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The producers news., 1921-08-26
CHILD LABOR LAW
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
U. s.. JUDGE RULES

Greensboro, N. c., Aug. 22-Judge
James E. Boyd, in federal court, to-
day held the new federal child labor
law unconstitutional. The Owen-Keat-
ing child labor law was also held un-
constitutional by Judge Boyd two
years ago and tnat ruling was up
held by the supreme court of the
United States.
The opinion today was rendered in
the case Of the Vivian Spinning mills
of Cherrydale, N. c., who asked an or
der restraining j. w. Bailey, collector
of internal revenue, from enforcing
the act. The law imposed federal
tax OF 10 per cent on the profits de-
rived from products on which child
labor was employed.
Regulation Of labor, Judge Boyd
held in his decision today, is one Of
the powers retained by the states and
not delegated to the federal govern
ment. State child labor laws are ade-
quate to care for the situation and
provide a penalty, not a tax, as is
proposed by the act of congress- the
decision said.
The attempt Of the federal govern
ment to regulate labor ithin the
state is a usurpation of authority and
a violation of the sovereign rights of
the state, concludes the ruling.
An order permanently restraining
the collector from collecting revenues
from the Vivian Spinning mills was
signed at the same time the opinion
b
The producers news., 1921-08-26
UNDER RSHERFF
SHOOTS SELF IN LEG
Rodney Salisbury Has Painful Acct
dent While Examining Strange
Gun-Sheriff. Also Has Marrow Es-
cape.

While Rodney Salisbury, the popu-
lar undersheriff at the county Jail
was examining a 80 caliber Colts Au-
tomato, the gun in some way got in
to action and before it stopped had
done considerable damage.
It. seems that this was strange
gun to Mr.. Salisbury and in his ex-
animation had the muzzle pointed to-
ward his leg, and when it exploded the
bullet entered his pedal extremity just
below the knee and came out on the
opposite side. But this did not end
the shooting. When the first bullet
was discharged from the gun sec
ond Immediately followed but not in
the same direction. This bullet took
the direction of Sheriff Collins who
was sitting in an adjoining room and
passing through an intervening wall
neatly clipped off that gentleman's
eyelets on the shoe of his left foot and
also bruised the top Of his foot.
DR.. Campbell was Immediately
called and dressed the wounds of Mr..
Salisbury and he is now getting along
fine. Hereafter he claims that all
strange guns will have to be exam
ined by VIM. Cookery, the jailer.
The producers news., 1921-08-26
WANTED IN EAST; AR
RESTED IN BAINVILLE

Bainville Tribune: Clifford c. Mil
ler, wanted in Charleston, W. Va, on
a charge of getting away with a
mortgaged car and disposing of it.
was picked up here last evening by
Constable Chapel and is being held
awaiting advice from the Virginia au-
thorities.
The young man together with three
companions have been around here of
and on for the past ten days or more
and have been working at threshing
The car in question has been locatee
at Antelope where Miller traded i
off. A young man giving his name
as w. NJ. Brown and his address az
Plentywood is also being held pend
ing an investigation.
The producers news., 1921-08-26
RAYMOND FARMER
ACCIDENTLY KILLED
Otto Henry Thorstxedt. Prominent
Farmer and Thresher Of Raymond,
Accidentally Shot While Crawling
Through Fence.

Tuesday morning the community
was shocked to hear Of the untlmely
death of Otto Thorstvedt, well known
farmer of the Raymond precinct.
Word was received here Tuesday
moring that the body Of Mr.. Thorst-
vedt was lying by fence with a
gun shot through his head. Coroner
Nelson Immediately visited the scene
and held an inquest, assisted by Sid
Jordan and D. J. Whitaker, farmers
of that vicinity. The result Of their
finding was that Otto Thorstvedt met
death by accident.
While no one was present at the
time his death occurred, the evidence e
plainly shows that Mr.. Thorstvedt
had started to go through a fence
to cross pasture and had placed ms
rife, which was 3O-3O callDre
through the fence with the barrel fac
ling him and while passing it through
!, the fence the trigger caught on
wire, discharging the gun, the bulie,
entering the unfortunate mans throat
and coming out at his right temple
Otto Henry Thorstvedt was born
SO wears ago at Lake Mills, Iowa. he
| is an old timer here. having come e
this country 10 or IL years ago ane
| took up a homestead three miles
northwest of Raymond. He was Z
single man and leaves to mourn hls
| loss two brothers and four sisters, hi
mother and father having preceded
him.
His immediate relatives In this vi
cinity are sister, Mrs. John Walter.
cf th;s city and Peter ThorStvedt o.
The producers news., 1921-08-26

