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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-05-28
RECORD OF PROSECUTION
OF PROFTTEERS PROVES BIG JOKE

big profiteers gone to jail-anyone.
Mr.. Figg: AS to those you might
call really big profteers, l do not
know that any have gone to Jail.
Senator Kenyon: Well, any of the
large retailers?
Mr.: Figg: There was one in Geor-
gia, but l cannot recall his name
now.
Mr.. Figg said two in Iowa and
number in Minnesota that he could
not remember had been sent to pris-
on, but his record, when finally OBJ
tanned, gave no statement of impris-
onments in either state for profiteer-
ing.
Senator Pomerene: Are you able to
tell to what extent excessive prices
have been charged for shoes?
MIR. Figg: No, we are not. In some
communities We find prices excessive
and in other communities they are
not.
Senator Kenyon: In what commta-
mites are they not excessive?
Mr.. Figg named Georgia and Penn
syivania as states where the govern
ment had brought down the cost Of
living.
Senator McNary: Then in the
state Of Georgia the consumer car
buy shoes and sugar cheaper than in
Alabama?
Mr.. Figg: l would not say that it
is true as to sugar, but practically
all other commodities can be bought
cheaper.
Senator McNary: Including shoes
and clothing?
Mr.. Figg: Yes, sir.
Senator McNary: How much cheap
err?
Mr.. Figgs: I could not tell you
that.
Senator Kenyon named the United
Drug company, the United Fruit corr
pany, the Corn Products company,
American Hide and Leather company,
Brown Shoe company, International
Paper company and the American
Linseed Oil company as corporations
whose net profits had been multiplied
many times over since 1917, and
asked Mr.. Figg if he considered them
profteers. Figg said that further m
vestigation would be needed to ans
wer the question.
Senator: Do you not think that he
unrest today is as much chargeable
to profiteering as to anything che,
if not more so?
Mr.. Figg: Very largely.
Mr.. Figg explained that another
a. si*tant to Palmer. Judge k',es had
full control of profiteering by cal
mine owners.
Senator McNary: And his jurisdie-
ton over fuel is simply to bring at
ton against miners in case Of strikes?
Mr.. Figg: Oh, no. He is looking in
to the price question as we'll.
Senator McNary: Do you know
when he will make report?
Mr.. Figg: No; do not know how
far he has gone at all.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-05-28

Federated Press Correspondent
Washington. May 26.-Just what
the government has done to punish
profiteers is now officially on record
Howard E. Figg, who is Attorney
General Palmer's special assistant in
charge Of protiteers, appeared as a
witness before the committee of man.
ufactures of the senate. and his print
Ell testimony is now available.
Figg explained that he had an
office force of some 20 assistants.
Two flying squads of 80 men each, ov-
er whom he has no control, are also
travelling over the country in search
of price gougers. In the various
states there are volunteer price COM
mitteeS with a total personnel of 200
men and women. The governments
total OF paid agents and volunteers
engaged in curbing the protiteers is
thus less than 300.
About 1900 arrests in all for pro-
fiteering has been made, Figg tes-
titled. He added that about $50 had
been brought to trial and that about
295 had been convicted. Under close
questioning by the committee, Figg
stuck to those figures, and offered to
supply the committee later with a
record of all the cases.
When the record arrived, next
day, it showed that Mr.. Figg
had exaggerated the convictions
by $50 per cent!
The total Of conviction come only
to lbs, instead of z95, and the guilty
are confined almost entirely to OBJ
scure retailers, many Of whose Pol
ish, Russian, Hungarian and other
eastern European names suggest that
they have been in America but short
time.
A notable exception to this rule is
proved BY Kentucky, whose citizens
have supplied no less than so of the
us unknown "malefactors of great
wealth" against whom the American
people have been protected by Mr..
Palmer.
Sixty of the convicts paid small
fines and went back to business at
the old stand. Most of the fines
were less than $500, many of them
only $50, and only two as much as
One culprit, from Kentucky, got as
much as two years in prison. The
others got from one day in durance
vile to 80 days; an awful example,
surely, to those who coin millions out
of the people.
Some questions and answers taken
from the hearing record are to the
point:
Senator Kenyon: Have any big pro-
fiteers gone to Jail, or We're they all
little ones?
Mr.. Figg: Both.
Senator kendrick: Name some of
the big profteers who have gone to
Jail.
Mr.. Figg: l will have to send that
data up to the committee.
Senator Kenyon: Have any really
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-05-28
<nrt<>E OF SHEklFf-$ SALE

