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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-05-19
Charter No. 1107S

Charter No. 1fO7S
Report of Condition of thu
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
At Raymond, In the State of Mon
tana, at the close Of business on May
9Th, 1922.
RESOURCES
Loans and dis
counts, including
rediscounts, nc
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-05-19
OIL DEAL


London, May "A gigantic indus
trial agreement was signd on Sunday
at Genoa by representatives of the
Russian soviet government and the
Shell Oil group of companies, tele-
graphs the Genoa correspondent of
the Evening News.
Under the agreement he writes, the
Shell group will control all sales, and,
under certain conditions, all produc-
ton of Gil in every part of Russia for
an agreed period. The concession may
be renewed by mutual consent.
Fifty per cent of the net profits will
be allotted to the soviet government
and the other fifty per cent to the
Shell group. The working Of the
oil fields will be administered by the
companies under the provisions Of the
Russian juridicial code and the pro-
viso that not more than so per cent
Of the workers employed shall be for
eigners.
The correspondent understands
that the Shell combine has arranged
to apply the agreement almost i'm
mediately to the Caspian fields, taking
charge of the pipe line from Baku to
Batums and also to develop the vast
potential fields in Uralsk province.
Genoa, May 2.-The Genoa cores
pondent for the London Evening
News in dispatch to his paper this
afternoon quotes Col. Boyle, repre-
senting the Shell group of British oil
companies and Royal Dutch interests
here, as denying that an industrial
agreement was signed Sunday be-
tween these interests and the Russian
soviet government as had been re-
ported.
Paris, May 2.-The contract be-
tween the Russian soviet government
and the Shell group of British Oil
companies, by which the latter OBJ
tains a monopoly of the transporta-
ton and sale of Russian petroleum,
says a dispatch to L'Information'
from Genoa, was drawn up in Lon
don in February. 1t was signed and
made public, he adds, as soon as the
attitude of M. Barthou of the French
Genoa delegation on the question of
the recognition of private property
rights in Russia became known.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-21
COngresswOman Firm
In Stand Against Bonus
Miss Robertson, at Presbyterian
Dinner, Replies to Critics
of Her Atfitudc

Miss Alice Robertson. member Of
Congress from Oklahoma, speaking at
the dinner Of the Presbyterian Union
at the Hotel Astor last night, answered
her critics who had found fault with
her stand on the bonus issue Miss
Robertson, who said that she was more
proud OF the ten generations of mis-
sionaries behind her than she was of
being a member Of Congress, has been
taking an active part in the Presby-
terrain Field Days in progress through
out greater New York.
"A week ago at the Lincoln birthday
luncheon which I Addressed" Miss
Robertson said. II declared that could
not support the bonus. | explained my
reasons at the time, but since that
luncheon have received numerous
communications, letters and kilograms
from the American Legion and other
veterans organizations in my home
state. asking me if what had appeared
in the papers in regard to that speech
was true She said she answered all
in the Affirmative.
The Rev. DR.. Henry Chapman Swear
ingen, of St. Paul. moderator of the
general council Of the Presbyterian
Church, was the other speaker. Former
Commissioner of immigration Fred
erick A. Wallis presided.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-21
Rail Managers Continue
Conferences With Men

The conference committe of Managers
of Eastern Railways, having exchanged
views last week with brotherhood con-
ductors and fremen concerning the
wage adjustments which have been left
up to the Railway Labor Board for
settlement, began q conference yester
day in Grand Central Terminal with
representatives. of the engineers and
tiremen. Warren S. Stone. head of the
engineers, and William S. Carter. mead
Of the firemen, are representing the
train service men,
T. h. Crowley operating vice -presi-
dent of the New York Central, is chair
man of the discussion. One of the
officials said the purpose of the meet
ing was to provide an opportunity for
the two sides to get together in the
spirit suggested by Herbert Hoover.
Secretary Of Commerce, to reconcile
themselves on the demands of the roads
that wages be reduced to the scale pre-
vailing before the 22 per cent increa Sc
awarded the men by the Labor Board
in 1920. The roads subsequently re-
duced the increase II per cent and seek
annulment of the remainder The en-
gineers and fremen, in common with
the conductors and trainment, have
urged that the full % per cent be re-
stored.
No details of the regional confer
ence will be made public until it is con-
cluded, it was explained, for fear of en-
barrasslng the negotiations. The meet
lngs with the conductors and trainmen
VIII be resumed later this week.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-21
How Old Is Max? Friends
OfM'Cormicks NotAgreed
40 and LovabIe, Says Mathilde;
81, Asserts Cousin: Young
and Full of 'Pep.' Colby Saws
Spccial Dispatch 10 The Trihlnc