They claim to have a balancing mind,
which after being balanced for GER
tain length Of time, naturally be-
comes a cowardice mine.
The middle class type is between
er and betwixter. It is two faced.
They are doubters, hair sphtters,
stand for anything but righteousness
or truth. They are always watching
the winds, so never sow, forever
watching the clouds they never reap.
They never ask: what is right, is 1t
the truth, has the issue any merits,
Is .an T they e9V,ai ask, is: So, rs ;Ff # SAFE?
An easy passage through life is
their law and gospel
Psychologists say donkey placed
precisely in the centre between TWO
hay stacks could not make up MS
mind from which stack to partake SO
would starve to death. Precisely IN
this agony of irresolution is this
bourgeois class.
r Aggressive oligarchy at the top
debating, holding the whip hand over
them, and they cling to this class like
a flea to fat dog. It is true Dy q
thread hold they hang, but they cling
and for what: for their snare OF TIE
spoils, mere pittance.
At the bottom, the slow but sure
advancing proletariat, the producers
Of all wealth, the class that the mid.
die class extort their living from; the
class. that as soon as it is educated
and organized, will, must and are go
ing to rule. -.
Between these two classes is the
unpopular population Of neuters, be
!! tween these two classes sits Mr.. Sit
on-the-fence. He looks to one sldt
of him and sees mammon with all "
GLORY enjoying life with the proceeds
Of public plunder; he sees the dia'
monds sparkle the champagne floV
tin q dry nation). He decides to fol
with that crowd, but, he looks to tn
other side Of the fence and he see:
the slow but sure onward marching
/ producing class. He watches witt
unease the numbers swell. He canno
help but notice their forward sweep =
/ undisputed victory. He can see tl1
light Of freedom on their faces. ~
Sometimes actually wishes he belong
/ al to that class and he decides z
|iump to that side Of the fence, bat, e
i iuuln to the proletaIian side Of e
fence he is afraid he will anger "a
(Continnei cn Pake ki2hk1
+
The producers news., 1921-08-26

unlawful Interference with the pro-
cess of this Court.
WHEREFORE IT IS ORDERED
AND ADJUDQBD that the Respond
ents, Matkin, sen and Tyler, are
not in contend Of this Court on any
act done prid 70 and including the
9th day Of M B, 1921, and that this
proceeding is, as to them, dismissed.
1T is FURTHER ORDERED AND
ADJUDGED that the said Respond
ents, Olson and O'Grady, and each of
them, is in contempt of this Court,
of them, guilty Of contempt of this
Court.
IT rs FURTHER ORDERED AND
ADJUDGED AND DECREED that
the said Respondents, O'Grady is
fined, by reason of such contempt, the
sum of Two Hundred and Fifty (250(
| Dollars, and in the event that such
fine is not paid, or any part thereof,
for any part remaining unpaid the
said B. X. O'Grady shall be confined
in the county Jail of Valley County,
Montana, one day for each two dol
lars remaining so unpaid; it appearing
to the Court that B. K. O'Grady is of
the feminine sex and that there is;
no proper place of confinement in the,
Shridan County Jail, nor nearer than
the Valley County Jail at Glasgow,
Montana.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, AD-
JUDGED AND DECREED that the
respondent, D. ]. Olson, is fined, by
reason of the said contempt, in the
sum of Two Hundred and fifty (25O)
Dollars, and that in the event that
such fine is not paid, or any part
thereof, for any part remaining I'M
paid, the said D.. J. Olson shall be
confined in the county jail of Sheri-
dan County, Montana, at Plentywood,
one day for each two dollars remain
4 ing SO unpaid.
/ AND IT is FURTHER ORDERED,
lADJUDGED AND DECREED that it
lappearing to the Court the said D. ].
Olson has now within his possession
or control the said warrants, 1t is or
dered that he be confined in the cOur,-
1ty iail of Sheridan County, at Plen-
ltywood, Montana, until he shall have
the said warrants to the Clerk of this
Court for dlivery to the said Reiator
herein.
! Dated at Plentywood, Montana, this
; 23rd day of August, 1921.
delivered, or caused to be delivered,
C. D. BORTON,
Judge Presiding.
i The decision of the Supreme Court
will be awaited with: interest by the
peopl Of this county.
The producers news., 1921-08-26

