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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-12
DISPOSITION Of TREATY HOLDS
UP WORLD CREDIT SAYS OWEN

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. w.
Va. Sept. 11.-Untl the treaty Of peace
with Germany is ratified and tho league
~ nations disposed Of. with or without
rnterpretative reservations. the world
hesitates to extend credits freely be-
cause OF the uncertainty Of the stability
Of Europe until this action is taken
said United States Senator Robert L..
Owen Of Oklahoma. author Of the f"d-
eral reserve act. in an address h"r" to-
lay at tho aHEual convention OF tn"
West virGK3 Bankers association.
which convened this morning.
The high cost ~ living question is
the most important before tho public
,odaq. said the senator. and in the bat
ne for a reduction Of prices tn" peopl"
should exert every energy for increased
production, in economic distribution, in
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-12

avoidance OF waste and in personal
economy. Tho purchasing price Of the
bankers salaries and their dividends is
only half what it was before the war.
the senator said.
A very important factor in tho high
cost Of living. h" continued. was the
collection Of IN" excess profits tan. url-
avoidahl" during tho war. Such tax
was collected from the consumers. in
reality. no declared. and with the end Of
tho war not only should the excess
profits tax bn no longer collected. hut.
above n reasonable charge for service
performed. should bo ahatrd and con-
'rollod by orderly. "ff"C'.N". efficient
Administrative process. fIo advocated
that 'hc payment of tho cost of m" war
should b. extended over a period of
nifty years.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-12
KILLED BY TRAIN

SPECIAL Dispatch Ia Tho Ini"lligcn""r.
CLAEKSEtEG. W. Va. S"r'. H.
While crossing A Baltimore md Ohio
railroad bridge at Hampton. four mics
from RuCkhannon. George {. Mc,'arty. n
farmer Of Lumhrrpori. this county. vas
struck by freight train and 50 badly
injured that hn died shortly aftcrward
today. lie is survived by family.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-12
RIO JANIERO POLICE ].
| AND ANARCMSTscU1

RIO JANEIRO. Sept. 1.-THE 80
mcnt campaign against aAafSA
meetings in Rio Janeiro resulted
night in another clash betWSeA
police and radicals when an opeA
meeting at which speakers were 49,
" denouncing the police was BROKEN
by the objects Of the aGitatorf sxse
tions. One police commissary an ~
other persons were wounded In m
change Of shots and scores Of ptfoe
were arrested.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-12
FATALLY HURT BY AUTO

Special Dispatch to TIL" Intclltg"nccr.
CI.ARKSRURG. Sept. ll.-Henry Pet
III. aged -. nf Fast ClarkShurg. was
struck by ar. automobile and perhaps
'atally injured this afternoon in tho in
duStrial addition while walking in a
Strr~t there. He was taken to 4 hospital
where no was reported in n dying con-
djtion tonight
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-12
Trying to XIII It

The minority at tho outset charged
that the treaty could have been reported
out long ago by tho Commtt"" which
was trying to destroy il by reservations
No reference was made TO Republican
attacks on the award Of Shantung PROV
incc to Japan or tho inequality Of the
voting power in tho league for tho Init
cd States az compared with Great Rrit-
nin The report set forth n defense and
explanation OF tho league covenant. de-
scribed as the best hope Of tho world.
"evcn IL like all human instrumcntali-
tics il be not divncly perfect in cv"ry
detail"
Deploring delay 10 which tho docu-
r1cnt had been subjected. tho report as
serted that the Industrial world was in
formant the financial world in doubt
and that this was caused by tho major
ity Of n committee known to bc out Of
harmony with the majority Of tho sem
ate and the ma jority OF III" people"
Formal reporting Of majority and MI
nority Views was o" secondary interest.
however. to continuation of private con-
rerences by Republicans in efforts to
agree upon a compromise reservation
program.
It was said new assurances had been
given by Democratic senator's to-day
, that modification OF the Lodge rescrva-
. tions. predicted now by leaders uf fac
tions advocating both strong aud mild
reservations, would make corsidcrahlr
Democratic support virtually certain.
Senator Lodge had before him for
approval Of the "stronG" reservations.
it was said, proposed substitutes Of the
mild" reservation group Of Republic
cans.
Harding Cheered.
After the minority report had hecn
: presented. Senator Harding. Of OHIO.
Republican member OF the foreign rela-
tions committee. spoke at length against
the treaty and its league covenants. de-
Claring ne would vote for amendments.
, When ne concluded the galleries broke
into vigorous applause, which Nice
President Marshall cndeavor"d To check.
Senator williams. Democrat. Missis-
sippi, put into the record an editorial
from New York newspaper character
iz!ng the Lodge report rs 'PrUSs:au-
led" All tho allies. Senator Williams
asserted were "inSult"d" ny the ma
ioritv report suggestion that tho pea"
conference might well u" occupied in
reconciliation Of tn" German treaty in
stead Of considering Gr"rian. Italian
and other territorial disputes.
The spirit OF insult" the senator de-
rIareA 'T> ooEinC cut ~ thai r"pOrr
ayeinst everybody IN IN" world Nit,
whom arc allied.
Senator Williams charged that Sr--
ator Lodge va. trrlnG +" d"f"at ~"
league II nations indirectly. If he cculd
not do SO directly.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-12
List Of Contestants and Credit
Accepted for Publication
SECTION ONE.

