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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-12-15
YOUTH FOUND
GUILTY OF WRECK
ING 6. \. TRAIN
Harry Kerns Found Guilty of Causing
Wreck Which Resulted in Death of
John Hoffman and Smith Holloway.

After II hours of deliberation in
the district court at Williston, N. D.,
the jury hearing the case of Harry
Kerns, charged with tampering with
a switch that caused wreck at Todd,
N. OAK, October 10, and the death
of the engineer and brakeman,
found him guilty. The court deferred
sentence and the penalty will prob
ably be imposed when court convenes
on December II.
Kerns confessed to causing the
wreck in statement made to the
prosecutor prior to the trial, but he
repudiated this confession when he
was arraigned in court. The defend
ants story was that he tampered
with the switch in the hope that it
would wreck a fruit train and enable
him to get some fruit. A previous
wreck with apples strewn about the
damaged cars, gave him the idea, he
told the prosecutor.
No thought that the wreck might
take a toll of human lives occurred to
Kerns, he said, when he threw the
switch. He visited the wreck soon
after and was so overcome with re-
morse that he said he would have kill
ed himself had he possessed a gun.
Engineer John Hoffman and Brakeman
Smith Holloway were instantly killed
when the train left the rails. Both
men were well known in northern
Montana towns.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-12-15
Receiver v. M. Smith
=. Has Completed Work

Poplar, Dec. 8.-After working, in
Poplar for nearly two years as re-
ceiver of the First National bank
when it WIS closed and in the same ca
pacity at the Stockmen's National
bank, which is still closed, and also in
connection with the John Lundquist
estate which was declared bankrupt,
V. NJ Smith announces that he will
complete his duties here next week
and leave for Great Falls.
In an interview this week Mr. Smith
said that the affairs of the First Ma
tional bank had been closed satisfac-
torily and that he expected that an
announcement in connection with the
Stocknen's National Bank would be
made by the national banking depart
ment within short time.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-12-15
KELLY CASES CON-
TINUED OVER TERM
Trials That Were to Occur Monday,
With Judge Green Presiding Failed
to Materialize-Judge Green Could
Not Come.

The famous Kelly cases against the
Beisekers and the Sheridan County
IsState Bank, were reported in these
columns last week as to have been set
for trial Monday, before Judge Green
of Conrad, Judge Conner having been
disqualified by an affidavit of preju-
dice after an effort had been made to
compel Kelly to pay S40O for a con-
tinuance when he was fouled by rea-
son of the fact of his attorneys,
Arthur LIE Sueur of st. Paul and At
torney OLeary of Great Falls; being
engaged in the trial Of cases else
where could not get to Plentywood on
Tuesday, December 5th, when the
cases were set for trial and asked to
have the cases set over until Friday,
December 9Th, which continuance was
objected to by the Beisekers and re-
fused by the court unless a tribute Of
S400 was forthcoming to pay the al
legged expense and damage of, the
defendants in these cases.
After the affidavit Of prejudice was
filed, it was given out by the court
authorities that these cases were set
over till Monday of this week, when
Judge Green would arrive, but on
Saturday it was given out that Judge
Green could not come to Plentywood
Monday, but the reason Of his failure
to appear was not given out.
Since that time, Attorney Brown of
Froid, the local attorney for T. c..
Kelly, informs reporter from the
Producers News, that a special term
to try these cases will be called by
Judge Conner to convene some time
in | February, and that judge,
acceptable to both parties to the liti-
cation will be called in to try them.
These cases are attracting wide in
terest and will be the source of much
entertainment when they are called
and a large number of people are
planning on attending the trials
from start to finish.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-12-15
BATTLE PLAN

Western automobile trade associa-
tions,- through their spokesman, Rob
ert MARYLAND, opposed the proposed
gasoline tax, principally on the ground
that there was no assurance that the
revenue derived would be used for
road betterment
The conference also voted to seek
passage of uniform legislation thru
out the West governing the rules of
the road, chiefly in regard to motor
lists hand signals and right of way
regulations at intersections.
A resolution was adopted commend
ing congress for it's aid in financing
road improvement in the West, parti-
cularly in national parks.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-12-15
LADD HALTS COL
LEAGUE SMOKING
ON SENATE FLOOR

