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prepared by the United States Department
Of Agriculture
The Dad research Investigations of
the bureau of public roads of the Unit
ed States Department of Agriculture at
the Arlington experiment station are
now well under way.
A new portable road-impact machine
has been received and is giving most
series of road slabs placed earlier in
the season. This series consists of
100 concrete slabs ranging from four
to e inches in thickness and from
lean to rich mixtures. Some Of the
slabs are reinforced and others have a
two-inch Topeka top. There are at
least two slabs of each type of ON
etruction, one on a dry subgrade and
another surrounded by bitches, which
are kept flooded.
What the Machine Does.
Briefly the new machine consists of
a typical truck wheel with spring and
variable load above 1t, which is raised
and allowed to fall on the slab from
my desired height by means of an cleo
trically-driven am. Recording devices
measure the declaration or rate at
which the wheel is brought to rest
after coming in contact with the slab,
the detection Of the slab at a number
Of points on a line across the slab, set
Element OF the slab into the ~subgrade,
permanent set of the slab and the max
imum instantaneous fiber stress at the
point where the blow is struck.
On the first slab te-ted the various
recording devices checked each other
with surprising closeness. Tor a series
Of blows varying slightly in intensity,
curves for the fiber stress, decelera-
ton and DETECTION showed correspond
ing variations and gave assurance as
to the accuracy of the new methods of
measuring. Some interesting informa-
ton al to the variation of the support
offered the slab by the subgrade under
a series of varying blows is being Sc
cured.
New Light on Impact.
With the information and experience
gained from last years experiments
on impact making possible refinements
, 1922-11-15
sELF-FEEDER WILL AID PIGS
Gives Rapid Gains TO Young Animals
Which Are Being Prepared
for Marketing.

The self-feeder will not save all the
labor and win not work to advantage
on all classes of hogs, but 1t does give
rapid gains to young pigs which are
being prepared for market. 1t also
gets old sows who have just weaned
their pigs ready for market quicker.
, 1922-11-15
His Goal Won.

You have no ambition" complained
his young wife.
"Not now." he replied i%ndolently.
you never did have any"
"Oh. yes, I did but I achieved my
ambition when l acquired a rich fa'
t~her-inlaw."
, 1922-11-15
unskiIIed Help.

A couple of tourists were gazing at
the sculptured front of , certain
church. when one of them quoted the
remark about art being the handmade
of religion.
"If that is So" returned the other,
glancing again at the crudely carven
figures. Religion ought, to give her a
months notice."
, 1922-11-15
A Reputation to Maintain.

ST notice you have certain pet
phrases you put into all your editori
ais"
81 have to do that in self-defense,"
replied the editor of the Chiggersville
Clarion.
.Why so?"
"To refute the base lnsinuation that
they are written by my office boy"
, 1922-11-15

"And you and your wife get into ar
'guments, OF course. about thingsr
"well, l can't say we argue, but she
noes O red-hot m~onologue."
, 1922-11-15
Selfish Mar.

Bluebeard-You have the freedom
of the entire house excepting the
closet. This, you must never enter.
His Eighth Wife-Do you mean to
keep an entire closet for yourself when
1 haven't room to hang half my thingsl
, 1922-11-15
A Telling Stroke.

The hare easily caught up with the
tortoise. "Well. old man, you're not
much Of a runner. are your" he
sneered.
mo-" admitted the tortoise. SIN
not. / think I'll try FOR the crew. You
see. I'm quite at home in the she'll"
, 1922-11-15
Preferred q Pearl.

1.-THE stork has brought n little peach"
The nurse said with an air.
I'm mighty glad" h father said.
He didn't bring a pair"
, 1922-11-15

Cnance TO observe.
There's m thing about the Q
styles"
"What, for instanceT
80 many ~good-looking girls in this
town"
, 1922-11-15
bal panaer.