In the District tuuts of the Tween
tstssr leslsesaN District Of the State Of
Meat>sMSs> in anal tAr the County Of
>Raesksats-
e>.SNs and : Lee t'tt>,Sn.itf,
NSt>Gt>
lsp.ss >ctssaffsss s>>tn>. >shal(sr: Inter-
rSssl~stas Harvester Co Of America.
Il e>Nsp~rsstsess, Security State Bunk
hi Nattetale> 4 corporation: keun-
Ss>ssS LANDER tonspsnS. corpora
ess>Hs and Rogers Humber Company
Il e>srs>ssatien> nesenssantS>
To- ny >ossE IL the >>,>ssh truut door
~ r. s>ecssss> eauet flotl>e at Plenty
=. $50. >&->ristar CeuntS> Montana. at
-s:S> t>,Isy ~ = u-'eloek : the Afternoon,
~: shs, ain say Il J >,t,n> 1920. at
SIX s~s~> >>ttr' the fpinwiss~ ,te>s:tne,,
rs>~>3 s>'..<.-r lying lu,t nei-S II
: .x, -, t,-llHsS> Me:i>,tn;e. eo-nit:
H. ',',-.ts~.>s t.uArc>'t sNE>:t aa''
80 t>>., S,.>-t~- tstasce>t Z the r"rtyt-
>>e~~ 5. .~.>-> s\t..,s NNe.t < >>,c1v'1s
~ 81 >,ss-t the >>sl,:h h.It Il IL,
>>r,.-ts,~. : ,..,,lr.,g 49, >t,t.f ana the
~..sst1vH>: l,..s1sr - the southwest
ssss-. t. f>tts SWs. = section five
.,-,f~ :. n -H~n>Etsa ,titrct seven Is. )
sas>rr's = r,.ss-s> s~s.y-,,ins tt>h East
sNS u &~"-lrst 1lti'ts:,n, cn,,r;: Z IL.
-1rs<~ '-;->s ~ a.eS svs;,t> acres.
81 JAtA Et,\\t~EI.
>s=>aes* - >sssrs>tser County, Mont.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-05-28
PROPOSED WATER.
WAY FROM GRAND.
FORKS TO ATLANTIC

Helena, May 27.-Does Montana
wish to move one thousand miles clos
er to European markets?
The International Joint Commits
sion, representing the United States,
Great Britain and Canada, are hold
ing a series of hearings in the Senate
Chamber at the State Capitol in Hell
ena, on May Goth and 9th, in order
to find out. The Commission is
gathering evidence and testimony re-
garding the Great Lakes-St. Lawr-
ence Tidewater enterprise which pro-
poses to eliminate the difficulty of
water transfer between the West and
the East, and, in fact, to move this
state hundreds of miles closer to
ready market for its products.
IF the deep waterway project goes
through, it will mean &c a bushel
more for all Montana grain," said
George l.. Ramsey, president of the
Helena Commercial Club and also vice
president for Montana of the Great
Lakes St. Lawrence Tidewater Asso-
citation.
THE purpose of the hearing in
Montana is to secure from the peo-
pie their sentiment on the project and
to discover whether or not this state
will support the plan. At the pres
ent time, Montana grain, minerals,
timber and stock must be unloaded
from the railroad at ports on the
Great Lakes and placed aboard lake
going ships; again, if they are going
overseas, they must be unloaded and
reloaded into ocean-going steamers at
the Atlantic seaport. These transfers
are costly, and if they are removed
by the deep-waterway enterprise,
Montana farmers will receive at
least S3,O00,00O a year more on their
wheat crop alone. The same costly
transfers will be eliminated on all
Montana products.
THE opening of the St. Lawrence
route to the sea will allow all pro-
ducts of the West to be shipped with
out excessive reloading charges, and
will enable the West to expand IN
grain growing, livestock and all
branches Of agriculture.
1T is important that a strong
representation from Montana present
evidence to this dignified commission
and every chamber of commercs and
city with the interest of its people q
stake should be represented at shs
hearing"
The Governor presided over ~
sessions and Judge F. b. Rsyncsds
Of Billings served rs Chief Covess'.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-05-28
FIRE PREVENTION
IN TALKS, MOVIES
State Auditor, Fire Marshal and Es-
rcau Speakers arr Spreading Fra
naranda.