Washington, Dec. 8.-Clouds of
cigar smoke rising from the sem
ate floor was an unusual but brief
spectacle yesterday in the senate
where smoking has been banned
since the days of "Pitchfork Benz
Illlnan, to whom tobacco was ab-
horrent. : Unfamiliar with the
senate rules, Senator-elect Wheel
er, Democrat, of Montana, took a
seat and puffed his after luncheon
cigar until Senator Ladd, Repub-
llcan, of North Dakota, another
member of the new insurgent bloc,
. sent a page to the new member to
inform him of the no smoking
rules.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-12-15
MASQUERADE
BALL AT OUTLOOK
GIVEN BY THE LADIES' HOsPI-
TAI FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE
OUTLOOK COMMUNITY HOSPT-
TAI.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 80. 1922

The Outlook Community Hospital
Aid is putting on Masquerade Ball,
as Christmas Benefit for the splen-
did little hospital which the commu-
nifty of Outlook are maintaining at
that village, Saturday evening, De-
cember 30th, in the Stivers Hall. There
will be a fine orchestra.
Prizes will be given to the best
represented Woman's costume and to
the funniest mans costume.
Supper will be served at midnight
in the Hall by the Aid. The price will
be Is cents per plate.
The general public is invited to at
tend this social event, have good
time and help a worthy cause.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-12-15
GEORGE BANGS OF GRAND
FORKS VISITS PLENTYWOOD

George Banks of Grand Forks was
in Plentywood a week ago today in
connection with the Poplar-Wolf Point
county seat contest and was before
Judge Conner asking for temporary
Injunction restraining the moving Of
the county seat. This is Mr.. Bangs
first trip to Plentywood since the
Plentywood-M Medicine Lake county seat
contest and observers remark that
Attorney Bangs has aged to marked
degree since that time. Mr.. Hallet Of
Great Falls, representing Wolf Point
was also in Plentywood on .he same
day. .
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-12-15
WORST BLIZZARD
IN HISTORY
OF 6. n.

Havre, Dec. 11th.-The worst
blizzard in the history of the
Great Northern railway has been
raging on the western slope of
the Rockies since Sunday, accord
ing to officials of the road.
Four feet of loose snow and
winds bordering on hurricane
isolated the little towns of Java
and Essex from the rest of the
world for "a hours. The tempera-
ture dropped to from 20 to % de-
grees below zero and all work of
clearing the tracks was impossible
until yesterday morning.
A snowside 800 feet long and
60 feet deep partly buried a
freight train Sunday afternoon.
The slide occurred about mile
east of Java. No one was injured
and the track was opened after
"a hours work.
Train No. 4 Of Sunday was held
in Cut Bank until last night, and
Sundays mail train and No. 2
were held at Whitefsh, arriving
in Hayre this morning. Train
No. I for yesterday was held here
until 5:45 yesterday afternoon and
sent back to ST. Paul as No. 4.
No. 3, due in Havre early Mon
day morning; left last night for
the coast. Extra crews of men
were kept at work all day yes
terday clearing the tracks over
the mountains with a rotary plow.
Sunday night no progress could
made with the plow against the
wind and snow.
Severe storms between Billings
and Great Falls held up all trains
on that line for IL hours. The
government weather station in
Havre reported "a below zero yes
terday morning, which is the
coldest SO far this winter, and re-
ports from all parts of the state
are to the effect that one of the
worst storms accompanied by the
coolest weather in years occurred
Sunday and Monday.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-12-15
Welle Resigns as Vice
President of the Citi-
zens State Bank

N. A. Welle has resigned his posi-
tion with the Citizens State Bank,
Wheich he has held since the merger of
last spring, and will devote his entire
time to his personal holdings here,
which take considerable time.
The many friends. of the Welle
family are glad to learn that they
will continue to make their home in
Antelope until all of Mr. Welle's af-
fairs are satisfactorily arranged.
Antelope independent.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-12-15
GREAT WHEAT SALES
AGENCY ORGANIZED; !;
MONTANA A MEMBER

