
! works The coming summer
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-28

At the seventh annual meeting OF
the British Agricultural Organiza-
ton society it was announced that
the society would create an agricul,
tural wholesale society to fulfil the
same functions as the Cooperative
Wholesale society does for industrial
cooperative societies. 1t was main
tanned that agriculture had hithert:
carried too many middlemen on it:
back.
In the discussion of the compul
sorry military training proposition, i
is we'll to remember that the plal
means not merely three years train
ing but conscription up to the age O
45.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-28

talking about-there must be nc
more war. That result cannot be OBJ
tanned by halfway measures.
"We demand honest self -determin-
alton in Ireland as we'll as in all dis
puted territories. We demand honest
disarmament. We want the open
door policy everywhere. open discus
sion and open trade. We will no,
help to guarantee any imperialist
peace At the same time we shall
oppose with all our might the jim
goes Ike Senators Poindexter, Reed
and Lodge, who want isolation, con-
scription and conquest. AS between
them and Wilson we are for Wilson
but we are not behind Wilson. W.
are long way ahead Of him."
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-28

ahe conspiracy of silence, by which
newspapers and magazines hoped O
prevent the news of anti-farmer, an
a-ianor outrageS getting to the
american public, is being broken
down at last by the independence of
d Re" progressive publicists who will
not stand for the blue-penciling of
anelr work: In Everybody's maya
nne for March George Creel tells
Part of the story of the Minnesota
reign Of terror. In the Cosmopoli-
tsn for April Judge Ben Lindsey re-
fers to the same events and also
tells of some Colorado outrages.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-28

Adoption of the direct primary
system has been practically univer-
sal. But now that the Nonpartisan
league has been organized and labor
men are planning to go into politics,
the old. political bosses are troubled
and are planning to go back to the
convention system again. Idaho al
ready has repealed the direct primary
law. In Minnesota bill to this eff
feet has passed one house of the leg
islature.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-28
FROID TOWN ELECTION WILL
BE HELD APRIL z, 1919

Froid Tribune: The annual town
eelction will be held April 7th. In
the Froid precinct the following
members have ben appointed to serve
on the town election board:
Ward /. Geo. Vradenberg, w. G.
Reiter, Geo. Hunter, F. S. Sleight
Mrs. Harry Davids.
Ward 2. Grant LIE Nome, Mrs
A. r. Butler, Mrs. T. B. Tasa, Mrs
j. o. Dahl, Mrs. d. A. Puryes.
The polling place for Ward l will
be the Froid Jail building and 70,
Ward 2 the Froid Hall. The polls
will be open between the hours OF
a. m. and 6 p. m.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-28

The way the patrioteers are re.
pudiating democracy in attacking the
direct primary in so many states, is
opening eyes that have been BLING
to mob violence, frame-up arrests
and prosecutions for opinion. But il
is too bad that things have to go 81
far before our common people wake
up. And there are some who coult
not get their eyes open in time t.
see their own funeral.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-28

number of papers to receive official
printing is cut from three to one for
each county, is terrible to behold.
Perhaps what worries them especial
ly is that on and after the next cleo
ton the people Of each county will
pass on the paper to be used. It's a
shame to have the press tied up to
and competing for the good will of
the people in this way.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-28
LINCOLN AND CAPITAL

Now there is no such relation be-
tween capital and labor as assumed.
Labor is prior to and independ-
ent Of capital. Capital is only the
fruit Of labor, could never have ex-
listed. Labor is the superior of CAP
ital and deserves much the higher
consideration. These capitalists gen.
orally act tremendously and in con-
cert to fleece the people.-ABRA-
HAM LINCOLN.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-28

The anti-farmer interests in the
North Dakota cities find themselves
in a terrible fix. The city which gets
lot Of signatures for a referendum
On the farmer legislation, will not
get any of the state industries, fol
the farmers officials are too wise to
build in a hornets nest. On the
other hand, if these interests lay
down, what will the chamber Of com
merce not do to them?
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-28

