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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-05-14
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APPOINTMENTS to federal { m.2i~-
sion, VIII not satisfy the nrN n:r-
H!ti>:n political movement Of Tie
llni, hrweyrr. Their --latest ,'r ice
with which to bring soIIdarit, IN ti.cr
rHr"., md to p!cccnt tho anti',tnor
candidates from creating y ranc
among them Is the labor foul-lu.n.;tc
man" This idea is adapted fran the
Greet committee, which employee: it
tlu ing the war with trcmcndu;:., eff
feet in drumming Up sales of Liberty
bonds and in assisting Hoover to keep
the retail merchants in line
In every town and precinct The
fou, minute men of this laI,ur poll
litic"l campaign will be trained and
will be heard by labor unions and by
al other meetings 1T which t,ey can
secure permission to talk Their four
minute speeches will be written in
Washington an ,lsent out to 10000
lota' committees, so that they will be
delivered alike through the country at
the s:lme moment. The speech will
be changed every week.
4 NEW CANDIDATE
Senator PenroSe has exhibited his
usual shrewtlneSS in publicly announc-
ing !. new candidate for the pre>den-
cy at X time when the familiar ones
are hopelessly ut loggerhca'l, Sena-
tor Knox, whom he proposes fer the
heal Of the ticket, is a St:lntipattcr on
domestic issues and johnson ire
conciahle on the Versailles treaty.
Knox has never offended any one in
either branch Of congress, except by
his vote, A lifelong c,rDorat'on law
yer and crafty adviser of the Wall
Of every progressive who will permit
his hant,shake.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-05-14

cause they are supposed, in actual
peace, to be hindering the movement
of troops.
Probably it would be an applicable
thing if we did return the statue Of
Liberty, STIMULATING that France shall
not put it up on the Rhine bank"
A Want Ad in the Producers News
brings results.
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new LAWS Save
TAX and $29.23
mountrai| Farmer Says !. v. A.
Owls hoot About Taxes Be.
cause They're Told to Hoot.

For the sake Of information I here
with submit Il statement If the taxes
on the northeast quarter Of section 10
township f53, range M'. in Mountraii
county. for the years of 1918 and 1919
together with my persona! property
tax for the same pr;nh Of time. This
statement was secured from the cO,lln
~ treasurer Of said county and must
'h'irfur be rnlSihrrrh "> being cor
rect. TIL" val,iutinli of thc land fn,
l!l! is $!2.11S...OO. which is about :';n
;h"E" ihr average valuation on land
in M"nllrnil county an'! therefore tn.
'!lH taxes on ,!l;s hand should also
h" above the average.
For he year of 1918 the tax on
III" :;'",rr 'IrScrl"'I land was $!1.7I,.
and my personal tax WAS s.. go. IN"
total lHN"S lni,! for l"lN l";,:: :,:E; |.
INCREASE OF %1oGG.
Fer III" year Of III" 'hr N;:Nr$ on
IL" >ai!I" land irrI'iNIl'- ll, :nlI:rr,;
'"H'!'!~. H'h also Tia" g. ser .:''r" bail
tn nr" rl"'r up Is l",loN,:
>|"'' lax. ..................$ So
' "''''| ................. -H."'
''NH>:''p ll.1I
''''''' .......... .............. lb'''t
liHil. :" per acre. ............ :.>ni
'''Ii ~ "
stat" i'iiI!tl - per ,p'nl ....... LIS
TOTAL tax on land .........., .S'T;ol
l'"r "Nn| tax for l:'i1. ....... t1.,N
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-05-14

