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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-24
my FOUR YEARS IN GERMANY" BIG FEATURE
FILM FROM AMBASSADOR CERARD'S BOOK

cas- present position in the world con-
fiict.
The insolent treatment of our AM
bassador by the Kaiser, theoretically
tantamount to the latter's shaking
his finger in the face of our president
and of our nation with which he was
not even then at war, is only one of
the long series of incidents which are
only appreciated at their true value
when seen in sequence as they have
been seen by the Ambassador himself.
"My Four Years in Germany" is a
big dramatic production that will give
Americans better understanding of
the most important page in world his
tory. 1t will be shown at the Orphe-
UNI on Wednesday, January 10Th.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-24
PLENTYWOOD
FIVE DEFEATS
POPLAR FIVE
County Seat Basketball Five Beat
Poplar Quintet In Fastest Game
Ever Played in County Capitol.

In the fastest basket ball game ev-
er played in Plentywood, the Plenty
wood High School team beat the
crack, until this time undefeated,
Poplar high school team by a score
of 20 to %.
The game was played at Communi-
ty Hall last Saturday evening and a
large crowd was present, both local
and out of town, there being many
here from Poplar and from the differ
ent towns along the branch. The
game was close and fast from the
start, the local team keeping about
three or four ahead, until near chs,
end of the last half one of the b6ys
made foul and time was called with
the county seat boys one notch ahead.
Afterwards the Froid teachers
played the Plentywood teachers fast
game, the score resulting 10 to 20 III
favor of the county seat educators. !.
The games were very pleasant and
passed off smoothly, and after the
games were over the floor was cleared
for dance which was well attended
and lasted TIL the wee small houfs of
the night.
1t is noticeable that the interest in
athletic games is again on the raise
and it is epexcted that soon interest
will be back to ante-bellum stage.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-24
OFFICERS ATTEND
CONVENTION AT HELEN 4

County Assessor Hill and County
Auditor Redmond are attending a
convention of assessors and auditors
at Helena this week, and County
Commissioners Anderson, Tlmmons
and Matkins are also at the stare
capitoi attending statewide conven-
ton of county commissioners.
County Assessor Hill writes that
the weather is ideal at Helena, and
that the entire talk there this VIM
ter is county division.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-24
DEMURRERS FILED
IN CONTEST CASES

Demurrers were filed in both the
O'Grady-Redmond and the Johnson
Major contest cases last Tuesday at
ternoon.
Judge Hurley will be in Plenty
wood today to set the court calendar
for the March term and it is expect
ed that he will set the date for the
hearing in both the cases.
It is understood that Judge Hurley
has disqualified himself in these
cases and that an outside judge will
be called in.
The hearing will probably be called
in the course of week or ten days,
as soon as an outside judge can be Sc
cured.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-24
VOC Institution to Back State
VSned Enterprise and Make Loans
aCOst.
By A. B. Gilbert

'ae most terrible" thing first
seems to be the order in which
Amer legislature of North Da-
approaching its business. In
D''l as financial domination by the
Wy power is the key to most of
aploltation of the common peo-
uF ending Of this financial power
I'u' the worst thing the farmer
~a'ufe could do. Their plans for
S Oank are well under way and
~, MEASURE will probably have
- both the house and senate be-
4nS article is read.
@e same sense in which it is the
Wfrlble thing for the money
. : " is the most necessary thing
H. common people, for without it
IAs . OF the farmers program, in
|gp.4S Such things as state-owned
|@Ir and cold storage plants,
|. Oe held up indefinitely. All that
snl1 1pey trust would have to. do
EaI,. Oe 70 close the market to North
IDss., state bonds, or deny business
a at certain times. The state
1Asa.s.H WI make the whole state indie.
Il : Of these outside autocrats,
IL pecally those of the Twin
H. "Aefe North Dakota bankers
IA Keep about $9O,Ooo,oOO on de-
i. new state bank is planned to
ace similar to that of the Fed
serve bank in relation to the
49, saonal banks. It viii be able
leb 2 p the reserve deposits Of
i. kota state banks which are
Ag sent to the Twin Cities
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-24
AORTH DAKOTA BANK PLAN
HITS MONEY TRUST CONTROL

and it will be able to rediscount the
commercial paper of these banks just
as the central Federal Reserve bank
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CONTINUED on Page SKI
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FARMERS ARE
CROOKS SAYS THE
PIONEER PRESS
Birds at Court House are Pure White Doves,
and Farmers are Crooks and Perjurers, says
the Pungent Pioneer Wants Grand Jury to
Investigate Farmers.