The city council of Sparta, Wis,
recently refused to permit the local
farmers Society of Equity to hold
its meetings, as it had been accus-
toned to doing, in the city hall. The
excuse offered is "antagonistic to
local business" This new reason for
interfering with the farmers right
to organize is made necessary by the
easrly ending of the war.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-28
HUGE MONTANA RANCH
EMPLOYS AN AVIATOR
TO TOTE BOSS AROUND

Ansonia, Conn.,, March 28.-An-
nouncement was made here today
that Erhardt Schmitt Of this city, a
former army aviator, will leave soon
for Hardin, Mont, where he will be
employed as fiier on a wheat ranch
owned by J. P. Morgan. One of his
duties will be to pilot the ranch
manager to distant parts of the pro-
perty in an airplane which will be
equipped with wireless for communi-
cation with the ranch headquarters.
The wheat ranch referred to is
that of the Montana Farming corpor-
alton. which has leases on $4,000
acres of land on the Crow Indian and
the Fort Peck Indian reservations. J
P. Morgan is one of several eastern
capitalists who are interested in the
enterprise.
This same corporation is operating
large tract On the Fort Peck res
ervation in Roosevelt county, and c.
J. Beiseker Of the Sheridan County
State Bank is one of the managers OF
the big farm, and it seems that the
superintendent of this project viii
be "high fiiers" for sure.
Mr.'C J. Beiseker is out of town
and the Producers News reporter was
unable to find him, so it is not known
whether Mr. Beiseker will soar about
in the clouds this summer or not.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-28

LY ENTITLED to MORE CONSID-
GRAFTON than the man who re-
mains outside and WILL NOT GIVE
A PORTION of his time Or a frac-
ton of his money TO BETTER THE
CONDITIONS OF HIMSELF and
those WHO ARE DEPENDENT up
on his earnings. CUSSEN
Australian Arbitration Court.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-28
Men Worth While

L GIVE PREFERENCE To
UNlONISTS, because am
convinced that the MAN WHO
GIVES A CONSIDERABLE POR-
zion OF HIS TIME EACH WEEK
AND A CONSIDERABLE PORTION
OF HIS EARNINGS EACH WEEK
S9 try TO IMPROVE THE CONDI-
HON In which HE LIVES, is JUST
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-28
RESERVE

ducks flew over here Monday and
the gophers are out.
"Babe" and "Billy" Plinn, Oscar
Nilstock and John Kallak attended
the dance in the Singleton school
house Saturday night and report a
big crowd and fine time.
Carl Gysler of Plentywood visited
here between trains last Sunday.
The Lady Maccabees held a meet
ing at the home of Mrs. Lou Horst
man, Saturday afternoon. Refresh
ments were served.
Geo. Aasved has bought the "Steel
Mule" from Walter Hage. =
Hans Schie, who has been sta
toned at Camp Lewis since last
summer, returned home Saturday.
Mr.. Semmingson left for his old
home in Wisconsin Monday, to at
tend the funeral of his aged mother.
Frank Duper moved his house out
on his homestead Monday.
Nels Knutson and family moved
out to their farm on the reservation
Tuesday.
Mr.. Paulson from north of Brush
Lake started to move out to his new
home, z miles west Of town Wednes-
day.
Ole Watuaas arrived from Vining,
Mimi, on Thursday to do homestead
duty here.
There was a social dance at Smiths
last Saturday night and good time
is reported.
Martha Holt spent the week end
at John Breike's.
Miss Ross visited at Engebreit
Strands Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. G. Strand entertained Satur-
day evening in honor of her brother
Engebret Aashiem, who has spent
the winter with them and is now
leaving for his claim in western
Montana.
Mrs. Frank Carpenter entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Strand and son Ed
ward and Mr.. and Mrs. Bornstedt al
their home on Sunday.
Ethel Ross and little Einar Aash-
lem are going to Williston Saturday
the former to meet her mother who
is expected from Breckenridge
Mimi. and the latter for medical at
tention.
O. C. Hyde, Mr.. Martin, John and
Ray Kallak attended the Jacobson
Bros. sale Friday.
Frank Carpented has his new gar.
age about ready for the "Lizzie" whe
is epecxted here to occupy it this
summer.
Corp. Christ Eckberg is back from
camp and visiting at Geo. Aasoed's.
John Bondy is visiting at Andy
Fairchild's.
The Antelope Independent must be
some paper. The editor says people
are getting their moneys worth BY
subscribing for his paper and it only
comes out once every three months.
The Medicine Lake Wave sure IL
some ripple"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-28