i tlTiEd total real and personal
taxes for 1919. SS3. T.
I'y ~n't'ar;in- the inIS lakes from
the 1?l:' i;'N"S we iinh ;tn increase in
,, TIM l'lo taxes of S'!'f>.
BULK or TAX LOCAL.
The question thai u'Nr presents it.
>'If is, nil | rrc,'%" n,iA hr,.uIi,s tn
justify this increase III r,NrS: From
/ l." above statement il will be seen
| that the most of the increase in taxes
G',rS T." the Sch""I>. tit" county and
III" township. and The benefits re-
rriv"h therefore are better r,rl,lS and
better schools. bat as these benefits
ar" far too great to be estimated in
d"Ilnr> ami cents, shall mention two
others that can be figured in terms Of
money.
| carried 81 per acre hail insurance
with the state ON 1.ln acres of the
above described land at II cost of 25c
per acre for Il total of $:E, The same
amount Of insurance If carried with
an old line insurance company would
have cost 70 cents per ncre or $500,
making II net saving on hail insurance
Of $tIs0O.
sold doekaoe taken out Of
wheat raised on this land for
$57.65, which added to the $500
saved on insurance, gives a total
Of $120.65, which will pay all the
taxes for 1919 and leave me a bal.
lance Of $37.53.
SAVINGS DUE TO LEAGUE.
As these savings and benefits are
the direct result Of some Of the Non
partisan Lengue laws now on our stat
ute books. 1t is only fair to also deduct
the membership fee In the Nonpnrti-
san League for the year of 1919 which
was $500. and still find II balance
In my favor Of %2D.53.
! fail to discover any grounds
for complaint on these taxes, as
Il is the first time ! have been
able to save all my taxes and more
As the result Of laws enacted by
any legislature.
MINNESOTA FARES WORSE.
| have before me Il statement of the
taxes "n quarter section Of land sit
uated in Ottertnil county. Minnesota.
and as the farmers Of that state are
not "bnrt!ened" with any Nonmrtisan
League laws, it is Interesting to see
how the taxes on this land compare
with the taxes in this Stute. The
owner Of this land gives his taxes for
II number Of years as follows:
For the year Of l0ll..........$ $3.50
The Republican journal., 1920-06-17
PROBATE NOTICES
10 all persons interested in either OF tie
estates hereinafter named:

At Probate Court hello st heltsst in ana
for the County of Nalco. On the st cord Tues.
day of June. in the year of our Lard one
thousand nine hundred and twenty, The fol
lowing matters having been presented for the
action thereupon hereinafter il dicated, il is
hereby ordered. tn notice thereof be given
to all persons intereste by causing copy of
this order to he published once for
three weeks successveIy before he second
Tuesday of July. A. D. 1920. in The Re-
publican Journa,. newspaper publish al d
printed at Belfast, in said County, that they
may appear at a Probate Court to be held at
the Probate Office in said Belfast on The second
Tuesday of July. A. D. 1920. at ten O'Clock
in tn e forenoon, and be heard there on if they
see cause.
John N Pendletop, late of Searsport, de-
ceased. Will and petition for probate thereof
and that letters testamentary issue to Flor
ence F. Pendleton, she being the executrx
named therein. Application that no bond be
iequired from the executrix is Contained in
the petition aforesaid The same being pre-
sented by Florence F. Pendeton.
Thomas N. Pearson, late of Nor ill, deceas
ed. Will ard petition for probate thereof and
that letters testamentary issue to Lillian
Pearson, she being the executrix named there
in and she presents said petition
Fairfield Cole. late of Winterport, deceased
Will and petition for probate thereof and that
letters testamentary issue to Raymond F.
Cole. he being the executor named therein and
presents said petition. Application that no
bond be required frcm said eX, cutor is con
tanned in the petition for probate thereof.
Ellen =. Libby, late of Troy, deceased Will
and petition for probate thereof and that let.
tiers testamentary issue to james Libby, he
being the executor named therein and presents
said petition. Application that no bend be- re-
qured from said executor is contained in the
petition for pro bate thereof
The Republican journal., 1920-06-17

district court. Wonder why he didn't
wire his attorney to attend to the
matter for him."
He has the crossing blocked, and
inasmuch as the mayor feeds out of
Pennington's hand the Colonel is quite
confident that said crossing will re-
main blocked. AS for the restraining
order-well if one wants thing well
done. one should do it oneself"
"All that doesn't explain your
cheerful attitude, though"
"Oh, but it does. I've told you
about old Duncan McTavish. Moira's
father, haven't II" Ogilvy nodded, and
Bryce continued: when | fired the
old scoundrel for boozing, it almost
broke his heart; he had to leave Hum
boldt, where everybody knew him, so
he wandered down into Mendocino
county and got a job sticking lumber
in the drying yard Of the Willis Lum-
Der company. He's been there two
months now, and am Informed by
his employer that old Mac hasn't TAX
en- drink in all that time. And
wls1t's more, he isn't going to take
one again."
"HoW do you know"
Because | make it my business to
find out. Mac was the finest woods
boss this county ever knew hence you
do not assume that | would lose the
old scoundrel without making a fight
for him, do you? Why, Buck, he's
been on the Cardigan pay roll thirty
years. and | only fired him in order
to reform him. Well. last week | sent
one of Macs old friends down to
Willis purposely to call on him and
invite him out for a time;;' but Mac
wouldn't drink with him. No, sir, he
couldn't be tempted. On the contrary,
he told the tempter that | had prom
Used to give him back his Job if he re-
manned on the water wagon for one
year; he was resolved to win back his
job and his self-respect."
Il know what your plan is" Ogilvy
interrupted. Listen, now. to fathers
words of wisdom. Didn't you hear me
tell that girl and her vilainous avun-
cular relative last night that had an
other ace up my kimono?"
Bryce nodded.
THAT was not brag, old dear. had
the ace. and this morning | played it
wherefore in my heart there is that
peace that passeth understanding
particularly since l have just had a
telegram informing me that my ace
took the odd trick.
you will recall that from the very
CONTINUED on page seven)
The Republican journal., 1920-06-17