ust 22nd, 1921, the Board of Count,
| Commissioners met in special session
pursuant to call: Commissioners Tyle1
and Ibsen and the Clerk present.
Road Petition No. 765, praying fol
the establishment Of public highwa,
| beginning at the northeast corner O.
Section 4, and extending south on thu
section line for two miles to thu
southeast corer of section 8, all il
township 35 North, range 81 E. NJ. M.
coming on for consideration at thi.
time and viewers report being flee
and it appearing from the viewers
report and from the right Of way con.
sents filed that the owners Of land ov-
er which the proposed highway runs
have given their consent to the es-
tablishment of said highway and such
right-of way consents being a part OF
the viewers report,
Now, therefore, on motion, it is
hereby ordered that the said highway
or road described in said petition and
said viewers report be and the same
hereby is declared a public highway.
Said road being declared a public
highway, R. c. Link, County Survey
or, is hereby ordered to open the same
to the public after giving notice of
opening as required by law, and to
survey and plat said road and file his
field notes thereof with the Clerk and
Recorder.
Road petition No. 764, praying for
the establishment of a public highway
beginning at the southeast corner Of
Section 33, and extending north along
the section line for distance Of one
nile to the northeast corner Of sec
ton 33, township IS, north, range 56
E. M. n II, coming on for consideration
at this time and viewers report being
filed, and it appearing from the view
ers' report and from the right of way
consents filed that the owners Of land
over which the proposed highway
runs have given their consent to the
establishment Of said highway and
such right-of-way consents being a
part of the viewers report, a
Now therefore, on motion, it Is
hereby ordered that the said highway
or road described in said petition and
said viewers report be and the same
hereby is declared public highway.
Said road being declared public
highway, R. C. Link, County Survey
or is hereby ordered to open same to
the public after giving notice Of op-
ening as required by law, and to sur
vey and plat said road and file his
field notes with the Clerk and Record
er.
On motion, the following resolution
was adopted:
WHEREAS, in the opinion Of the
County Surveyor, Bridge No l, on
road No. 287, is in a dangerous con-
dition for passage on account Of de-
terioration of the cement abutments.
IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, that
said bridge be condemned and notice
Continued on Page Five)
The producers news., 1921-08-26

: BOB kAHLE WRITE,
| LETTER TOFRlEND q
Former Outlook Business Man Ans
Wers Letter of Man Who Didn,
Have Nerve Enough to Sign Hi
/ Name.
st. Lazare, Man.
August 7th, 1921.
Fellow Workers, Comrades, Friend.
and Others:
Since my last letter in the Produc.
ers News, I have received numerous
replies, some cometary, some praising
some crlticizing, some faying. l as.
sure you | have enjoyed each and ev.
eryone OF them and heartily thank
you for same.
| AS am in the cattle business, pro.
ducing wealth for the packers, / nat.
urally am very busy, but as I receiv-
ed letter from friend ca of mine
the other day, and as this is Sunday
and | am the same as any other
Jack, / do not have to slave for
my masters, this day, [ take this op-
portunity to answer my friends (?).
His letter reads, in part, as fol-
lows: II knew you when you had
nothing and started in the hardware
business with nothing, and under the
same system that you are trying to
overthrow you made your money y
Then he closes his letter with: "I did
not think you would degrade yourself
so low and throw in with this bunch
of red agitators and Bolshevikies,
etc. Of course he did not sign his
name. He signed the letter, "A Has
Been F1iena.A
Now, / feel positive that this letter
came from the most despised class in
the world today, the bourgeois class
(middle CLASSY and as he got a trifle
personal, he will have to excuse me if
I do the same. What makes me feel
certain that this letter came from one
of the most despised class of fhe
day, is the fact thaIt. ne did not sign ion
his name; proving ebyond a doubt,
!has his leng balancing mind, has
made a REAL coward of him.
11o sIates: Knew you Wheh you
had nothing, etc. Well Il ne means
my financial standing, ten years ago,
| can assure him, after ten long, hard
strenuous years under capitalism,
am practically in the same position
today, and feel certain that if my
Has Been Friend would strain che
water from his worldly holdings, he
too. would find himself in my posi-
tion,
/, Then he states Il did not think you
would degrade yourself so low, etc.
Here is where I think he pets person.
Al so he can not blame me for voic.
inp NV opinion of him, and his ilk
50 here goes:
! We no,1st hear in mind that there il
an extreme top and an extreme bot,
+ono M tn everything: this also apple:
~ +he human race. The extreme tol
~ ~ tha I nl;oarchv at Wall Street, tha,
d.as - VIZ +,,a % d;ctat;nr to ALL classes
| nv M - -. Lald +ho 1,1l1in hand over ALL
They give the order We must obey
thew are THE PEOPLE.
Then there is the extreme bottom
cass the proletarian class, the pro
dncing class-the class that produces
All wealth; the class that is sloWl,
L,,+ % s,,relv wrigglinq out of the gutter
Wy pe+uecn these two classes ther,
ox;sts the hourgeois class (niddl
e1assS s e thew do not belong to tn
oi;@srchv ia ~ The producing class the.
um ,,a,.s+ he Ronrreoise. so It include
AI OTHERS: Bankers, shopkeepers
thasa aI 4wo snecies calling themselve
1h,,s;rse s1h1s sJ mem" then there are tn
The producers news., 1921-08-26