The territory within the
civ Limits Of Wheeling
living north Of Wheeling
creek. including tho Island.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-12
THE WEATHER,

Pennsylvania-FsirF Friday and Satur-
doy; with moderate temperature.
Ohio and West Virginia-Fair, some.
what cooler Friday Saturday fair.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-12

SECTION TWO.
That territory within the
City Limits Of wheeling
living south OF Wheeling
Creek.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-12

WASHINGTON. Sept. 11.-Plans for
tho strike Of union workers in the steel
industry. called for September -, Will
hc discussed al a meeting Of union OFF,
cials Ia bc held in Pittsburgh next week.
probably Wednesday.
John Fitzpatrick nf Chicago. was QUO
tod today by department Of the labor
officials whom he conferred as saying
that the strike woGld take place on tho
date set and that union officials did not
expect anything tn happen which would
change their decision
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-12
WORKERS IN NON UNION MILLS
ASKED To REMAIN OUT SEPT. 2

Fitzpatrick and Samuel GOmp"rs arc
members.
Stating that tho employers have re-
fused to meet n union committee which
WISHED 10 present our legitimate de-
mand for tho right Of collective bar
gaining. higher wages. shorter hours
and hotter working conditions" the ap-
peal says: at therefore becomes our
duty to support tho committees claim.
in accordance with the practically unan-
imous strike vote. by refusing 10 work
in the mills on and after September %.
until such time as our just demands are
granted And. in your stopPage of
work. let there he no violence
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-12
HCTIoN THREE.

All territory lying west
OF the Ohio River.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-12

Has the Largest Circulation of
Any Morning Newspaper In the
State of West Virginia.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-12
ncT1oN FoUA

All territory lying east
Of the Ohio River OUTSIDE
the City Limits Of Wheel
ing. -
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-12

THE INTELLIGENCE
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-11-21
SENATE VOTES DOWN TREATY
PACT: SESSION ENDS

Ratification Fails After Three
Tries-AH Compromises Re-
jected and Straight-Out Re-
solution FaiIs-COuntry Still
at War.
Washington, Nov. 19-Fail-
ing after three attempts to rati-
fy the peace treaty, the senate
late tonight laid it aside, ended
the special session and went
home.
Two of three ratification
votes were taken on the reso-
luton drafted by the republi-
can majority containing reser-
vations which President Will
son had told democratic sena-
tors in a Letter earlier in the day
would mean notification of the
treaty. On each of the votes
most of the democratic sup
porters of the treaty voted
against ratification.
All compromise efforts to
bring ratification failed, but
three resolutions of ratification
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-11-21