Guess I'll have to pen up my goat.
He used TO loaf around wagons parked
in the village square and eat hay"
"Well? r.
"But now he's learning to drink
gasoline"
, 1922-11-15
Why Dairymen Cooperate

1. To assemble their products
most economically at country
points.
2. To establish and maintain
plants for handling their prod
ucts at country points.
8. To become a factor and
WELD an influence In the mar
keting of their products.
4. To undertake actual COM
mercial distribution of their
products.
5. To obtain commercial eff
cheney In the marketing Of their
products.
@. To stabilize the supply In
accordance with the market de-
mand.
4. To secure for producers the
services of marketing experts.
s. To reduce the cost Of sup
plies required in marketing.
o. To eliminate speculation
and waste.
10. To secure direct and or
derby distribution.
, 1922-11-15
TAKING WHAT COME

TAKING WHAT COMES
Philosophlc Citizen You must
take what you can get these days.
Weary onc-Yes, but some OF
these telephone numbers ! get ayen't
of the slightest use to me.
, 1922-11-15
New Light on Impact.

New Light on Impact.
With the information and experience
gained from last years experiments
on impact making possible refinements
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-10-20
CITY OF NOONAN, n. ID. AGAIN .
SUFFERS FROM BAD FlRE

The city of Noonan, fifteen miles
east of Crosby, suffered another heavy
fire loss Sunday forenoon when the
Methodist church and parsonage were
both completely destroyed by ire.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-10-20
GAS PRICES TAKE A
DROP ELSEWHERE
Will Drop Ever Hit Plentywood?"
That Is the Question Being Asked
By All Gas Consumers.

The press is telling every day about
the drop III the price of gasoline, one
day one cent and the next day two,
etc., but the drop never seems to hit
northeastern Montana. "Will it ever
come down here? is the great ques-
ton.
For some reason or other gas can
retail at 27 cents in Helena and "a in
Denver. The following is the story
in the Helena independent:
GAS PRICES TAKE DROP
OF TWO CENTS A GALLON
Helena, Oct. 18th; simultaneously
with the announcement of the Contin-
entail Oil company general offices at
Denver of a reduction of two cents a
gallon in the price of gasoline, a
similar cut was posted by filling sta
tons.
"The price quoted yesterday at local
stations was 271a cents as against
1914 cents the day previous. The new
price effective yesterday in Denver
was "a cents per gallon, according to
press dispatches.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-10-20
NOT ENOUGH CARS
TO ship LIVESTOCK
cnae;al To Producers News.

Snecial to Producers News.
Helena, Oct. 16.-The Great North.
ern railroad is 20 days behind I'D
meeting demands for cars for snip
ping cattle and sheep, according TO a
telegram received by the state rail-
road commission yesterday from A. L..
Bergfeld, general superintendent OF
transportation of that railroad IN et'
Paul.
supt Bergfeld's telegram stated
that orders for cars for loading up co
September 81 have all been fllled ano
that bv the end of this week emptles
ings for which cars were ordered oy
will have been spotted for all load
shippers up to September 70. lie es,
timated that the road is now IoUo
cars behind and that it already mas
booked orders for 1855 cars Tor snip
ments after October nth.
The orders are being filled as rap
idly as possible, according to the teie-
gram, which stated that part OF the
blame for the shortage OF stock cars
and "double deckers" can be laid on
the fact that 500 new stock cars, or
dered by the Great Northern for de-
livery beginning July Is have not been
received, because of labor trouble In
the car building plants.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-10-20

Paul last Thursday after brief stay.
While gone his brother Rash of Out
look attended the shop.
The dance here last Friday night
was poorly attended. The Novelty
Four furnished the music.
The threshing rigs have all pulled
in for the season and the men are
leaving for the cities by the score.
Mr.. T. L. Blackmon, brand inspec-
tor, was here on business last week,
accompanied by DR.. Elders.
Mr.. Hanna, collector for the Boun-
dry Lumber Company, has been at.
tending to collections in this district
for the past two weeks. :.
Several have been busy of late haul.
ing coal from the Farmers mine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Hanson arr
occupying a suite of rooms in the E7p
Ter block for the present, Mr.. Hanson
having purchased the Peter Hegsetf
house. The latter will move out ives
some time the forepart of November
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-10-20
MOHALL. BANKERS
SENT TO PRISON
THREE OFFICIALS MUST SERVE
TERMS IN LEAVENWORTH
PRISON.