The Pioneer Press, the subsidized
organ of the "Three Blind Men" and
the political cooties who live by vir.
tue of their favor, come out last
week in big headlines, at this late
date, painting for a Grand Jury, afte,
it knows that one is going to be called
even in spite of all the 'genli
at its command, and after paying g
glowing tribute to the snow white
virtue of it's friends at the court
house, including the "Three Blind
Men" and the "Man from Glasgow
comes out with the following tirade
about the farmers who raised the
grain and furnished the sons to make
the world "safe for democracy"
"For weeks and months the
Townley-Taylor combine in this
county have been bowling for "a
grand jury, with the sole pur-
pose in view of furthering their
socialistic, red-fag doctrines and
stirring up discomfort among
the farmers.
'Now that the time is passed
for this gang of unscrupulous
peddlers of the Lenine-Trotzky
propaganda to convert their
grand jury howl TO political gain,
we feel that the time has ar
rived for this paper to join in
asking that a grand jury be
called.
"Unfounded, unsubstantial and
wholly fictitious libels have been
spread broadcast by these moral
towards in an attempt to be-
smirch the good name of several
of our county officials and we feel
that a grand jury should, by all
means, be called in order to clari-
fly the situation and in order to
prove to the honest citizens of
Sheridan county that all the
'slush' peddled by this organiza-
ton is propaganda bought and
paid for by the Townley, Leseur,
Haywood, Debs gang.
"We have consulted practically
every official in Sheridan county
and they, without exception, have
expressed themselves as heartily
in favor of having a grand jury
>called. And each and every one
of them feel that they are en-
titled to have their official re-
cords cleared by a grand jury in
vestigation and thus prove to the
taxpayers of the county that they
have not, at any time, been de-
linquent in the performance of
their dtuies as public officials.
"We have little doubt that
there are some things that a.
grand jury can investigate ana
bring in findings of fault.
"For instance, we understand
there are numerous cases in the
county wherein applicants for
seed grain have Intentionally and
fraudulently secured seed from
the county by willfully filing
lien upon land not their own and
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-24

In addition to this direct violation
OF the law, other applicants for
the purchase of grain have dis
posed of their crops without sat
isfying the lien and thus repay
ing the county for the assistance
loaned them in their time of
trouble.
TN case their statements are
found to be true the offenders
should be forced to pay the PEN
atty.
"Another instance that has
been brought to our attention is
the fact that officials of different
school districts have at times dur
ing the past six years drawn
sums of money from the funds
of their districts for services rem
dered or purported to be render
ed for which they are entitled no
compensation under the laws of
the state.
"These cases should by all
means be investigated and where
it is proven that false returns
have been made in order to pro-
cure money under false pretense
the offenders should get the linz
lit of the law.
"After thoroughly investigat-
ing the different county Offices
we would suggest that the grand
jury extend it's Investigations to
the above Irregularities in the
handling of public funds and the
other matters along that lire that
should~be brought to their atten-
ton.
"This paper suggests that in
view Of the large amount Of work
that would fall to the grand jury,
that it be called at the earliest
possible time consistent with the
desires of the presiding Judge Of
this district"
And after the Grand Jury get
through investigating the seed graf
fraud and what has become of tn
money, thousands of dollars of whic
we hear rumored about has neve
been turned into the county treasur
at all, it can investigate gofer poiso
deals and bridge and road contract
and then it can investigate a certai
county printing contract and measur
up and see if there has been any pei
jury in connection with printing bill
that have been presented and pait
and after that is done there will b
to prevent the Grand JuT
taxing up the little matters suggest
ed by the Pioneer Press.
The Producers News is in favor G
going the full length and if farmer
have disobeyed the law, they toc
must take the consequences, only al
tend to the major microbes first.
1t is understood that Attorney Ger
eral Ford will be right on deck whe
the Grand Jury is called and tn
quicker it is called, the better for a
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-24