young man IN Humboldt county. He
Struck an attitude and demanded:
Boss. what do you think of my new
suitY
You lunatic! Don't you know red
Dlonds should never wear light shades3
You're dressed like negro minstrel"
well, l feel as happy as an end
man. And by the way. you're all
chirked up yourself. Who's been help
ing YOU to the elixir of life? When
we parted last night, you were forty
fathoms deep in the slough OF de-
spond."
mo less a divinity than Miss Shir-
ley Sumner! She called this morning
TO explain that last nights 1asco was
none of her making, and quite inno-
Gently she impaired the information
that old Pennington lighted out for
San Francisco at one o'clock this
morning. Wherefore l laugh. Te-he!
Ha-hah |"
Three long loud rau| Gus cheers for
Uncle. He's gone to rush restrain
ing order through the United States
The Republican journal., 1920-06-17

Albert e. Rker la1e of W;ptsrnort do.
Ceased Will ard reti,ior for nrnbsta tbsrsof
AID that 10 tore tsstomaptarv ;ss,a ~ + lila,
NJ. Perry. she bai, q tho ey cn,rix nauad ,hara-
IN and ,'rs..nts 80 ,,a,,t; ht,a,; ~ +.
no bond be required from said executrix is
contained in the petition for probate thereof,
u. A.
O. q -. -. NJ. oo'e''' 'H'e VI oos'on' county Oh
ceased Au,henticattd cow Of will nressnted
win n4t,Iio, that tho SIM. nav he anon,ad
iii. ii .no recorded arc ,har Lett. rs t.stamant'
ary issue 10 CHARLES "A Coveu he heing RI q
*. cut,r named therein and he r.sants sold
..,,inn Annlic.,;,n ,bat M hond ha ,ar,,;raa
fr,m 9 id .xtcuIor il Contained IN ~. ntt,,;In
TOR ,r,bata thereof
Muretta r. Smith late OF Belfast. deceased
reunion ma. hef' L. booee Vi neIast or some
one su''a'e peisoh h'ay appoihteu ad-
.n VI S'iu anu lie presents
'"i' peNi'io'i'
Mai Sargent, late of Searspor,, deceased.
ee'nion .ha' oarah "A. sargent, WIDOW, or some
o'hei suit@oie person. may De app olhteu ad-
hi',is'i a.iiA u saio estate ana she presents
saiu pe...'on' Appilea'ion 'hat no oona De re-
- On, ta,,,sd in sold ,e,;l;nn Va '"'
Zulisco H. +. ster late of Mortviile. deceas-
ed Petition that b. f. Foster CT Montville or
The Republican journal., 1920-06-17

Notice is hereby given that the FOLLOWING,
az pointments have been made by the Prohas
Court, within and for the county of Waldo and
State of Maine.
Estate of Mary Lane, late of LrcolnyI.
Leslie ID. Ames of Camden appointed execute,
June 8, A. D. 1920.
Estate of Rose F. Downer. late of Montva.
Frank W. Sanford of Montvile appointed
executor June 8. A. d 1920
Estate of Hattie b Elliot late of Thorn1.,s
John W. Ingraham of Knox appointed ex-5g.
tor June 8. A. d 1920
Estate of Isaac M. Cummings, late of F. 81,
pect. Clara M. Cummings of Pros peer az.
pointed executrix June 8. A. d. 1920
Estate of A. Henry Conant, late of Sears.
port. Charles M. Conant of Winterpurt a..
pointed xecutoI June 8, A. D. 1920.
Estate of William A Swift, late Of R,.f,s,
Charles F. Swift of Belfast app ointed admins.
traitor June 8, A. d. 1920.
Estate of George II Wing, late of Mor-
Ella Wing of Morrill, appointed admnistra,r7
June 8. A D. 1920.
Estate of Ada Cuddy. late of Frans'ur,
Martin Cuddy of Frankfort appointed admin.
istrator June 8, A. D. 1920
Estate of Frances D. Johnson, late OF Es..
ldst. SeFoliHe NJ utter OF Beltast, apron Red
administrative. D. B. N, with will annexed.
June S. A. ID. 1920
Estate of Clara B. Rogers, late of Bs;ss.
Valorus A. Simmons appointed executor I.ls
8, A. d. 1920
Dated at Belfast, in said County, thu, =a
day of June, A. d. 1920.
CHAS. E. JOHNSON, Regi-t--
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE The s-r
sctiber hereby gives notice that he ha- asr
duly appointed administrator, with the " Be-.
nexed. of the estate of
DAVID L. CROSS. late Of Lincolnv a
in the County of Waldo. deceased. ami give
bones as the law directs. All persons a.a-g
demands against the estate of said do,-a,..
are desired to present the same for ..-
ment, ard all indebted thereto are rtu .s.--
to make payment Immediately
WILLARD II. PENDLEr.
The Republican journal., 1920-06-17
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER XV.-Bryce and Oglvy disre-
gard Pennlngtons frenzied remonstrances
and continue work. but the Colonel gets
word to the Mayor and also employs a
desperate to shoot Bryce. Bryce is wound
ed. Work on the track is stopped by the
chief of police. Shirley accuses her uncle
of conniving at the murder of Bryce, and
the Colonel leaves for San Francisco to
safeguard his interests through further
legal proceedings
The Republican journal., 1920-06-17
FOR SALE
SEA SHORE COTTAGE