Minot, N. D., Oct. Isl. C. Peters
former president Of the Mohall State
bank, now defunct, was sentenced te
four years in the federal prison at
Leavenworth, Kan, this morning BY
Judge Andrew Miller in federal court
W. w. Bergman, former assistant
cashier was sentenced to two years In
the same prison and Frank w. Wiebe
cashier, to one year and one day in
the federal prison. The three defend
ants each entered pleas of guilty yes
terday of using the mails to defraud
Peters broke down and wept sever
al times during the questioning of the
defendants by the court. Bergman
and Wiebe appeared stoical and &C.
copied the sentence without any ap-
parent signs of nervousness.
Judge Miller, before passing sent
ence, severely criticized bank officials
who twill deliberately falsify the re-
cords, while holding themselves out
to the public as honest and trust
worthy servants"
Chief Deputy United States Mar
shall C. R. Wattles stated at noon that
the prisoners probably will not be
taken to Leavenworth for several days
as the marshal's office is short of as
sistance. The three will be confined
in the county Jail until they are re-
moved to Fargo and thence to the
federal prison.
"The whole plan was to get the
money of the people," declared Dis.
trict Attorney M. A. Hildreth.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-10-20
N. OAK. MILL
AND ELEVATOR
NOW COMPLETE
Opening Date for Business BE. :or
October 25th-May Hold Celebra-
ton.

Grand Forks, Oct. 9.-The state
mill and terminal elevator will be
ready for business in about two
weeks. The official opening, accord
ing to A. Mykebeye, fiscal agent OF
the industrial commission, will take
place about October 25th. .
The industrial commission will
meet in Grand Forks, October 10Th,
and the plans for the opening cele-
brations. if ANY will be decided upon
then.
1t is also expected that the ap-
pointment of a general manager
will be announced in few days. b.
L. Simmons and 0. L. Spencer, mana
gers for the elevator and mill, respec-
lively. have been on the ground for
some time and superintended the in
stallation Of the machinery.
FIVE MAJOR BUILDINGS
The Grand Forks project consists OF
five major buildings-the elevator
building, the mill building, the power
house, the repair shop, and the adj
ministration service building.
The elevator is the largest struc-
ture; not including the 80 storage
tanks it is so feet wide, 120 feet long
and 1877 feet high, making it equal to
the average IL story skyscraper.
The tanks cover considerable space
to the south of the main elevator,
each tank having capacity of $4,000
bushels.
The capacity of the elevator is
1885. 900 bushels. All the machinery
is up-to-date in every respect. Every
five feet in the tanks there are Their
mometers which register the telnpera-
ture of the wheat. The tanks measure
20 feet in diameter and are 991a feet
high.
HAS EIGHT STORIES
The mill building proper consists OF
eight stories. It is AZ feet wide, lao
feet long and 140 feet high; besides
there are two storage wings, the north
wing being 180x42 and the south
storage 2O0x42; both are one story
high. -,
There are really three mills in the
building, each with daily capacity of
LOCO barrels: two of the units will
grind flour wheat; the third is intend
ed for durum.
There is not a more up-to-date
mill in the country than the state
mill at Grand Forks, and as to size
it measures we'll up with the biggest
in the country. Besides having all
the latest machinery, the wheat will
be cleaned and washed before it is
accepted at the mill. The cleaning
usually takes place at the mills and
very few of the mills elsewhere go to
the trouble of washing the wheat be-
fore grinding.
The powerhouse is 89x87 feet. The
machine shop and the service building
completes the project There is also
a water reservoir 120x60. The. well
goes down nearly 500 feet to granite.
STARTED IN 1920
Work on the state mill and elevator
project was started by the Frazier adj
ninistration in the early part of 1920.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-10-20
Marketing of Montana's
Huge Crop Delayed
By Car Shortage