and it Will be aDlo TO TeuiSCouht 1AA0
commercial paper of these banks just
as the central Federal Reserve bank
does.
ABUNDANT DEPOSITS
The state of North Dakota will IS
cue bonds to the amount of S2,O0O,0OO
to furnish the banil stock. All puDilc
funds belonging to the state, county,
citv school district and township VIII
5c oeooslted in this bank. From TINS
sc,,fe aionc. therefore, the bank VIII
have deposits ranging from $o'ooo'-
900 to S35,0OO,oOo. 1t will be able to
ac...pt private deposits by ind'vidla's
and corporations in any amount, just
&C otber hanks do. Also it will have,
os has been said, very large part q
4ho s30 100000 reserve deposits ca
r;ed bv North Dakota banks IN the
Twin Cities, because the facilities Tor
doing business through this central
hank will be better than any OUTSIDE
y>7slUQfQ n2Dk Cdu VIVA
MANY months old this bank should
have at least s6O,oo0,0OO in deposits
and probably great deal more.
The deposit provisions OF tins great
hank plan, however, are much less I'M
nortant than what the bank VIII DO
with the money after it is deposited.
I,c
Here we find provisions which as-
tino,ished it radically from all other
h.nLs in the United States, except
,,oss;blv the state managed savings
hanks Of Massachusetts. In the hrss
nlace the bank viii be run at COST
ANYTHING accumulated beyond eS-
nenses will go to increasing interest
to depositors or to reducing interest
charged on loans. The deposits VIII
ho used TO finance the states new IN
dustries, for rediscounting CONNER
CONTINUED on Page SIX
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-24
LUTHERAN SERVICES

Sunday, Jan. 26, Ii a. M, Dooley.
Sunday, Jan. 26, TOO p. M, P'wood.
Sunday, Feb. I'd, II a. M, P'wood.
Rev. Fretheim, Pastor.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-05
ORGANIZED LABOR WOULD
MAKE TRIPLE ALLIANCE
Public, Operating Management
and the Employees TO Have
Control Of Public Service
Corporations. II Plan

washington. Avs 5@~oroanlssd a..
bor was before the natlen today win
= demand that private capital bs ~.
tired from railroad operation ara thar
tnsrs be substituted tlpie eontrcl o.
the railroad propstiss BY the public.
ins ops%sina management and ths em.
pIoyes
The demand Of organized labor, pre-.
senssd In a statement signed by the
engineers. firsmsr. conductors and the
American Federation os Lssor. wss
rseoonizss today In Washington - the
most fss.rsaeh,ne proposal YET placed
before the nation during iss recon.
struotlon period. ofnelsls rsfvssd 10
predict its outcome. romorvow Il .sis
be formally laid before the house Ir.
tsrststs commerce commstsss BY War.
rsn . Stone, grand chief sf the Uro-
therhood Of Locomotive gseinssvs;
Frank Msriser. secretary ss the An
srieAn Federation Of Labor, and Glenn
z Plumb. general counsel fer the or
panisss railway smpieyss 81 Arsrsss.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-05
JAMAICA SINGER DEALERS
LIABLE TO PROSECUTION
Assistant United States Attorney
Says Jick Purveyors Are
Under Jurisdiction Of the
Federal Government

i1rveyors OF Jamaica ginger nov
are liable TO federal prosecution un
der The prohibition amendment OF July
!. according to Assistant rnited states
nisiric' Attorney Miller Of Muskogc.,
Before July q. the sick" sellers would
be prosecuted only by state officials.
The ginger surely Is intoxicating. 2
said Mr. Miller, and all the govern
ment has 10 do "a to prove thai il was
sold as beverage If that Il done
the seller Is violating the federal stat
ntes and Is subject 10 fine and inn.
frisonment
"of course there Is lots Of The rim
ger being sold. hut this office can
prosecute such cases only after arrests
have been made and evidence secured
We are cooperating with other roy
eminent agencies in apprehendlng
those who violate The new law
Before July We could arre.i Il
pror dealers only when fhey intro
iuced liquor into The state Or sold II
q Indians. Now we have free hand =
About twenty cases OF Jamaica rim
ser have been c@ssured by federal
authorities and In now awaiting dis |
Word from Washington must /
'e received before actIon IL taken. Il |
y said.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-05
HE WAS A GAY BOY,
BUT WIFE CAUGHT HIM
trooper osits oyerpAyed His
Hand In the Game Of Love
and Now Hes In
Trouble sfF'3N

katherine Anna oyits has sucd he,
soldier husband for divorce ana ~
s'oratien Of her maiden nano Of toss
she declares In Aer petition that
rnoopcr osils ~ gay acceiycr ana
sh' WIZ have no more of him
fhe compile was married jus before
The United sstates entered Tho great
war lie failed 10 make tho ruro.
pean battle field and lost oppor,unl.
ties of making love With the French
g'rlr bat according 10 her story he
made up Tor lost opportunities bv
plasing the love game strong over
here.
Here's ono of thc ls4tars from a
down.sonlh girl 70 ovils that his wife
intercepted Thnrc arc several more
like ii.
hnnl8yille. Ala. Jane 40, ln,D~
by Dearest Homer ~ snnpoar YOU
are discharged and ~ homo hy this
time. 70 YOU aald. the last time saw
you. that ynu thongh YOU would be
discharged about The la,h OF June
How ~ the weather fherag Gee, bus
Il certainly IL warm down herr.
was 40 aOrry | cunldnt stay In
--s-.r-s s-s+ss---..-~.ss- +-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-05
GOVERNOR TO CALL SPECIAL,
Session or LEGISLATURE