Can 1t be that the two million men
we sent to carry democracy to Eur
ope took It all with them! This
might be one way Of explaining the
absence Of 1t In most Of our states
at the present time. Let's hope the
boys won't leave Il h Eutope toe.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-28
The Producers Newsr$2.oo a year

FOR SALE-S00 bushels big Rus
sian seed flax-frst class seed fax,
$500 per bushel. Address FRANK
MARCH, Z miles northeast Of Plen-
tywood. Address Dooley, Mont.
50-St-P
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-28

FOR RENT-A four-room house,
partially furnished, centrally locat-
ed, vacant April LIST. Inquire at
this Office. Soft
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-28

The pain which the press outside
Ct North DakotA feels because she
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-28

A Want AID in the Producers News
brings results.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-28

Instead of doing anything for re-
construction Of the United States
senate resorts to the impudent fool
cry Of shopping into American boil
shevism.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-28

TAs Pudueers News = Tear.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-01
BRIEFS FROM THE
BIG NEWS EVENTS
By Astocia.sd Press


Boston. - The postwar revival of
college and club athletics will receive
an impetus tonight at the thirtieth
annual indoor track and field meet
ing of the Boston Athletic Associ-
alton. Most of the college stars of
the east will compete.
Cannes. American tennis play
ers with the United States army in
France are figuring prominently in
the tournament being held under the
auspices of the Y. NJ. G. A.
New York. = The heaviness of oils
and motors on the one hand and the
further strength of rails and ship
pings on the other reflected the un-
certain trend of prices at the quiet
opening of to-day's stock market.
New York. The Steamship Sc
bral arrived from Brest with 1855
tionaI army colored troops of the
92nd Division.
Washington. - The Senate early
to-day passed the annual Indian ap-
propriation bill. The measure car
ries one million dollars in addition
to the $14,5000,000 provided in the
House bill.
BuenOs Aires Government troops
have been ordered to remain at the
Campo Mayo barracks, this step be-
ing. taken according to authoritative
sources, as n precaution against dis
orders arising from the harbor strike.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-01
DIRECTORS OF
HOMES VOTE FOR
One INSTITUTION
Committee Appointed to Look
After Legal Details of
Merger

Definite action toward the merg-
ing or the Children's Industrial
Home, pineteenth and Swatara
streets and the Nursery Home. 1921
South Cameron street, was taken
last night at meeting of the
boards of directors of the two or
ganizations held in the Y. NJ. c. A..
The members unanimously adopted
resolutions approving the plan. 1t
is intended in the near future to
consider plans for the construction
of model institution as a home for
dependent children of the city.
Lieutenant-Governor L. E. Beidle-
man has been appointed chairman
of the general committee author
lied to appoint a special commit
tee to report on legal details which
must be arranged in connection
with the consolidation of the homes.
Another committee will be named to
report the number and age of chill
dren in both homes, together with
the cost of maintenance. A commit
tee on organization will suggest plans
for the management and conduct
VI the HoHlet fuleS ior governing IHe
new organization, number of per-
sons on the board of managers and
other similar details.
Mrs. Charles B. Rettew is presi-
dent of the Industrial home; Mrs.
j. Hervey Patton. of the Nursery
Home, and Mrs. Harry B. Mont
gomery, secretary. Mrs. Herman P.
Miller was elected secretary of the
board of the Industrial Home at
the forty-third annual meeting, sue
ceeding Mrs. Mercer B. Tate.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-01