Total -S87, 7,3O6,333
Physical Value. This is SIM
ply cost of construction and ac-
quiring properties, and does
not include interest, income or
dividends from investments In
stocks and bonds of other COM
panies.
fNote-The difference be-
tween the amount of stock and
bonds and the physical value is
made up largely of investments
in the stock and bonds OF other
companies.
Earnings. Net earnings from
operation, which does not IN
clude interest, income OF dlvl-
dends from investments IN
other companies or from any
source other than operation,
and from which is deducted de-
probation and taxes paid.
Capitalizing net earnings at
CONTINUED on Page Eight
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-11-21
BERT HERRON AND BILL
BEST DUCK SOUPED"
Raymond Gambling Case Develops Sensational Features
Duck Party Didn't Save "Nanny"-Many Different
Stories Told-Somebody Blundered
COUNTY ATTORNEYS OFFICE SHOWS SPEED

was introduced, indicating that
some one was not testifying to
the truth.
One of the amusing stories
told was the tale of a duck sup
per which was given by Bert
Heron, SO it was said, and
which duck supper was calcu-
lated to establish an alibi for
the defendants, but the dates
seem to have been gotten mixed
and the duck supper was given
Ion the wrong date, the night af-
ter the gambling was supposed
| to have taken place instead of
the night which the gambling
was supposed to have occurred.
The mystery grew deeper as
the case proceeded, until the
case went to the jury. Many
character witnesses were called
in order to determine just who
was probably telling the truth
for there was evidence in the
front of them, evidence to the
left of them, evidence to the
right of them, evidence behind
them, and we'll did the jury
know that someone had blum
dered, but theirs was not to in
quire why, theirs but to try and
i try, while counsels thundered
to learn just who got plundered
in fact this case has got the
famous problem of who hit "Bil-
| ly Patterson backed completely
off the track.
| The jury retired, after they
had been properly talked to by
Howard M. Lewis and Attorneys
Gunther and Cudhie and after
a few moments brought back q
verdict of guilty, leaving the
sentence to the court-and from
all indications the duck dinner
will be followed by duck soup.
| From all appearances the
verdict was righteous one
however, it is reported that the
| case will be appealed to the SUI
preme court.
The winning of this hare
fought legal battle is sure 6
plume in the cap of the County
/ Attorney and his assistant. II
| is appearing that that Office is
/ developing more and more
! speed as time goes on, which
| fact is gratifying to the farm
ers.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-11-21

all going down by overwhelming
majorities.
Introduce Resolution
The republican leaders appar-
emily despai1fng of bringing
two-thirds Of the senate to-
gether for any sort of ratiica-
tion then put in a resolution to
declare the war at an end.
The first vote on this resolu-
ton stood 80 to 55 against. On
the second vote taken after
several hours of parliamentary
Wrangling in which the demo-
Gratis made vain efforts to win
Ger some of the republican
group of mild reservationists,
Al senators voted in the affirma-
tive and 81 in the negative.
The third vote was on a
straightout ratification without
reservations which got only 38
votes to 53 opposing it. Only
one republican, Senator McCum-
Continued on Page Eight
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-11-21
SCOBEY PASTOR
PEACE GDSTURBE'PI. !.
Rev. C0okingham Takes Punch
At Anton Johnson - Sure
Some Pug-WiIl Be Tried
Next Monday i'm Judge Olson's
Court.

Rev. Cookingham, pastor of
the Methodist church at Scobey,
was arrested last Saturday ON
a warrant issued by Judge Oh
son for disturbing the peace in
the quiet hamlet of Plentywood
that morning.
It seemed that the Scobey di-
vine was much put out over the
verdict in the Johnson case in
which case he took a avery active
interest, and expressed his opin-
ion of the jury in particular and
the county officers in general in
a very noisy manner, and also
delivered himself with vehem-
ence in reference to the acquit-
ted man Johnson, and was en-
gagged in taking a number of
the jurors which he had met on
the street, to task for their yer
dict when Johnson came UP
and the pastor hoped onto him.
using abusive and scurillous
language and got so overheated
that he finally took a swat at
Mr.. Johnson, hitting him in the
chest, following with an upper
cut on the sneezer and then
pushing Johnson off from the
sidewalk, and otherwise acting
as a minister of the gospel
should not, SO it is said by eye
witnesses.
(Cortini1ed on PAGE T,iphtA
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-11-21