stration Wanted to Date Abolition Of Exce.. profit.
Tax and Reduction Of Big Income Taxes Back TO lam
Nv 1. 1921-5000 Mllionaires Relieved Of More Thar
sSoooooo 600 Extensive Borrowing Secret Of Adyer
Used Tax Reuctions- Officials Barred From $500.
mn 600 Railroad Loan Inquiry - =.
The producers news., 1921-08-26

VIM. Hass, of the Hass Brothers
big farm north of Outlook, was a
county seat visitor Tuesday Of this
week. -s-4t 4-fr
Niels Christensen, agent Of the
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
Of Dagmar, was businsss caller in
Plentywood today. -
The producers news., 1921-08-26
1rer and Clerk and Reco,

County Commissioners Not in Contempt of Court-Mrs. B.
+. OGrady and Dan Olson Give Fine and Jail Sentence
Conditions are Not Compiled With County Treasurer
Olson and Clerk & Recorder O'Crady Determined to
Garry the Case to the Highest Court.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-23
Should Not Go to Senate

Some suggestion has been made that
the treasury agreements be ratified by the
senate, but if that is done the foreign
governments viii not consider them bind
ing and will he inclined to wait until the
attitude of the senate is known before
| agreeing finally.to make their best pro-
position Inaother words if they know
They must give the treasury their best
terms. the matter will end there. Fur
therm0re Secretary Mellon hasn't asked
that he be given power TO cancel or remit
all or part of the allied debt He mere
ly wants authority to arrange for the
payment of the interest and the prin-
cipal due. There isn't any question be-
ing raised as To whether the allies owe
the money. They acknowledge their in
debtedness. But some loans have come
due and remain unpaid. Already the
interest has been deferred during the last
two years because the allies couldn't pay
and America didn't think it was good
business to press them to pay out all the
gold they had and force them into bank
rnptcy which would mean inability to
pay for American products.
Precedent Established
1nasmuch as the interest has already
been deferred. the precedent has been e.
tablished. America has had no other
choice. But it would be bad business
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-23

policy to let the matter slide and allow
the payments of interest and principal to
run along without any definite promise
from the allies to pay within fixed peri
otfS. Secretary Mellon wants power to
get the allies TO agree upon a time when
the United States can expect payments
on the interest and principal Congress
alone can remit the debt The executive
branch of the government isn't interested
in what the preceding administration
said or did. Mr.. Mellon insists it isn't
relevant. There is no agreement on the
books today binding the allies to pay
interest in any specific sums ut any par
ticular time. He wants to get such an
agreement and the chances are that when
congress understands how much of a deal
will be. involved in limiting or refusing
the authority requested, it probably will
be given ungrudgingly. Already the sol
diers who want the bonus paid out of the
interest are urging speed in negotiating
with the foreign governments for pay
ment but the business world as a whole
feels that international exchange and the
purchasing power of Europe will improve
when once the uncertainty surrounding
the allied debt to the United States Is
removed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-23
METHODISTS GET
NEW MINISTERS
Greatest Number of College Graduates
In History to Enter Min
istry This Year.

CHICAGO. July 23.-To offset reports
that candidates Tor the ministry are Sc
riously diminishing, the Methodist COM
mittce on conservation and advance an
uouuced here today that lSS ont OF
LOCO young men graduates of 70 Metho-
dust Episcopal colleges this year were
preparing to enter the ministry, and
that Northwestern university, the larg-
est Methodist institution, this year had
the greatest number III its history pre-
parin.. for Christian service
TINS information was obtained
through a QUESTIONABLE sent out by the
Methodist board of education to the s
colleges and universities under its spon-
sorship. OF which % replied, said. the
committees announcement. Theological
Summaries or Institutes were included
about u per cent of the male grad
yates, or y per cent of all graduates
will enter the ministry. Fifty-siN
other graduates, both men and women
plan To enter other fields of Christian
activity. including that of foreign mis-
sion work.
Northwestern university has on its
rolls l53 persons preparing for Christian
service. the largest number ever re-
corded there"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-23
Rapid Buffalo Increase
Problem for Government