2s2, s4o, 221, 22s, 231. 244. 2o4. 2S5.
Engineers for 211, 22s. 25S.
Firemen for 232, 236. 200. 22s.
Conductors for 224, 231. 206. 232
and 235.
Flagmen for 202. 201.
Brakemen for. 202 (2) 2S2, 24O, 221
and 204.
Brakemen up: Hanna, Derrick
Coulter, vogelsong, Simpson, Smith,
Smeltzer, Eshleman, Rutshill.
Middle Division - The 227 crew TO
go first after / o'clock: 249, 223.
Eighteen Altoona crews to come in
Laid off: 1872, ia. 125, 10s, 124, 10s'
119, 121, 100, 104.
Engineers for 125, 121. 1o4.
Firemen for 122.
Conductors for 10S.
Flagmen for 1872, 10S, 100. 119. 104
Brakemen for ia. 100 and 104.
Yard Crews Engineers up: Cur
tis. Hinkle, Kaufman.
Firemen up: Handiboe, Wickley
Connolly, Garlin. Crammer, Morris
Albright, Haubaker, Metz. White
Holmes, Benser, eastman, Neck, Sny-
der, Walters.
Engineers for End 104, 11s.
Firemen for 1st 102, End 104.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-01
With Choir and Orgdnist

as large physically at Hobart Smock,
although there We're persons in the
audience who could not agree that
his voice was nearly as big as the
Baltimore tenorc, although his OK
perience probably has been wider
and his training more extended.
Mrs. Ada Culp Bowman. soprano
soloist of Second Reformed Church,
is to sing Max Spicker's why Art
Thou Cast Down, o My Soul, at
the morning service tomorrow. Mrs.
Bowman has returned from brief
vacation trip and resumed her place
in this well known choir at to-mor-
rows services.
An unusually good program of
musical numbers has been prepared
by the choir of Christ Lutheran
Church for tomorrow's services.
The monthly meeting of the Har-
risburg Organists Association will be
held in the lecture room of Pine
Street Presbyterian Church Thurs
day evening at 8 o'clock. Business
matters will be discussed after which
a paper on Organs in France" VIII
be given by George B. Rodgers, or
ganist and choirmaster of st. James
Episcopal Church, Lancaster.
The Lenten organ recitals will be
given as usual in st. Stephen S
Episcopal Church, the first one TAX
ing place next Saturday afternoon,
March s, at o'clock, and will be
given by the organist and choirmas-
teu. Alfred G. Kuschwa. Master
Merrill Shepherd, soprano soloist at
ST. Stephens, will sing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-01

At Zion Lutheran Church to-mor-
rom morning Praise Ye," adapted
to the music of the trio from Atilla,
will be sung by Mrs. e. j. Decevee,
soprano; Augustus q. ShantZ, tenor,
and Robert Smith, bass. This splen-
did selection, sung by so capable a
com mbination of voices, is sure to
prove one of the helpful features of
the morning service in this big
church.
At Messiah Lutheran Church to-
morrow Mrs. Florence Cooper Ley,
Mrs. Keyes and Abner w. Hartman
will sing a Verdi trio.
1t is expected that a visiting or
ganist will give recital in the near
future and that the recital will prob
ably take place on the organ of
Bethlehem Lutheran Church. There
have been suggestions made that
recitalist, be invited to give the re-
cital.
Joseph d. Brodeur. orsanist and
choirmaster at st. Patrick's Cathed-
raj, is engaged in, preparing the Ca
thedral singers for the music to be
used during the Lenten season. Mrs.
Brodeur has Joined her husband
here and they are comfortably To-
Gated for the present in North Fif-
teenth street.
Gianninni, the Italian tenor who
sang at the Orpheum last Tuesday
evening, greatly resembles William
II. Reiker, the oratoTio tenor who
a dozen years ago was heard in the
larger cities of the country. He is