The Raymond gambling case
has had it's day in court.
Twelve men, good and true,
found Bert Hernon and Bill
Best guilty of gambling with
Louis Kessler and doing other
things at the Hernon and Best
pool hall at Raymond at the tail
end of February last winter.
The case was called for trial
Wednesday morning, November
10, County Attorney Gunthe1
and Assistant County Attorney
Cudhie appearing for the state
and the able Howard NJ. Lewis,
lawyer, for the defendants.
which lawyer fought as usual
with might and main-in other
words did his darndest.
The jury was composed of D.
E. Huntley Of Daleview, A. B.
Yuil of Madoc, Otto E. Anger OF
Westby, Fl. L. Chaplin of Plen-
tywood, John McNulty of An
telope, Francis Montanee OF
Flaxville, Frank Matternak OF
Scobey, Paul Paulson of Re
serve, Christ Hansen of Madoc
IP. M. Astrup of Coafridge, w. E.
Lindsey of Scobey and Mr.
kGranthan of PlentyWood.
The case has been the center
of interest of the criminal cal
Fendar at this term, and the tria
was. attended by large crowd
even standing room being at.a
premium at all times.
Evidence was presented al
the trial that the defendants
tried to bribe, through other
parties, the complaining wit
ness not to appear and that fiji.
I ty dollars was paid to him moi
to appear, and it was claimed tt
have been bargained that after
the trial that if he did not ap.
pear that he was to get ont
hundred and twenty-five dollars
more. However, the complain
ing witness did appear, together
with F. X. Kohler, who testi
fed that he acted as a go-be
tween in handling the money
Louis Kessler and T. K. Kohlel
| are Russian Germans residing
| in Canada just across the line
north of Raymond.
The case was hard fought ant
much contradictory evidence
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-11-21
5PllIEs2'T BY JOHN HARDER
SONS NEICHB0RS AND FRIENDS

order meant-but his conscience
and religious belief protested to
him taking part in killing. He
did not seek a Bomb proof job
some where in the rear-like
many of our camouflaged "pa-.
triots" (?) did-the yellowest
slackers. He is a Conscientious
Objector and has fully shown
himself to be so-not a yellow
backed mud singer like .ye edi-
tor of the ''Poisoneer" Press,
that never pioneered. We
would also like to know what
battles ye, so-called editor of
the ''Poisoneer" Press, took part
in, or what pretense for an ex-
cuse you have for staying home
to throw slurring, Shiny spew
at working people?
John Henderson was a good
farmer and homesteader. His
only variance with the Govern
ment was his Russellite religi-
Gus belief, but having faith in
the government to exercise his
right Of religious belief SIS guar
anteed by the Constitution and
as set forth in Wilson's "Se-
lective" e. service plan, he al
lowed himself to act in accord
ance with his conscientious be-
lief.
In closing this brief protest
we attach a poem entitled, eve
Should Protest" by Ella Wheel
er Wilcox:
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-11-21

To sit in silence when should protest
Makes towards out of men-the human race
Has climbed on protest. Had no voice been raised
Against injustice, ignorance and lust,
The inquisition yet would serve the law,
And guilotines decide our least disputes.
The few who dare must speak and speak again
To right the wrong of many.
We must protest against oppression and condemn
The lawlessness of wealth protecting laws
That let the children and child bearers toll
To purchase ease for idle mllionaires.
Therefore, do not protest against the boast
Of independence in this mighty land.
Call no chain strong which holds one rusted link,
Call no land free that holds one fettered slave.
Until the manacled slim wrists of babes
Are lOOsed to toss in childish sport and glee,
Until the mother bears burden, save
The precious one beneath her heart; until
Gods soil is rescued from the clutch of greed
And given back to labor, let no
Call this the land of freedom.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-11-21
DISTRICT COURT
MILL GRINDING
Criminal Calendar Nearly Com
pleted-Many Interesting De-
velOpments-Will Be Through
With Criminal Calendar Next
Week.