State Auditor, Fire Marshal and Es,~
rcau Speakers arr Spreading rrn-
paganda.
Fire Prevention is the theme Of
lectures being given throughout Mon
tana, accompanied by moving pic
lures, in the tfcaterS and schools. No
admission is charged for any Of the
lectures and shows.
State Auditor George Z. Porter,
State Fire Marshal Robert MentT1am
and !. w. Stevens and Thomas l.arRc
Of the Pacific Coast Fire Adju>tc,>>'
bureau arc in charge Of the shows.
Mr. Larkc is to he located pc,7r%r
entity in Montana rs manager Of the
Pacific Coast Fire Prevention bureau,
and will make headquarters at GIra,
Falls.
According to Mr.. Porter, a state
law, known as ''thc reciprocal law"
which has been on the statute books
since 1909, has hccn enforced for the
first time in this year, and resulted in
the collection Of $5,2S0.0S, equivalent
to the salaries Of the state deputy in
Surancc commissioner, the chief clerk
and stcnographcr combined.
The operation Of the law provides
that whatever fees are charged for
Montana insurance companies in any
other state, the same fees are charged
against the insurance companies Of
that state if they operate in Montana,
The balance in favor ii the state Tor
the last year was the amount given
above. This law is nov, on tho >I;.>nto
books Of Al states t., ac union. A.
cording to Mr.. Fo:', $:-->",Mh' -, W.
been collected from insurance Conn
MES as fees and taxes in the >t.,i,. -
the first four and half mon. 81
this year, and moro companic> "'v
being admitted, which may rai>. L.
fund to $3OO,OOO. This money :rn~.
into the states general fund
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-05-28
GIVEN FAREWELL
DANCE AND PARTY

\ farewell dance was given at Dog
Icy, Thursday night by thu citizens
OF that village in honor of the Misses
Grace McEccly and Teresa Fran>y.
Mir. and Mrs. IL. \. Er,zkc and Ed
Tor and Mrs. ". r. \ezina, all 81
whom will leave tina, village in the
immediate future. Music for the
dance was furnished by the Hank 4
Cal orchestra Of Flcn,ywoo,l, which
was roundly applau,ae'l after each Sc
lection and encore.
\ lunch was served at midnight,
after which II. NJ, StcnSc,h presented
each of the honorcd guests with gif,
as Il token from the citizens of the
village. ". Il. \czina thanked the
citizens in behalf of the guests,
Misses McNeely and Franey, who
will close a very successful Year OF
school today .Fri.lay), leav, Sa,ur-
day for their respective homes al
Wavcr}y, Mimi. This paper under
stands 1ha, both of the Young ladies
have been reengagca for mex, year
Mr. and Mrs. Brc,zkc leave i'll a
couple Of weeks for Spokane, Wash.
Editor \czina and tamil! Will go Il,
st. CroiN Falls. Wis. where MIR. We
Zina vii engage in the har.t"l:t bust
nt>S.
The evening was reported Ia he \
Very enjoyable on. for all present
NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN.
That, whereas. default has been made
in the payment Of the sum ol S.'0.an
to II. W. Kelly from Angus Mellon
aid for the care. keep and feed Of Il
certain stallion named Jasper hy the
said D. ". kcll. for :: period Of IL
months, and
WHEREAS. the last mentioned sun,
is now due, owing. pa! anle and Who'll
ly unpaid from the said Angus Nc
Donald to the said ID. ". Kelly for
the care, keep and feed Of the said
stallion as aforesaid.
NOW. THEREFORE,, the said stall
lion above mentioned. named Jasper,
color Grey, age year., will he sold
by the undersigned al public auction
to the highest bidder for cash al The
iCk farm one mile north Of Ray
inond. on the 22nd day Of June,
1920. at the hour Of 200 e'clack
r. NJ. on said day TO satisfy the above
mentioned debt, which said debt is
secured by the said stallion H. II
pledge therefor. and for the costs and
expenses of these proceedings
Dated VI Plentywood. Montana.
this 2sth day Of MAY. 1890,
7-3 u. W. KELLY
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-05-28
LIST OF DROUGHT RE-
LIEF APPLICANTS
Shaving Those Who have Received
County Aid and the Amount "n'en
Has Been Received.