Spccidl DISpQtcN to Inc Tribune
CHICAGO, Feb. 2O-Just how old is
Man Oser, OF Max Won uer Muehl. of
Zurich, Switzerland who is to marry
Mathilde Mccormick, daughter of the
president of the international Har-
vester Company?
Miss Mathilde says he is forty and
lovable
Emil l.. Burgy. his cousin, says he
is ffty-seven.
Mrs. Martha Burgy, of Milwaukee.
another cousin, says he is forty eight
and the son of clergyman. Emil
Rurgy says he is the son Of Count Won
der Muehl.
Howard A. Colby, diplomatic friend
Of the McCormicks, speaking for the
family, says Harold McCormick knows
Mr.. Oser personally; that che is only
forty years old and full of pep This
all bosh He is really a young man
and Miss Mathilde is very mature
young lady"
Another to explode the declaration
that Max Oser is a descendant of
nobility is DR.. Max Schwentenan, sec
retary of the Swiss Consulate
"The family home of the Osers is in
Basle,' he says. MAX Oser came to
Zurich about ten years ago The decla-
ration that the Won der Muehl family
is Of the nobility is Incorrect Neither
is it German. The Won der Muehl's
are high class commercial people and
highly respected, but no member Of
it ever was a count. The family is of
Swiss origin tracing its origin back
to the middle ages. Max Oser still
holds a commission as major in the
Swiss artillery"
Neither Harold Mccormick nor Miss
Mathilde were at home to reporters
to-day. Mathide slept late, after the
long family council of yesterday. Ma
thilde will be. seventeen on April 8.
The date of her return to Switzerland
has not been decided, but will be con-
sidered tomorrow She and her father
and Mr.. Colby probably will go South
for a few weeks, and doubtless will
visit John D. Rockefeller her grand
father, at present in Florida.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-21
DierS Plea to Retain
Books Heard by Court

kmore D. Dier's motion for an in
junction restraining the receiver for
hls bankrupt brokerage firm from turn
33ng over the books of the concern to
D1lstrlct Attorney Banton for presenta-
tion IN grand jury proceedings was
3rgued before Judge Learned Hand in
mtne m Federal district court yesterday
Many complaints charging E. D. der
q 90. with questionable practices have
oeen received at the local prosecutors
once, some of them antedatng the
DFoker's failure on January IS. At
mat time it was learned that only
;;..ominaI assets could be found to meet
''aoilltles of more than $3,O0O,000.
AT the close of the argument yester-
cay, Judge Hand reserved decision
rormer Judge Nash lockwood, as coun-
SCI Sc: Tor the plaintiff, based his case on
Diers constitutional rights. He de-
ellared that to turn over the books TO
'ne District Attorney would be tanta-
mount to calling upon his client to
'eStify against himself
Robert S. Johnstone, assistant dis
.t .sic' attorney, for the state argued
usnat, in the Tracy case u 1870 Jud~e
"and had himself held that when the
New-York tribune., 1922-02-21
Pepper Sees No Chance
OF L. 5. Rail Ownership

United States Senator George Whar-
ton Pepper, of Pennsylvania who sue
ceeded the late Boies Penrose, dis
cussed the railroad situation in the
United States last night in his first
New York speech since becoming a
Senator 1t was delivered at the din
ner of the Traffic Club of New IorH
a the Hotel Comm odore.
Senator Pepper said that unified rail
road control during the war had put
the quietus on government ownership
for decades to come" The country s
experience in this regard, he said, has
corroborated the general proposition
that government ownership of railroads
has failed to justify itself wherever in
the world it has been tried"
In referring to the Washington con-
ference, the Senator said that if the
four-power Pacific treaty is not sup
ported it means that this country
might as we'll abandon thought Of
naval disarmament and arm itself to
the teeth.
T. T. Harkrader. president of the
club. presided. United States Senator
Henry Hyslop, of Oklahoma, and Con
gressman Otis Wingo jr. of Arkansas,
also spoke. There were 500 present.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-21
Series of Bills to Check
Crime Offered at ALBANY
Senator Walton Urges Greater
Latitude for Prosecutors;
Commutation Opposed
From a StoN Correspondent