Six rooms, hard wood floors, steel CELL
ings, hard pine finish throughout, electric
lights in all rooms, large shed connected
with kitchen. Fifty feet shore frontage;
lot 100 feet deep. Very desirable home
for small family. Twelve minutes walk
from P. O., situated at No. 5 jackson ST.,
foot of Harbor St. Easy terms. Particu-
lars of GEO. M. GRAY,
tf23 Up. o. Box 49, Belfast, Me.
The Republican journal., 1920-06-17
DON'T
DESPAIR

If you are troubled with pains or
aches; feel tired; have headache.
indigestion, insomnia; painful pass
age of urine, you will find relief in
The Republican journal., 1920-06-17
GOLDMEDAL
k N4l!E;Q On
" ksEY:Syl3A ",

The worlds standard remedy for kidney
liver, bladder and uric acid troubles and
National Remedy of Holland since 1896.
Three sizes, all druggists. Guaranteed.
Look for the name Gold Medal on every box
and accept NO imitation
The Republican journal., 1920-06-17

Frances A. Stevens. late Of MontviI. ~
tion of Herbert N. Stevens, administrs.. fst
license to sell certain real estate belons:t
the estate of said deceased, situated
worth. Hancock County, State of MAJ
described in said petition. ~
Kenneth E. Tozier of Unity. mro,
Maggie W. Tozier of Unity. guardian. pst@li
that said guardian may be licensed to en!ita
convey or exchange certain real estate ~ sis
ward situsted in Unity. described in said oa at
ton. pet
Estate of John Strattard. late of NJ.
First and final account presented for allov Os
by George A. Palmer, administrator. viii
will annexed. WIN &s
Estate of Elizabeth R. Hopkins. In.
Troy. First /, nd final account presen,aS
allowance by W. L. Hopkins. adminstra',tou. To-
Estate of Charlotte M Springer l.,.
Winterport First and final account presss
for allowance by HerDert /. Cole. executo'
Estate of Daniel A. Campbell. late of ".
terport. First nd final account presentaIse
allowance by Ada M. Weeks, also her MIL. W
account against said estate. 's
Estate of Lydia E. Smith, late of R.,..
First 81 final account presented for allowaaN
by Harold II. Smith, administrator.
Estate of John W. Dyer, late of Winter.
by George R. Blinn, administrator
Estate of William J. Gillespie, late of y,.
erville, Massachusetts, First and final accopl'
presented for allowance by Guy Murchie ss
ministrator of said estate located in the NV
of Meme.
Estate of Henry Herbert Smith and War.
Dell Smith, minor wa-os. First and final "
count presented for allowance by herb.rr q
Smith, guardian.
Estate of Andrew William johnson. h,ts
Belfast. First and final account presented \.
allowance by Ralph 1. Morse. administrator
Estate of Rachel A. Kingsbury, late of r.
fast First and final account presented t,
allowance by Alma A. Morse, administrst-+
Estate of Eva A. Henderson, minor ws,,
First and fina account presented for allowa1r.
ny Lucy A. Simpson, guardian.
Estate of Maitland B Smith. late Of Han,
ford, Conn. Petition for order of dstribufo.
of said estate presented by Waldo Trust Cam.
pany, executor, by I. Frank. Parker, treasurs,
ELLERY BOWUEN
Judge of said Court
true copy of she original. Attest:
CHAS. E. JOHNSON. Register
The Republican journal., 1920-06-17