okishcma City. Ave s---cevsrne,
eeesrssen viii eau . special sessior
Of the legislature TO cope with the
hseh cess ~ living problem,
e,sskias Of the problem today, re
sal:
- have this matter os living sos.s
and prssitserine under consideration" ("
he aid The immediate problem IS
what 70 the best plan. vou may say
he~v~s~. shas there will be action. and
soon.
Tho pubic Is being saueezec rcre
and msrs BY ever reevrrsrs raises IN
prices % neesssities And the pus,.
- aroused
prssiisrt Wh1sehurst. state board
Of sersesltuss. was in conference with
the governor on the subject. White.
fsrss's recent charge sssat certain
grain buyers in the state were scus.
'ss The farmers sepds s.seestie1. u
thefr siseussisn.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-05
ASSdSsinS Still
Trying to Get"
Tiger of France

--par,f. AUG s--rwo iaborers. one
or whom had s~e reviewers and the
other large knife, were arrested
today near she residence Of Premier
cismenesau BY ssteesives who ssld
their ~sr"es ~ ssd sespieion,
Az they were being taken 20 me
police station detective said, IN.
men offerss money for their release.
When they were questioned they
said they had an engagement With
friends and relatives at a cafe IN
the street where N clereneeau re-.
sides.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-05
PETITION on VETS INsIREs
ANOTHER PIsOmu VOTE

Columbus. Aug C-Ohio win be faced
Win another wet and dry election in
November.
The Ohio Home Rule association
Today flied petitions with the secre-
tnry of state calling Tor vote at the
November election waon repeal Of the
prohibition amendment 20 the stare
cons'itaiion, adopted by Ohio voters
Iasi fall.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-05
EXCISE BOARD HAS D|G JOB
AHEAD BUT CAN'T START
While Mercury Hits High Places
County Officials Hold Ad-
iourned Sessions Daily
Awaiting State Board

These % strenuous DAYS for the
members Of the coans excise hoard.
Just as reilgloasly a. ever priest
sserlficed hts lie 20 save the Madonna
from deseerailon. little hand Of
ssclserinf men are gathering each
morning these days in the court aoase.
holding little meeting and adjourning
until tho next day. without accom-
pllshins anything more than making
grlst Tor the minutes. Occasionally
Enoch Carter makes a speech to break
the monotcny.
II Is the county excise board. that
all powerful body OF tan makers for
she county all powerful IN theory.
ba, hoe tied and '.shbled In fact.
For while these men gather each
morning no matter how hot II is. or
how aliurine the mental pictures OF
cool stream and fishing POLE. there
is another body OF men in Oklahoma
City. who also have visions OF fish
ing poles occasionally. who must do
something definite before these Logan
county men can do anything at all
except meet and adjourn
The state board OF equalization has
been milling around with valuations
now for more than two months Pub
lie service corporations save been 10
the front for mos, OF that time. and
even now there isn't man in the
state, including The state board. that
knows any more than he did about
what the final outcome will be. so far
as dope from Oklahoma City has
shown
TIE state board has no small tasS
10 perform. for IL must raise the val
nations all over the state by fifty pet
cent to raise enough revenue on the
limit levy 10 run the state. And until
il gets through tinkering with valua- |
ions. the Logan county excise board !
and every other similar board in the |
Itase--is way out on limb. with |
grave danger OF somebody saving the
limb orr.
TIE board dares not approve any |,
stinates OF expenditures. for the es
imaies are 80 high that a high val
ation Is essential II the budget goes
hrcugh AZ II stands The county
'udgef. as approved by the commits
ioners. win require valuation or
100000 for the county. IL II goes
hrcugh within $4,000 OF Its present,
o'ai A ts5.oo0.oo valuation. by the
'ay II unlixely. for the mos, optimis
& have predicted no higher than
g. .eee 200 for this county. which last :
ear stood around s&s.eoo. 900. Is
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-05
PRICE TO BE DOUBLED
on GOWNS For MILaDY

Chicsgo- Aug "a one hundred per
cent sncrease in the cost OF women's =
gowns for fan and winter Ia predicted
" delegates 70 she third annual con :
yeniion of the women's Wearing Ap-
narel association which began here
Yesterday. Increased cost Of labor and
high prices Of silk and cotton were
pointed TO as the basic causes.
The local dyeing and cleaning fra
ternity has increased prices OF clean
ing mems suits from Ss.15 10 s..
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-05
GERMANS STILL WANT
RAINELANp REPUBLIC