In Many Sections Elevators Filled to
Capacity and Farmers Cannot Move
Crop to Elevator Far Storage Mar
ket-Great Northern System Broken
Down.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-10-20

'' Helena, Oct. 18.-The marketing of
Montana's big crops this year is being
delayed by serious shortage of rail-
way cars, according to the reports
from 18 counties for the week ending
October 7th In: many sections grain
elevators are reported filled to capaci-
ty waiting for cars in which to ship.
Due to the congestion of grain at rail-
way points many farmers are unable
to move their crops to. the elevators
for storage or marketing.
Livestock Moving to Market
i. Livestock is reported throughout the
state to be moving to market as rap
idlv as transportation facilities will
permit. Continued dry weather In
practically all sections east of the con-
tinental divide, while ideal for har-
vesting, is preventing the seeding OF a
large acreage: of winter wheat and the
preparation Of ground by fall blowing.
Reports Of counties follow:
Richland-Weather still warm and
dry. No killing frost as yet. A nor
NAL crop of good quality sugar beets
is being harvested. Wheat is being
marketed slowly due to the low price.
Livestock in good condition.
Dawson-Threshing 25 per cent
complete Yields IS to 40 .bushcls.
The average will be somewhere be-
tween Is to 25.
Daniels Weather dry with consid-
erabie wind Moisture needed for fall
blowing and fall seeded grain. Thresh-
ing competed Potato digging well
under way. Cattle are being shipped
as rapidly as cars can be obtained.
Labor supply plentiful
RooseveIt-Weather clear and warm
first part of the week. Cooler with
light frost latter part. In most sec
ticns too dry for fall blowing. Har-
vest about completed Livestock NOV
ing to market steadily.
ValIey.-Past' week very favorable
for threshing work. Huiling Of alfalfa
seed has just ssarted Quality is ex-
cellent and the yields are holding out
well. Crop conditions for winter grain
are very poor. Ground is dry and
hard. The acreage of winter wheat
and rye is reduced because of drought.
Livestock shipments delayed on &C
count of car shortage. Elevators in
most places are blocked with grain
and farmers are unable to move to
market enough grain to pay their
threshing bills.
...Phillips.-First general frost of the
season came on Oct. 7. Potato harvest
in full swing. Most of the crop will
be stored. Grain marketing at a check
as local elevators are full and no re-
lief in sight.
Blaine Weather has been very
warm with no precipitation and little
frost. All crops harvested. Threshing
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-10-20
CHICKEN PIE.
SUPPERAT
OUTLOOK
Saturday, October 21st, at Stivers
. Hall-For Benefit of Outlook Com.
munity, Hospital.
BIG DANCE AFTER SUPPER

There will be a magnificent Chicken
Pie Supper at the Stivers Hall, Out
look, Saturday, October 21st, the pro-
ceeds of which will go to the Outlook
Community Hospital. Everyone is
urged to attend, have good time at
ter the harvest work is over and at
the same time help worthy charity.
DANCE AFTER SUPPER
After the supper is over there will
be a big dance which will last late.
The very best music available will be
secured. It is planned to make this
function the real event of the season
and preparations are being made for
a large attendance
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-10-20

Davis.
Requests for suspension of the low
cred rate has been made by the rail-
road commission to the interstate
commerce commission on the grounds
that it will enable coast mills to de-
prive Montana -four mills of their
market, thereby injuring both mills
and growers.
Consideration will be given by the
state commission at its next meeting
to asking the interstate commerce
commission to grant the reduction on
the domestic rates on wheat as well as
on wheat intended for, shipment across
the Pacifie, according to Chairman
Lee Dennis.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-10-20
Landscape Hate.