ALBANY, Feb. 90. Senator Charles
W. Walton, Of Kingston. introduced to-
night Il new series Of bills designed to
check crime. The principal one is dc
signed TO abolish indeterminate sem
tcnces. Senator Walton urges that
under existing rules of communication
criminals sentenced to twenty years
maximum and ten years minimum fire.
quently arc released in six or seven
years
Greater latitude for prosecuting at
torncys is provided in bills authorizing
filing of new information in the courts
of Special Sessions in cases dismissed
by magistrates and empowering prose-
cutors to appeal when cases arc dis
missed on motion of counsel for de-
Tense. A third bill requires counsel
for accused who offers insanity as de-
fense to plead before trial instead Of
being permitted as at present to inter
pose the plea at any time during trial
Another measure is intended to cor
rect hardships imposed on material wit
nesses who frequently are held in jail
while defendants are freed on bail
The measures were agreed on in r
conference yesterday, at which District
Attorney Wallace Of Queens and Deputy
Attorney General Thomas l.. Fennell
were present. Tomorrow bill is to
be introduced designed to stop auto
mobile theving. This measure will
provide that the seller of motor vc-
hiclc must have his title to it registered
with the chief Of police in his home
city
The Senate tonight passed the Low
man bill extending to the entire state
the autom obile drivers licensing sys-
tenn The Ferris bill recodifying the
farms and markets laws passed the
Senate 33 to 10.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-21
Brddy-Strdt0n Outbreak Laid
10 a Fit of Publicity Ferer
''"aser Is Censured for His Reply to Preacher
IN Speech by John Emerson at Matinee :
''ase FOLK Need No Defender, He Saws

nc embcrs of the recent Straton-
nradv debate in the Calvary Bantist
O"ureh were bresthed upon yesterday
~ 'oregathcring of the clergy and
'he profession" in the Broadhurst
l neater at special matinee Of "Mar-
Jois1nc. The fame of resentment
which shot up. strangely enough.
S'nsed William A. Brady, the cham
p'on of theatrical folk. AS we'll as IN.
'ev. Jonn Roach Straton. their critic.
iesteroays matinee WAS obviously
enough an enterprising press agents
way o' ,ufhing stray happening aptly
~ account. Several days ago an open
1etier went out from the Office of Rms.
sell Janney. producer Of "Mariola;ne ,,
inviting about 1000 members Of Tho
clergy to come and see that New
iorkS theatrical output included clean
entertainment that refuted ~
S'raton's blanket charges Of im-
morality. An equal number Of neonIe
Vl 'he theater were United, and it was
inferred that the affair would not pass
"ltnout incident. The attendance YES
,efday showed a large representation
actors and actresses and a slim one
of clergymen.
Scarcely was the curtain down on
'ne second act than the real business
OF the afternon began. Robert Edgar
Long the shows charge d'affaires
made an oratorical opening.
-, 90 not think he said. chat people
IiSe Joe Jefferson, Richard Mansfield
narles Frohman and Henry B. Harris
VINO are not here this afternon to dc,
lchd themselves, should be called in
oeeent. immoral and unfit to associate
WIN the clergymen of New York Citv."
ana 'nen on the crest of the applause
l'.'n,sa those IN the audience mentioned
ny DR.. Straton.
FROM an upper box Olga Petrova
nodded plumed head in acknowledp-
ment IN lower box Laurette Tavlor
wrapped in sables, rose to acknowledge
the applause evoked by her name. IN
New-York tribune., 1922-02-21
Wido1c Seeks TO attach
House for $4,000 Loss

The Supreme Court and the sherifs
q Two counties, chief of police and
several supernumeraries were brought
INTO action yesterday in an effort to
Lindsay, of South Nyack, in a suit
brought against him in New York
County by Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Arnold,
widow, TO recover $4,000 which she
says she intrusted to Lindsay 10 invest
for her. SO far Mrs Arnold has not
got back any of the money, but Sheriff
Robert Woods, of Rockland County, has
N his possession the contents of
lindsay's South Nyack home, which, ac-
cordlng to an appraisal furnished by
the CHIEF of Police Of South Nyack and
grocery clerk, have a value of 500 600
An attachment was also issued in New
York County, but Deputy Sheriff Lam
man was not so fortunate as the of
Icials in Nyack. He served copy of
the attachment on DR.. K. A. Erlind.
secretary of the Pacific Mining and
Chemical Company at Al East Forty
second Street, where it was said Lind
lay was only a salesman and that he
had no property there. AS for Lindsay
himself no trace of him was found and
according to Mrs. Arnold, who is suing
to recover her money. he has concealed
himself to defraud his creditors Je-
rome Simmons, Assistant District At
torHey in charge of the investigation
into bucket shops, said he thought he
mlght Ike to interview Lindsay on the
theory that he might have some val
u2ble information.
Mrs. Arnold said in her complaint
that 1t was between September and De-
cember, 1921, that she turned the
$4,000 over to Lindsay. She did so,
she alleges, after Lindsay had told her
that he, Percy Rockefeller and George
r. haket were engaged together in the
purchase and sale of stocks on the
stock tchange and that they met every
night to decide on their market opera
tons for the next day. Lindsay in
formed Mrs. Arnold that ne could make
some profitable investments for her.
Later She alleges, she learned that
Lindsay did not know Mr.. Rockefeller
or MIR. Baker and that all his other
approximations were false. She then
decided on the suit
" hen the alta chment reached Sheriff
Woods in Rockland County he first
sought the advice of Justice Tompkins,
oi The Supreme Court.
Llndsay's home at South Nyack is
one Of the show places Of the neigh
borhood. Sheriff Woods learned that
tne house was in the name of Mrs.
Lindsay, but after being reassured by
Justice Tompklns, who told him his
power under the attachment, the sheriff
decided he would enter the house. He
called on the chief of police of South
Nysck and two or three citizens of the
county.
After satisfying themselves there
vas nobody nome they crawled in
through window
New-York tribune., 1922-02-21
Washington Would Value
Truth the Same Todov