Minneapolis, Dec. 1.-THE largest
cooperative wheat sales agency in
the world, which, according to its or
ganizers will handle 10O,O0O,OO0 bush
els in its first year, was formed here
today at a meeting of six cooperative
organizations, representing 10 states.
The new organization is known as
the American Wheat Growers asso-
citation, and was formed at meet
ing of trustees of the Northwest
Wheat Growers Associated, represent
ing five states, and the trustees of
five other cooperative bodies repre-
senting five other states. Headquar-
ters of the new association probably
will be located in either Minneapolis
or Kansas City, it was said.
The states represented at the meet
ing today were: Oregon, Washington,
Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Kan
sas, Nebraska, Colorado, Oklahoma
and Texas. Trustees of the North
west Wheat Growers instructed
George C. Jewett, general manager,
to apply for membership in the Duluth
board Of trade.
A conference will be held tomorrow
to decide whether to organize on a
capital stock basis. If no capital is
thought necessary, the new sales
agency viii proceed, operating on a
small working fund and advancing
money to the farmers for their wheat,
but not paying for all of it until the
end of the year.
The plan of operation provides that
the farmers represented in the new
organization will accept the average
prices received for their wheat during
the year for the grade of wheat de-
livered, Mr.. Jewett said.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-12-15
SAYS IT Is ALL
PROPAGANDA

The Producers News has received a
letter from the secretary of the Fed
Grated Shop Crafts of Great Falls
saying the dispatches in the Great
Falls Tribune to the effect that the
strikers are returning to work is com
pany propaganda, that the contrary
is true, and that the reports are being
put out by the railroad company in or
der to induce farmers, handy with
tools to take jobs scabbing on their
brother workers.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-12-15
Store Open Each Evening
Till $3.50 Until Christmas

Ingwalson Company announces that
starting Monday, December the 18th,
that that firm will keep the big store
open every night until the end of the
holiday season, until $3.50 o'clock, ex~
.cept on Saturday nights when il will
keep open until ten o'clock. All Gus
toners will be cared for.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-12-15
|DKON IN MOVETO
|RAlSETAX ON GAS

San Francisco, Dec. Passage of
legislation imposing a tax of q cents
q gallon on gasoline, to provide funds
Tor construction and maintenance of
roads, will be recommended to legisIa-
tors of IL western states, it was
agreed tonight by the western govern
ors' conference in executive session
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-12-15
Judge Conner Goes to
Havre TO Hold Court
Will Try Gases i'm Which Judge Rose
Has Been Disqualified - Mostly
Booze Running Cases.

Judge Conner left Thursday after
noon on the train for Havre, where he
went to hold court in place of Judge
Rose who has been disqualified in
number of cases. Most of the eases
are reported to be booze running
cases. There are a number of cases
to be tried and Judge Conner may be
gone for number of days.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-12-15
County Commissioners In
Special Session Today
Pay Current Claims and Sign Certifi-
Gates of Election and Approve Per-
sonal Bonds for Banks.

The Board of County Commissioners
met in special session today and trans
acted current business, paying current
bills, approving personal bonds for
banks, and signing up the certificates
of election for the officers elected at
the general election in the county.
Commissioners Matkins, Tyler and
Ibsen and Clerk O'Grady were pres
ent.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-12-15
CAR SCARCITY IN
STATE PUT UP TO
|. {. c. OFFICIALS
WALSH AND WHEELER
SECURE INQUIRY HERE
Rankin Tells of the Conditions at Con-
rad-Farmers i'm State Generally
Suffer Through Lack of Transpor-
tation.