# you have hat of white satin or
Of satin In any pale shade, 1t is proper
70 get out your paint box and decorate
It with bit Of landscape. Two such
hats have been seen on the Board
Walk at Atlantic City, N. J. One was
white, with rolling bit of pale blue
hills in front and fine stretch Of
laisy meadows all around the rest Of
The crown. The other hat was pale
pink and ornamented with ranks Of
ing dark green pine trees.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-10-20
DOOLEY

A large number from here went out
duck hunting Sunday and returned
with the limit. They bagged some
real extra fine ducks.
The recent SHOWS and cold weather
has put pep in those not having their
spuds dug. A number were out gath
ering in their crop Sunday.
Jacks Transfer of .Plentywood haul
ed up some fixtures for Robert Dav-
idson last week which he will use in
the pool hall now occupied by Britt
Chandler.
Adrey Nelson is employed at the
Decker Hardware, hauling oil and do
ing other work.
Melvin Bretzke returned from
Browns Valley Saturday, where he
attended school,
Harry Burnham returned from St.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-10-20

about finished. Livestock in good con-
dition. Shipments are being made as
regularly as cars are available.
Hill.-Weather favorable for har-
vesting but unfavorable for fall seed
ing. Heavy frost the last day of the
week. Ground is too dry to pillow, and
fall seeding has been practically dis
continued. Yields in northern part OF
the county range from, 10 to 25. In
the southern part to 10 bushels
All the wheat is especially good quail
ty. Corn and potato harvest unusually
good. Plenty of hay. and rough feed
on hand for livestock.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-10-20
FARMERS AND MILLERS
DISAGREE ON .DEMERITS
OF GRAIN RATE DECREASE

Special to Producers News.
Helena, Mont.-Opposition by the
millers of Montana to the 7-cent cut
in the freight rate from Montana
points on wheat intended for export
to the Orient is not shared by farm
ers of the State, according to commu
nicstions received yesterday by the
State Railroad Commission and Com
missioner Of Agriculture Chester C..
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-10-20
Don't Spoil the Frock.

The most charming little dress may
be utterly ruined so far as style IL
concerned if 1t Is cut too long. Il one
feels that these dresses must be cut
long enough to take care Of shrinkage
put a tuck in the under side Of the
hem. That viii solve the problem.
The New York herald., 1922-04-16

Wiggin. Mrs. L. Mcdonald and Mrs,
Pierpont Morgan Hamilton wore simple
dinner dresses with coats and without
hats.
From the standpoint of sport, the
night was just as great a success as Ii
was socially. There was only one bout
that was more or less of a slugging
match. so there was nothing really
shocking, and the women seemed to en-
joy every minute of 1t as much as the
men, French women are oldtimers at the
ring. so they could not be expected to be
shocked when little blood was drawn,
and even the American women. the ma
jority Of whom were attending their first
fight, declared that they found the sport
more to their liking than they had an
ticipated.
Handsome prizes were given TO both
winners and losers. Mr.. Spencer Eddy
and Comte de vallombrosa each gave
large silver cup for tho Carpenter
Criqui bout. and those who gave silver
cups to the winners Of other bouts were
Mr.. Charles A. Mum. Mr.. Henry Van
Hukelom. Col. Herman II. Harjes. the
Earl of Derby. Capt the Hon. Alexander
Ramsay and Comte Jean de Castellane
Silver cigarette cases for the losers were
presented by Mr. Herman c. Huffer,
Capt r. M. IIIopital, Major Benjamin
The New York herald., 1922-04-16