ADMINISTRATORS NOTltr. TIL.
scriber hereby gives notice that he be-.
duly appointed administrator, with the
neXed, of the estate of
MARGARET Z. WOODWARD, lat,
Llrcolnville,
in the County Of Waldo. deceased 81.
bonds rs the law directs. All persor-
demands agaiI st til estate OF sait
are desired to present tn same for set
and all indebte thereto are r9questeu &C..
payment Immediately.
JOSEPH II. WOODN
Bangor. Me, May II, 1920.
Atty Gen. Palmer is sponsor for s
Price Commission. Funny world ISL
The Republican journal., 1920-06-17
SICK STOCK

BOOK on treatment of Horses, Cows,
Sheep, Dogs and other animals, sent
free. Humphrey Homeopathic Vet
Urinary Medicines, 156 William St. N. Z.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-15

of the plan, however, said that it's final
adoption WAS assured and that Demo
cratic committeeman who were not ar
the meeting had promised to support
the new scheme.
While various rates and dates for
the tax were placed before the com
mlttee, the consensus was said TO he
that the tax should be a levy Of 5
per cent of the value of the stock divi-
dends Some committeeman were sa id
to favor making the levy retroactive
to the date of the Supreme Court de-
cision holding the old income tax on
such dividends institutional, ~hile
others favored going back for longer
pe-iod.
Other changes in the soldier relief
bill also were agreed upon finally BY
the Republicans. who expect to end
their drafting Of the measure to-mor-
row Among them was that specifying
that cash bonus payments should be
sou, quarterly, with the maximum
bonus to any one being fixed at $500,
with the spending value of the
options of the cash bonus being dim
tied to $625. Another provided that
women navy clerks, who served as VOC
men abroad during the war would re-
ceive the benefits Of the bill. Two
hundred women. it was estimated.
would be affected
Opposition to the cash bonus con-
tinued to be expressed by minority
of the Republican committeeman. VINO
said that with the Democrats holding
sim lar views they might be able to
block the bill in committee. Support
ers of this provision, however. asserl-
ing that the bill would be reported 70
tne House next Wednesday, following
New-York tribune., 1920-05-15
Congress Votes
Increased Paw
ToService Me,,
| Measure Giving Raise in
Army, Navy and Marine
Corps Is Sent to the
President for Approval
Effective Until 1922
Officers and Men in Pub
lie Health Bureau Also
Affected by Legislation

From Tho T-ibuRrs Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON. May 14.--Both houses
q; Congress to-day unanimously adopt
81 the conference committees report
IN the service pay bill and sent to
President Wilson for his approval the
measure granting substantial increases
in pay for enlisted men and ogicers Of
The army. navy, Marine Corps and Pub
lie Health Service.
The final passage Of the bill ends a
long fight for better pay waged in Con
gress FOR the last year by enlisted men
and cgicers. The Senate and House
we're far apart on the question until
the conferees representing the two
houses. after six weeks Of discussion,
reached an agreement on the increase
that was approved to-day
The bill makes the increases retro
sctive to January l, 1920 and con-
tinues them until June 80, 1922. The
following increa ses are granted officers
in the various branches of the service:
Army and Marine Corps -Colonels,
lieutenant colorels and first lieuten-
ants, $500 a year; majors. ss4o; cap
tains, $720; second lieutenants, S42O.
Nsvy-Captains. commanders, lieu
tenants Junior grade) and acting sur
reons, $500; lieutenant commanders,
Z sS40; lieutenants, s720; ensigns. S420
Public health service: Assistant sur
: geon generals. senior surgeons and as
sistant surgeons, 5000; surgeons. ss40;
passed assistant surgeons, S720.
Commutstion Of quarters, heat and
light granted during the war. are con-
timed, in addition to the increase in
pay. When transferred permanently
10 other stations, navy officers, in ad-
dition. will have the cost of moving
their families paid by the governments
20 Per Cent to Enlisted Men
The pay of all enlisted men of the
army and Marine Corps and of the
female nurse corps of the army and
navy is increased 20 per cent. but this
does not apply to enlisted men whose
initial pay, if it already had been perma =
nently increased since April 6, 1917, is
now less than s33 month.
All on-commissioned officers of the
army Of the grade Of color sergeant and
above and all non-commissioned officers
Of the Marine Corps of corresponding
grades are granted additional commuta-
ton, and the following increase in pay:
Army field clerks and field clerks Of
the Quarterma ster Corps whose total
pay and allowances do not exceed
$500, an increase Of $240 a year: field
clerks whose total pay and allowances
exceed $500 but do not exceed s2,74o
shall be paid such additional amounts
as will make their total pay and allow
snces s2.74o. The total pay and allow