Helena, Mont, Dec. SC. J. Bailey
investigator for the Interstate Com
merce commission, heard complaints
yesterday at the Office of the Montana
Railroad commission on the car short
age in Montana.
Mr.. Bailey's appearance in Mon
tana is said to have come about by
reason of complaints made to the
Interstate Commerce commission by
Senator T. J. Walsh and Senator-elect
B. K. Wheeler.
Governor. Joseph M. Dixon, Attor-
ney General Wellington D. Rankin
and Chester C. Davis, commissioner
Of agriculture, appeared before the
investigator to present evidence in
their possession of the suffering of
Montana farmers by reason of a lack
of cars for grain shipment. The mem
Der of the railroad commission pre-
sented to the investigator the files of
the commission showing complaints
from various parts Of Montana rela-
tive to the carshortage The commits
sion also made available for the use
of the investigator, the report of the
commissions Inspector on conditions
at Glasgow.
NOT A CAR!
Attorney General Rankin re-
lated the conditions at Conrad as
he found them while attending a
grain hearing at that point with g.,
Commissioner Davis. Conrad had
not had single car for grain
shipment in two weeks, the attor-
ney general told the Investigator.
The attorney general charged that
the individual farmers were being
Disseminated against by the rail-
road companies.
Commissioner Davis said that only
25 per cent of the Montana grain
crop of 1922 had been shipped and
that at least so per cent of the crop
had not yet reached the elevators. All
evidence compiled by his Office, Mr..
Davis said, indicated farmers were
suffering greatly from the car short
age and sone relief should be granted.
Lee Dennis, chairman Of the rail-
Continued on Page Sevenl
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-12-15

Io0cF BANGS WILL REPRESENT CITYOF POPL AR
Year Before Litigation is Complete-During the
Meantime the Roosevelt County Capitol VIII Likely Re-
main at Poplar
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-12-15

Mrs. A. C. Fairciilds OF Antelope
was visitor in Plentywood Tuesday.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-12-15
ncr GREEN OF CONRAD TO TRY THE CASE

g., enisode in the Roosevelt
h 1o'nsl % Daot fight occurred last week,
1 y :,.T sS@T december 7th, when DR..
q isas;' . large taxpayer of Poplar,
Ilssr} srs George z. Erickson and
y 's!s Jopr1 Of Poplar and George A.
T. a113lt If Grand Forks, visited Plenty
Il III .nd ~ fled a petition for a tenn
!, e-u -iuuillnction with Judge c. E.
|,s l,s # f. the District Court praying
u |Est ~ " County Commissioners, of
II .,ret u county be restrained from
||ssJinc with the complying with
] T isg Which requires that body to
e., ,a,e,lres and complete the NOV
! ! s'f fbp county seat to the city de-
NJ n he permanent county seat
H. tpn davs after the finding of
4 .s,rIt nj Of election until after the
1T If the county seat election,
IN H. suit has been filed by DR.. At
En- in the district court OF Poplar
! J,r before. has been adjudicated
H. % courts, setting forth that if the
||E.r seat is moved to Wolf Point
4 tipn as a result of the contest, it
En- he found that Poplar had been
SiIy selected as the county seat,
j 4 would then be necessary to
n the county seat back again to
ssr thus causing the taxpayers
n expense and annoyance, which
IA necessarily be incurred in the
FL I'D of court house at Wolf
n and the building of a jail and
4 extraordinary expense incident
Il the moving Of the court house,
IA can all be obviated by the keep
III the county seat at Poplar until
II the contest has been heard and
ay decided, probably by the su-
tre court of the state, which prob
! will require almost a year.
1 CONFER SIGNS ORDER
blge Conner signed the temporary
haning order, restraining the |
beveIt County Board from acting, |
/ BET the hearing on the permanent !
RcdOn at Poplar Wednesday, De-
ber Goth, when the legal battle !
Eeen George Bangs and George |
will take place and when it will |
decided whether the county seat |
|be kept at Poplar until after the
|ngs in. the contest or whether, |
'lant to the. directions of the law,
u be moved at once to Wolf Point,
Ping the outcome Of the contest, to
pOVed back to Poplar in the even
4F Of Poplar coming off victor.
Is quite likely that the permanent
potion, will be granted by the
I under a showing in equity, as
b cost of removal, in the face of
FIded litigation, and because there
remedy at law available to pre-
this waste.
|ER DISQUALIFIES HIMSELF
Is reported that Judge Conner ,aas
Pallhed himself in the case and
another Judge, acceptable to both
IS to the litigation will be called
near the application for an in
llon and to also hear the contest,
eeng reported that Judge Green
PIlFad n will try the cases, both the
\ \ and the hearing for the tenn
Y Injunction, although it is
| \ tNat Judge Rose of Havre will
Poplar on the 10Th to try a
' ol cases for Judge Conner who
Eone TO Havre to try a number of
gang cases for Judge Rose in
!. e,seS $, Judge Rose has been dis
9ed' Tie contest case will prob |
'ss called on the 26th.
,aesa regard 10 the pending actions in
,"ul' ',..l anent the county seat con-
~, ~, the Poplar papers have the
EN' IEe RoosavnI+ To,,,,+, TIL
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-12-15
S UE CONTEST ALLEGING FRAUD IN COUNTY SEAT