whose supervision come the national
parks. Mr.. Finney has just ended tour
of inspection here. accompanied by Park
Superintendent Horace Albridge. To
show him the growth of the herd ''buf-
falo run" was arranged and in spec
tacular stampede more than 800 animals
were driven down from hill and plateau.
There is still another problem. About
100 young buffalo have made their ap-
pearance this year and most of them are
bulls. Now bulls are not as popular as
cows and yet, under the present laws.
they may not be killed. Furthermore
mark officials already have almost run out
of places to give them to-
So the secretary has somewhat of a
pigs is pigs problem on his hands.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-23
BUYS ROYALTON POWER.
Hortonia Power. Company Extending Its
business.


RUTLAND. July 23-There was a
hearing before the Vermont public service
commission here Wednesday afternoon on
the application of the Hortonia Light and
Power company to issue 100000 five
year eight per cent notes.
The note issue Is to refund an issue
of one-year seven per cent notes that ma
ture on August l and also for the addition
and development of generating properties.
1t is also planned to improve the trans
mission lines.
The company. which operates electric
power plants throughout Addison county,
has recently completed line approx
mately Is miles long carrying 1920
volts. from Rochester to R0xbury via
East Granville.
The commission authorized the pur-
chase by the IIortonia company of the
properties of the Royalton Power com
pany. This company supplied light and
power to Royalton, South Royalton,
Chelsea, Bethel and Tunbridse. The lines
have been connected and it is expected
that the purchase will be perfected within
few days.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-23

YELLOWSTONE PARK. Wyo., July
23.-The problem of the buffalo has re-
versed itself.
A few years ago the monarch of The
plains was chief figure in the drama OF
a dying species. The problem today is
how to feed and take care of the rapidly
multiplying herds. N
YELLOWSTONE provides a huge hay ranch
for the sole purpose of feeding the buff
falo when winter SHOWS have covered the
grazing pastures. But so rapidly is the
park herd growing that this ranch will
soon provide insufficient food.
This question is now being taken to
Washington by Edward G.. Finney, first
assistant secretary of the interior, under
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-23
HANDLING FOREIGN
LOANS A PROBLEM
Congress Seems Reluctant
to Give Secretary Mellon
Power to Act
SUSPICIOUS OF
HIS JUDGMENT

Dealing With Foreign Governments no
Legislative Right - Personal Bargain
ing More Advantageous TO Government
Harding Also Responsible.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-23
GREAT INCREASE OF -.
DIVORCE IN ENGLAND.

LONDON, july 23.-Suits for di-
vorce in 1919 increased 300 per cent
over 1913. the year before the war.
Compared with 1918, the increase is
ia per cent. There were 1888 cases
in 1919.
To a great extent, this growth in
the business of the divorce court is
attributed i'm judicial report TO the
facilities for instituting proceedings
provided since 1914 for the benefit
of the poor people who brought 2,341
of the 5.763 suits.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-23
ATHENS.

Mrs. Dora Ober is working for c. L.
Gale in Saxtons River.
Mrs. Farrell and son Of Watertown.
Mass, are boarding at the home of H.
D. Morehouse
Mr. and Mrs Franklin Elliott and
guests took a trip to Boston last week
to visit relatives
Miss Emma Ball. who has been. with
Miss Ida Ball several weeks. is spend
ing some time in Bellows Falls.
/. Mrs. Frank Onev of Cavondish Wis
lied her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. r.
Reed, from Tuesday to- Thursday
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-23
CATCH BLACK BEAVER
Peit Worth Between $1,000 and $1,000,
Saw Furriers

TACOMA. WASH July 23-Thc hide
of black otter, the only one of which
Tacoma furriers have any record, was
brought here recently by a trappcr from
Whatcom county, in the mountain coun-
cry of Washington. The otter generally
has brown fur, but this one is Jet black
on the back and silver colored on the
stomach.
Furricrs said the hide was worth be
tween So. 900 and $4,000
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-23
Alto RACING AT STATE FAIR.
Additional DAYS Sport Added 10 Pro
gram This Year.

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION. july -
The State Fair association has decidee
to add one day to the fair program nj
ready announced for October 3. 4. , and 6
October viii be known as auto racine
and auto polo day Wild Bill'' Endicdtt
and Miss Zineta Nevelle are among thu
drivers who will compete.