Henry s. Lehr. Miss Yznaga. Cora.
Lady Strafford Prince Potoch and Mrs.
and Miss F'arquharson.
The visit OF Nine. Millerand. Frances
first lady of the land" to the Ameri-
can Women's Club OF Paris was an
event in the American colony during
the week. She completely captured the
hearts of the American women by her
extreme simplicity OF manner. A spe-
cial programme of music typically
American was rendered for her by Miss
Enid Watkins. soprano. and Mr.. Ralph
Lawton. pianist. both of whom. were
we'll fitted as representative American
musicians to contribute to such an oc-
casion. After tea was served Nine.
MilIerand was introduced to the mem-
bers of the club and remained for an
hour chatting with them. The commit
tee of women who were appointed to
receive her included Mrs. Parmely Her
rick, the daughter-hi-law of the Amer
lean Ambassador: Nine. Waddington.
Mrs. Charles Prince. Miss Jessie Pat
terson. Mrs. Henry Conkling. Mrs. A.
N. Connect. Mrs. Laurence v. Benet,
Miss Marion Greenough. Mrs. William
c. Huntington, Mrs. Daniel Hally-
Smith, Mrs. William s. Davenport. Mrs
Gilbert K. Jones. Mrs. Berry Wall. Mrs
Henry Munroe. Mrs. J. Mark Baldwin,
Mrs. A. G. Burnhan. Mrs. Clarence
Berry, Mrs. Arthur Hawley. Mrs. Theo.
The New York herald., 1922-04-16

Conner, Col Francis Il. Drake. Col. T.
Crowther and Mr.. Jefferson Davis Conn.
The visit OF the Shah of Persia to
Paris has been the occasion or many
dinner parties. He was present last
Sunday night at what proved to be the
biggest dinner dance OF the season at
the Ritz. He had a party OF twenty
for dinner and afterward he was much
remarked upon in the ballroom. Among
the Americans who were noticed dane
ing were Mrs. Virgil Neal. her guests
for dinner including Comte and Comtesse
de Vogue. Comtesse de Tressanges
Comte and Comtesse de Beausacq.
Comte and Comtesse de Rosambo and
Marquis de Brazais.
Mrs. William Ellis Corey gave a din.
ner for the Grand Duke and Grand
Duchess Boris vladimirovich OF Rus
sia, Prince Achille Murat. Baron George
de MarrochettE Duchesse de Rohan,
Comte d'Obidos, M. and Nine. Ernest
Mallet, Comtesse de La Berandiere and
Comte NJ Orougea. Others present we're
Mrs. William Disston. Mrs. Preston Glib
son. Col Philip NJ. Lydig. Mrs. t. II.
Mccarthy and her daughter, Miss
Eleanor Mccarthy, who are on their
way to Spain for the Easter holidays.
Cora Lady Strafford. Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Rockford of California. who have just
The New York herald., 1922-04-16

arrived TO tour Europe: Mr.. John r
Christie. Lady Coventry, Sir John Har-
rington, Mr.. Tucker Lindsay. Count ano
Countess Wachtmeister. Capt. and Mrs
John r. Edie, who are soon TO give up
their apartment in Paris to return to
America to live permanently Mr.. and
Mrs. James Winslow. Mr.. and Mrs.
Berry Wall. Mrs. Hubert Adams and
her daughter. Miss Minette Adams. who
have just returned from Italy; Mrs.
John Black, who has been motoring in
Italy: Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mccormick.
Mr.. William Roach. Miss Natalie Enos
Col Bland Winship, Mr.. Anthony Drexel.
NJ Bakhmeteff, the former Imperial
Russian Ambassador to Washington. and
Nine. Bakhmeteff.
Mrs. Corrisan Hostess.
Mrs. James Corrigan. who has been
in London for several months. has re-
Gently arrived In Paris, where she Is
entertaining extensively. gave a dinner
party I'm the private ballroom of the
Ritz last night Her guests OF honor
We're the Grand Duchess Marie OF Rus
sia princess Poutatipe) and her hus-
band. Prince Poutiatine. The other
guests included Marquis Boni de Cas-
tellane. Mrs. George Keppel of London.
Comte Sala. Comte and Comtesse d.
Bearh. Mr.. John Moffat, Mr. and Mrs