comer Signs Writ of Temporary Injunction, Setting
&c us.rng on Order for Wednesday, December 10th Re.
,snng the Moving of the County Seat While Cause IS
Pending .
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-12-15
lows bow, Inc II Poplar Standard says
h nth t6o N reference to the allega-
n ITITTSre 1T1S contest papers filed:
''E IN SUIT SHOWING
FRAUD IN ELECTION

|a'lng s5d g, that citizens Of Wolf
practS;eaasso tS;easons employed by Wolf
seent ttea eIa gross Irregularities at
pntv Vsectlon sect in this county when
lef intssaC i seaC question was a matter
! dists;afee fest a suit las been filed
/ tff'[Ist Of court askings h that the the
'ed froroo ooOsevelt 'ss county be re-
she distrama & moving to Wolf Point
aity Ntto'tles to 1sso court has had an op-
slaritieu ,eatn n,s of the fraud and
llttratedS ted " Whleh it is alleged were
/ t6rss1JlnIng ! order is filed in be-
.tS attorneys George E.
Aaed on Page swl
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-12-15
~ GRANTS TEMPORARY TN
JUNCTION
|tsss M 1t G flentywOod Today Results
4 ~ P.t court upholding Attorney
EntT tD'Sgs, S Who Has Never Lost a

spe &c., Il ffqIaay, "a Dec. 8th.-A phone
IL sf,ts, IS The n independent goes to
h i'aIes that Judge Conner has
BIZ ! nsseemporary Injunction, re-
Appnt,, tpeeem0er goth, restraining
h S oc,,a4 commissioners from NOV
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-30

with engroSscd greetings from the
| institutions they represented. The
! class OF rs. the first to leave the
| Virginia Agricultural and Mechani-
cal College. as the institution was
! then named. is represented, 100 per
! cent
Not a member OF the class of forty
seven years ago has died. but on the
contrary, the men of that class greet
inS other alumni here today are ac-
tive business men. farmers and
ClerEymon in their respective com
nuuitics. Probably the most dis
tinguished OF the class OF 'I5 is Right
Rev. Albert =. Lloyd. sufrragan bishop
of the Episcopal Church, New York.
Others include Justice H. y Maurice
Of Richmond; Il. q. GilIum. OF Tcrrc
llautc. Ind. l.. q. Baglcy. Danvillc:
pr. Thomas W. Evans and W. Il.
Franklin. of Concord Depot. g. :.
Harris, of Royce. +. NJ. Love. OF Ham
iltUm \. Mannoni. OF Christianshurg:
II. I. Walker. OF Lynchburg. H. II.
Reynolds. OF stuart: y. J. Evans and
j. W. Harvey. OF Lynchburg. and
Nash Henderson. of Montgomery
County.
The class yell OF - rcvcrhcrated
through the mess hall today at lunch
con, when practically every class. in
'i"uiHS lNHt OF -. was represented.
aud intcrminglinE jazz music by an
orchestra Of the cadets. the various
classes alternating gave their yell
Of the days gone by.
Tomorrow is Alumni Day, and in
dications point TO an attendance OF
more than 500. Up to tonight nearly
900 had registered Lawrence Prid-
dy. of New York, president Of the
General Alumni Association. will pre-
side. the annual address will be de-
!ivercd by J, Luther Johns, of Chi
cagO, and talks will be made by
former officials of the college. In
the afternoon. there will be group
meetings OF the alumni and bust
ness meeting.
At night, Senator Claude \.
swanson Major ". Z. Tams DR.. w
T.. nodd and Dr. George W. Dyer will
he tho speakers. and II. NJ. Smith. OF
Richmond. Will preside. The senior
alumni dance will follow.