The Producers News continues
horew,;th the list of those who have
APPLIED for drought relief aid and the
amounts each applicant has received
6c;nr a continuation Of the list print
od last week. 1t might he we'll to
saw that this list is taken from the
renort Of the johnson Abstract Com
pany. and to call attention to the Tact
ih:,t some Of the applicants names
will appear two times, once in a !,st
Of chattcl mortgages given to the
county for security, and once in the
scd grain list. In the items IN the
lien list where the applicant seems to
Nave received Il very small amount,
the name may be looked for again IN
the chattcl mortgage list. This will
explain alleged errors in last weeks
lists.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-05-28

appear and answer. Thus far they
have not appeared nor answered.
The committee seems to feel much re-
lieved that Palmer has not fastened
to answer. The secret service MAIN
tanned by congress for use by Palmer
during the past year has been 50
highly expensive and to dramatically
outrageous in its conduct that any
inquiry is bound to cast reflections
upon the sanity Of the congress that
is backing Palmer in his wild career.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-05-28
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IN
SESSION EARLY IN WEEK

The Board Of County Commission
ers were in session the early part Of
the week, meeting to hear protests
in the matter Of land classification
and to sttend to routine business. The
Board convened Wednesday and sd
jouSned until today when they re-
sunsed their hearing Of classification
pFotests.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-05-28
Real Estate 1lansfers

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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-04-03
CHANGE OF OIL
TO Save MOTOR
Official Of Large Motor Truck
Concern Urges Practice as
Protective Measure.
KEROSENE QUITE INJURIOUS
Little Chance Of Changing Quality Of
Gasoline, Therefore Variation OF
fabrication Frequently Is
Strongly Advocated.

A campaign to call attention to the
necessity of changing oil in motors
every so many hundred miles has been
advocated by NJ. l.. Pulcher, vice pres
ident and general manager of n prom
inent motor truck company. He con-
tends that failure to change oil fire.
quently Is the main cause Of the de-
terioration of motors.
: Mr.. Pulcher points out that there
Is so much kerosene In gasoline to-
day that II has tendency to run
down past the pistons, get into the
lubricating oil and thin 1t. The kerr
oscne cuts the thin film of oil on the
wearing surfaces of the plstons, pis-
ton rings and cylinder walls.
susbear Of ineffeiency.
With the film of oil on the wear
Ing parts of the motor broken, fric-
ton, the bugbear Of motor efficiency,
starts In. The pistons work up and
down through broken films of oil In
a lubrcating substance that has lost
considerable of its richness and thick
ness.
There Is little chance of changing
the quality of the gasoline. There
fore, to prOlong the life of the motor
the only thing to do Is to change the
lubricating oil frequently, possibly
every 800 to 1000 miles, he advocates.
An experiment witnessed by Mr..
Pulcher recently Is instanced by him
as proof that 1t Is the mountaineering
! qualities OF the oil that damage mo-
I, tors.
Result Of Experiment.
A motor was brought into shop
with almost .015 inches wear. The
motor was ground to .020 inches over
size, fitted with new plstons, put on
| the block and filed with good, clean
oil. The motor was then run contin'
uously for 60 hours and during this
time the oil was changed three times,
When the motor was taken down
1t showed no wear.
The motor was again put together
oil was taken from an old truck and
the motor was put through the same GO
hour test without any change OF oil
| 1t showed .005 inches wear, indicating
that It Is the mountaineering qualities
i OF the oil resulting from the kerosene
working past the plstons and mixing
with 1t that cause the deterioration OF
motors.
The age of motor may almost b'
said to depend upon the number o.
times the oil Is changed in 1t.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-04-03