The District Court. mill is
grinding it's grist slowly and
will probably be through with
the criminal calendar next week.
Judge G. E. Conner of the Twen-
tleth Judicial District is presid-
ing. Several z7enire of jurymen
have been called and many OF
the jurymen hae been dismissed.
The first case on the calendar
was the case of the State VS..
Anton Johnson, of Scobey, sta
tutory crime, resulting in an
acquittal; Alfred T. Vollum, at
tory for defense.
The next was the Westby
gambling case, the State VS.. J.
0. Johnson and Georbe Daugh-
ters, tried on Friday, the 18th,
resulted in acquittal; Howard
M. Lewis, attorney for defense.
This case was followed by the
State VS.. Stadig for violating IL
quor laws, found guilty by jury
and jury assessed fine of S25
and ten days in jail and sus-
pended the jail sentence; Attor-
ney Bentley of Westby appeared
for the defense.
Then came the case of the
State VS.. Bert Heron and VIM.
Best, gambling; found guilty
Howard NJ. Lewis, attorney for
the defense.
Continued on Page Eight)
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ra;+or of the Producers

10 Editor of the Producers
News,
Mont,
b Sir: I'D ,,;lf,,llv
|s3erous nl(0 article appears IN N
pdSctgb2 | dGcfober oath issue of the
I ..or US'YPy Press, and ye editor
paSin ppaagSingly like a yelloW,-backed
Pahlrisl2 ,aor scT2awIs behind the cam
I 'Shs6 ss1d : Signature Of the "UN-
BBlssSSiNJIzED" minded farmer,
'A5hpre, Eghp We ask you to take
' liqGrI little protest into your. pa
| We We are also sending it to
tsr napers. The protest IS as
h. the neighbors and friends
IJ5 Iyobn Hardeson, protest to
/ PM Pnblic Mind of religion,
| : and moral decency to for
! , canloufaged, Shiny sneak
20 odi+or TO use the name Of
Irgbteous, well-meanlng gen
man in order to speW his
rEed-up political venom upon
] NOnpartisan League or upon
sialists. John Hardeson is in
'erv way a gentleman and an
nest thinking man. He has
served a three years
I'M Of volunteer service IN the
Is. army and returned with a
ban military record-an hon
ABLE discharge. Mr.. Harder
4 knew what military law and
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-11-21

BILE except legal protests and
threats of litigation by two big
operators out of the thirty
mines taken over. At Wilton
the Washbu1n Coal company re-
sorted to a trick and sent the
cars belonging to the 500 line
at its mine back to Minneapolis
and later served legal protest
against the state seizure of it's
property. Governor Frazier
wired to Minneapolis for the re-
turn of the cars and they were
back at the mines Friday.
A protest was filed against
the state operation of the two
mines of the North Dakota Coal
company at Paster and Midway
near Minot. Two representa-
tives of this company and the
Washburn company were the
principal obstructionists who
prevented the success of the
Governors conference of the
owners and miners before the
order taking over the mines was
issued.
Federal Authorities Agreeable
The first word received by
the state administration intim-
ating the attitude of the feder-
al authorities toward the taking
over of the mines in North Da-
kota was received from Attor-
ney General Palmer Thursday.
It said,
Receipts acknowledged of
your wire advising that you
have taken over the coal mines
in your state. As at present ad-
ised. / see no occasion for ac-
ton of the coal be handled thru
tice."
Late Friday Governor Fra
zier received assurance of full
cooperation by the federal rail-
road administration in the fol-
lowing message:
Hon. Lynn ]. Frazier, Govern
or:
"Have your telegram of 18th
to director general, and assure
you fullest cooperation. Hope
you will instruct that distribu-
ito nof the coal be handled thru
railroad administration to in
sure proper coordination hav-
ing in mind the dock and other
bituminous coal railroad admin
istration is distributing. We
have brot this matter to the at
tention Of Regional Director
Ashton, who is in immediate
charge, and we are sure he will
cooperate to the fullest extent.
[ trust you will give the neces-
sary instruction to all North Da-
kota people that they do their
utmost to cooperate with Mr..
Ashton"
Production Nearly Normal
By Saturday thirty coal
mines were operating under
state supervision and were turn
ing out 1000 tons of coal a day
This was within 1000 tons of
the regular production. The in
crease in output has been very
rapid from the day the state
first started to operate the first
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