"Would Washington have made
the long distance record for
truth had there been telephones
in his day, and had he been con-
fronted with the necessity for
giving a quick excuse over the
wire?" The question is asked
by the facetious. Were he liv-
ing to-day, Washington would
be first to realize that modern
business couldn't 60 on with
out the telephone and without
TRUTH. Truth in advertising
product and Truth as to Service.
If you should eVer haze cause far COM
thinL kindly telephone TO knicksr-
booker, Murray Hill 2127, NeVins 2740
You zviW not receive an excuse" but an
1hoj01p
New-York tribune., 1922-02-21

the orchestra the Santlcys. Joseph and
Ivy held their baby high to show what
ROBUST childhood tho stage boastcd. At
the name Of John Emerson. president
OF the Actors Equity Association. there
were loud calls for speech.
MIR. Emerson said that the matter
seemed 10 him too trivial to discuss.
and that DR.. Straton did not deserve
either by his intellectual reputation or
ms spiritual representations, to be
taken seriously. The blame for the
lurld publicity of tho debate, it was
asserted. rested as much on Mr.. Brady
as on DR.. Straton. He accused Mr..
BRADY of seeking notoriety az avidly
AS DR.. Straton.
II think MIR. Brady was very i'll
advised in the exhibition he made in
Dr. Stratons church," he said 81 do
not know who commissioned Mr. Bradv
to speak for the people of the theatcr.
l am certain tho actors did not. and
! DON'T believe the managers did. |
think, Mr.. Brady is bitten by the same
publicity fever as Or. Straton. |
understand now that Mr. Brady has Of
tered DR.. Straton the Playhouse to
preach ten sermons whose mission is
to reform the actor. think Mr.. Brady
and Or. Straton have jointly offered
gratultous insult to the people of the
profession, and | sincerely hope that
actors and actresses will stay awav. If
the actors want to 60 to church to be
saved they have each their own
churches and their own professions of
faith
Lastly, | sec no reason for charging
the whole profession with the sins Of
a few. any more than | see any reason
for attacking the churches because
there are people like DR.. Straton in
them
The Actors Equity Association
which comprises more than 10000
members of the profession, will take
no action to recognize or refute Dr.
Straton's charges. The Catholic Ac-
tors Guild at its meeting recently re-
solved on the same course.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-21
RulingWithl'eld
On Complaint
of Justice Ford
Justice Benedict Asks for
Briefs After Hearing Ar
guments on Plea of
Appellate Discrimination