Berlin, Aug 6-~Dr Theodor l.ewald.
under secretary Of state. II going 40
Versailles soon TO resume nis discus
sion with the peace conference rala-
tive 20 the establishment OF the Rhine.
land republie, according 10 Cologne
adyires
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-05
SILK NOW DUE ron
\ Doosr; MEN STRIKE

psterson. n ,. Asg s-supportina
the demands ~ elk workers fer m
immediate 4@-heur week and > twelve
PER cent ieeessse " pay. 800 eyers
employed By the Wiedran silk Dyesne
company, went On STRIKE hers today
n l. essimsses nat $1,000 elk ~esvers
ars idle
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-05
NEW GERMAN FLAG NOW
FLOATS OVER WETMAR

Berlin. Aug THE black. red and
cold fIax o. the new German re2ubIIc
1ozted for the first time over che
national assembly al wesmsr today.
the nfih anniversary of Germans dec
lsrsfior Of var.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-05
GERMANS MIRO MEXICO.

VI Paso. Tex. Anx g-Gerinsn in.
tcrests purchased ons Of che largest
ranches in the state Of Durango. Mex.
snd win coionize Il with immixrsnsa .
from Germany. according 70 Q lessor
feceiyed here today BY an Am~rean
from . state official OF Durango.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-05
At LEAST SEVEN KILLED
IN Gig EXPLOSION

Rsrst-n. N 4. Aug s-Lieut Jefsoru,
lieutenant ef the Rsritsa arsenal. sasd
today that ne did not believe "nere
fhsn seven" were killed In the ex.
p,esion Of magazine filled with low
grade explosives here yesterday
Several" bodies already have beer
recovered. he said. The search for
vis&ims continued among she debris all
isst night.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-05

These couples wore given marriage
licenses by Court Clerk Martha Neal
today:
Leslie !. Swim. 20. Saltwater. and
Gertrude nIrd. 10. Ryan. Okla
EJ Webb, 3s. and Sarge l.. Lee s6
both of Oklahoma city
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-05
ntn>sI\RDl PREDICTS DgRE
THINGS VIII. OOWE 10
pass ~ gtFrtnE DNTE
SEA ANO TRADE RIVALRY;
LEAGUE NO Preventative
FIGHT RtrWEEN JAPAN ANss
tIsls COT tNInS Not pIl(Do1-
Aml.E N>D WOl'In NOT
PROVE DECISIVE SAYS
GtnMN< WNrTrN

IiIrsshhsfx. snesla. Aax t--~rAs
neu ara, eoanlct viii be- between
Amsrics and nnslsna rhaf = sAe
prediction made today ty Gen rsi~d-
rich vca ilernhsril when asked the
famc'fs author es "osrmsn, and the
Nes' War and numerous other works
on war ior hia views "a 20 the ner
Inu,hfrak
y am not saving that" he can.
tinsed. with tho ldcs, q. ,ou might
conclude. 20 crvats dls,rast hst~~en
ihos" iwo powers. but am stating n
a. q student % wnrr and Of The causes
which lead 20 hoslllltie@. % the lcs,.
cal outcome q the yast conflict mst
ended The Same clsss ~ Interests.
q similar rivalry on the sca and In
trade 20 that which prevailed between
fnsland and Germany and made IA
EosslhIe 10 foreses the eonsinx ~ that
conflict. poln, inesorably.to q straxxis
helween what are nov ths two great.
ssl powers in thr world
"iiow honn u viii come or what
form 4 will take ! am not prepared
To venture an opinion upna u may
pot he even the first war 10 come.
but y win be the EFrst conflict OF the
future
league Cannot pssvsnt War.
Then you have no faith that tho
league ~ natlonA VIII prevent wars
~ the futarsf'' I askrd
'rhc league oi nations viii NOT
prevent wars on insuea and arsnclrIes
Vital 20 country and 4 people" de-
clared Gen Won Bernhard. .Tho
creators ~ The league thsmaaige. hay.
little faith In Il whom PRECEDENT wit.
sou, father ~ the league. aaks ths
American peopie to durae from
Washlngton's traditional polIey BY de.
handing that the senate fatgfy ths
alliance with rranee rhin IL al
'dmiaHion that even BE- has lIgtls falth
n tho iragus of aatl0ua
~ 10 question ~ lnlght aud po~sr.
tecntiaaed ou rax@ \. col 4,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-05
. cnAaceo.

The state corporation commission
las taken action in the case OF =
threshing outfit that refused TO ;hresh
grain for . wzs1iss county farner.
Tie charge Is discrimination and =
test case VII be made o. Il.