depth Of about inches, bend the
divided parts through right angle,
flatten them, and drill bolt holes
through them. Then bend the hanger
to form three sides of rectangle,
using the long side to support the
crOsspieces, which are short lengths Of
N-inch pipe, Cut slots in the main
hanger to admit the crosspieces, and
cut corresponding slots In the latter,
so that they will fit snugly. Then
bolt the crOsspieces in position and
fasten the hanger overhead with
screws or bolts of suitable size.-Popu-
lar Mechanics Magazine.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-04-03
OVERHEAD PIPE RACK
GARAGE convenience
Handy Place for Storing Spare
Tires and Other Parts.
Contrivance ls Quite Easily Put To.
gether by Use Of Old Pieces Of
Pipe and Few BoIts-Fasten
to Beam Overhead.

The type Of rack shown here pro-
vides handy place to hang spare tires
and other automobile parts, and Is
very easily constructed out of lengths
Of pipe and few bolts. The main
hanger is made from piece Of Lin.
pipe, with flanges at each end to fasten
It to a beam overhead. To form the
flanges, saw each end Of the pipe to n
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-04-03
SHIFTING GEAR ON NEW CAR
Difficulty May BE Due to Slight Drag
gins in cIutch--Little Practice
Is Necessary.

When a car is new and the owner Is
not accustomed to driving it, there is
often difficulty in shifting into inter-
mediate gears, either from low or high.
This may be due to slight dragging
of the clutch, or more often to the fact
that the driver Is not familiar with the
speed Of the motor ut which the shifts
should be made. A little practice IL
all that Is needed.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-04-03
EAGLETS.

Circuit Court Clerk August w. Mil.
Ter was unanimously Endorsed for Re.
publican ward committeeman from
the Twelfth ward by the regular ward
organization. It is probable that he
will be unopposed.
~
George w. Paullin, the we'll known
furrier and Drainage Board Trustee.
is being talked Of for delegate TO the
National Republican convention from
the Tenth District.
~
Chicago needs a new postofflce
building and needs it badly right
away.
The new building should be located
in the center of the great West Side
where car lines are direct routes to
north and south, east and west dis.
tricts of the city.
~
Adam Ortseifen, one of the best OF
Chicago's City Treasurers, would
make a good State Treasurer.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-04-03

The Mechanics & Traders State
Bank Is making a splendid record and
10 gaining new customers and deposit
tors every day. II has an ideal To-
cation in the heart of the great west
side at the corner of Washington and
Desplaines street.
~
A. j. Kowalski, cashier of the big
Northwestern Trust and Savings
bank is frequently mentioned for
state treasurer of Illinois. He is very
popular and would be elected If he
permitted the use of his name. Mr..
Kowalski is a Democrat and leading
member of the Iroquois club.
The Municipal Voters League in its
review of the city council this year
says:
~
Automobiles who fash their
bright lights" in the eyes Of pedes.
TRANS and other autoists cause most of
the auto accidents.
~
Boost Chicago.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-04-03
AQy)1T@E0@[30[l[5
NEWS @Asae= -

Air leaks are common cause of
misfrlng, though they are often over
looked.
Violent starting and stopping places
useless strains on ali the driving
members especially.
For garages or service stations n
gasoline pump entirely operated and
controlled by electricity has been in
vented.
Care should be taken in starting a
car from q standstill. You should
start on low gear and engage the
clutch slowly.
Automobile races at the Tacoma
(Wash.) speedway during 1920 will be
for purse of $4,000. The long event
will be 200 miles.
A novel automobile radiator in
cludes tube to be filled with kero-
sene and lighted to prevent the water
freezing in winter.
In an English inventors belt-driven
automobile changes of speed are made
by removing the belt from one set of
pulleys to another.
About 10 per cent Of the 10000
miles of highway in and about New
York state is improved under the state
and county systems.