Justice Benedict in the Suprcmc
'ouit' brooklyn, yesterday asked for
briefs and reserved decision on the
motion Of counsel for Justice John
Ford, of the Supreme Court. in Man
haitian, in his action to restrain the
justices Of the Appellate Division Of
the First Department from discrim-
mating against him in the matter OF
making assignments of justices to sit
IN certain parts Of Special Torn, Su-
preme Court. Justice Ford complained
that the Appellate Division exceeded it's
powers and illegally and unlawfully"
disseminated against him in not desig-
mating him to sit in the Special Term
parts, as frequently as the higher court
dcslgnatcs otner justices.
Instead of filing an answer to the ar
guments of Justice Ford, the justices
of the Appellate Division filed dcmur-
rer setting forth that the petitioner
had not made out a cause Of action.
Upon motion of Joseph N. Tuttle.
counsel for Justice Ford, for judgment
on the peadings, Justice Benedict
heard arguments yesterday, Elihu Root
appearing counsel for the justices
of the Appellate Division. Justice Ford
comp lained that in fifteen years he has
been on the bench he had been assigned
to sit in Special Terms only thirty-two
weeks, whereas other justices had sat
in those parts from ITO to 1872 weeks.
Mr.. Root contcnded that the justices
Of the Appellate Division had absolute
Il nrnt ION I,
justices. He said the claims of JUS
tice FORD represented complaint
against the performance by the Appel
late Division justices Of their constitu
tional duties.
The former Secretary Of State
brought the question of Justice Bene-
diets jurisdiction into the case, sug-
gesting that if the justice did assume
jurisdiction it would involve the sub
stitution of Justice Benedict's own
judgment for that of the Appellate
Division, which body is designated by
the constitution to assign justices.
Justice Benedict interrupted to ask
whether the jurisdiction of the Appel
late Division was "absolutely uncon-
troled.' Mr.. Root replied that it
might be controlled by the Governor in
designating justices to sit in the Ap-
pellate Division or by the people at
the polls. In this case, continued Mr..
Root, the argument in behalf of Jus
'ice Ford was that the individual JUS
tees right to serve equally with other
justices should be paramount to the
public service.
In replying, Mr.. Tuttle, for Justice
Ford, said he contended that justices
should hold different terms of court in
rotation. The attorney argued that
tbn ADDallata Diyi NOT m 10
power to pass on the qualifications Of
the justices of the Supreme Court to
hold certain terms, and that if the
constitution intended to give the high
tribunal that power it would have
stated so clearly.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-21
Banton Adds 3
More Firms to
Bucket Inquiry
Prosecutor Has 81 Concerns
Under Investigation Now
and Evidence Indicates
Fleeing Was Nationwide
New Cases to Grand Jury
Consolidated Stock Exchange
Furnishes Data Against En-
PEELED Trading Company

bistrict Attorney Bantbn added three
brokerage firms yesterday to those now
beng investigated by his Office in con-
necuon with his anti-bucketshop cam
agn. This brings the total number
of concerns being examined up to
thirtv-four
The evidence against one Of thc tbree
referred to, r. H. MacMasters, of the
frm Of K. II. MscMasters G. Co.. 81
Broad street, was pleaced in Mr.. Ban
tons hands yesterday by William S.
SllS"orth, president of the Consoli-
dated Stock Exchange The MacMas-
ter concern was expelled from the Con-
sohdsted Exchange last week on the
oasis of testimony and data gathered
oy the exchange in connection with the
activlties of the company.
Charges Against Concern
II was this evidence and data. sand
Mr.. Banton, which had been turned
over to him by Mr.. Silkworth, being
the first instance in his memory Of a
tock exchange voluntarily referring
eVidcnce of this sort to the District
Attorneys Office Mr. Banton said that
the facts as presented in Mr. Silk
worth's report alleec in substance that
ire MacMasters Company was trading
against the interests of its clients. The
District Attorney turned over the in
formation to Assistant District At
toruey Schreibcr for investigation.
Mr.. Banton refused to make nubljc
the names Of the other two accused
firms, but he announced that their
cases had been placed before the add.
tional grand jury Yesterday There
Mr.. Banton saying he was waiting to
50 ahead with the trials of some of
the indicted cases before taking up
new indictments.
Fleeing Was Nationwide
Mr. Banton said he continues to re
celve complaints from individuals all
over the country with respect to al
legged tieecing activities Of ono concern
or another in this city. the letters
coming from as far as Texas, Montana.
Wisconsin and other points Some of
these refer to houses generally recog-
nized as reputable, and upon inve tiga-
ton are found to come from persons
who We're poor losers in the general
game of market speculation
Il am not going TO let these per
sons use my Office to collect bad
debts commented Mr. Banton.
With respect to the failure of the
brokerage finn of kohler, Bremen &
Co., SO Broadway and f. Oppenheimer
& Co.. Mr. Banton said his office had
received requests for information in
connection with these two companies.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-21
Two Secretaries to Japan

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2o.--The sur
viving members of the Class of 81 of
the United States Naval Academy, in
Guiding high ranking officers in the
navy and Marine Corps. as we'll as Sec
retary of War Weeks and Senator 0. E.
Weller, of Maryland, are to visit Japan
and the Orient this summer as special
guests of Admiral Uriu, of the Japanese
navy, who is a member of the class,
and the Japanese government, Secre-
tary of Navy DENLY announced to-day.
Mr.. DENLY is included in the invitation
and plans to go.