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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-02

Last Tuesday the of the State Montana VS. Beisek
at Malta Montana.
According to Information received from Malta this after
noon M9ts and nons were acquitted of all charges Judge
BoC9n directing verdict Of acqua Tt that the Sher-
sn county sank records have played big part ia the trial
o ana Matkns and these records have disappeared
e Former Receivers Of the Sheridan County State Bank NJ
Nelson and Oscar Guickson, who director and also
assistant cashier Of the bank did not know they were and
tJ M babcOck VINO the attorney Receivers Of
ae % was also at loss as to where they Certified copies
e bank records which had been made not allowed We
suppose on the ground that they best of evidence
me only real evidence being the bank records Themselves
T. j. Belseker for trial Immediately upon the ac-
OF falsifyng bank records 190
inns is very severe charge and the maximum sentence
very severe 9eg from to 10 in the penentary and
me 81 from p to $500 but Mr. Beiseker seemingly had not
serious crime ia the of Judge Borton as he re-
ceyeo only ne oil $3.50 which nothing to Mr. Beiseer and
no jan sentence whatever Mr. Beiseker freed of the other
charges w O0'O
Ie absence OF the bank records severe loss to the
Iosecug attorneys and while they subp0enaed those who
seems should have had them In their possession az at least ~
"nere they were, they could not reproduced
seems taat during previous trial that Atty Volum
hao mace motion that the State be allowed to keen these hank
Z os ~ teI possession but that Judge Borton denied the
e case was removed far from this county by JUDGE
Ooel ana our information is very neager at this time but e
WlH nave fu- account Of the trial next week
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-02
WOLF POINT HERALD ADVO-
Gates CALLING OF GRAND
JURY IN ROOSEVELT co

The Wolf Point Herald last week
advocated calling of a grand jury to
look into many shady deals which has
put the county in debt about a million
dollars, says the Roosevelt County In
dependent Tt says the demand is
general all over the county, and it
mentions the recent paying of s1387-
40 for printing the tax list one week,
when, at its bid, would only amount
to S1188.8O for three publications. in
the padded form ia which it was set.
Tt also mentions the state examiners
report and hints at other things a
grand jury viii unearth
If the house is to be clean it must
be Ienovated-and that viii include
violations Of the corrupt practice act
(buying and intimidating voters) as
well as looting the treasury. Clean
her up!
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-02
SENATOR CHARLES E. TAYLOR STIRS
UP COPPER SKUNKS In BUTTE

command for barrage. The miners
ran for their lives. Many persons tes-
tify to this.
D. Gay Stivers, who assisted at the
A. J. Galen festivities in Helena last
week, employer of gunner and head
of the copper blacklist system, was
declared to have participated in the
massacre and I'd have given the order
to stop firing.
After the massacre an editorial
bootlicker of the Butte Daily Post
was ordered to take a photographer to
the scene A picture was taken of a
boarding house. The picture was
published, with one window marked
ok" The paper declared the first
shot was fired from that window. That
was a deliberate misstatement, ut
tered for the express purpose of saw
ing the murderers temporarily.
Neighbors stated that for several
days thereafter Alley had to seek new
sleeping quarters, being surrounded by
gunner in waking hours.
Later, court testimony showed two
girls occupied the room in question,
and no shot had been fired therefrom.
That is why the Butte Miner and
Post and Standard exist They are
the alibi departments for the law
less acts Of the agents employed by
the men who own the papers. Gun
men marked the Miner office front and
rear while the columns of the pub
lication were filed with such material
that the servile editors feared the in
dignation Of an outraged community.
Sheriff O'Rouke, to save the muir
derous copper officials, declared he
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-02
BIG WRESTLING
MATCH AT OUTLOOK

Saturday, February 10th, one of the
biggest wrestling matches ever pulled
off in this section of Montana, will
take place in Stivers Hall at Outlook
in the evening, when Leo Heureux will
meet Elwood House.
Elwood House needs no introduction
to the wrestling fans of this neck of
the woods as he has proven his mettle
and shown himself to be able to take
care of himself before all comers.
Leo Heureux comes from st. Pierre.
Manitoba, Canada, and he carries the
title of heavy weight champion of
western Canada. In his string of
victories he includes such celebrities
as Nels Moe of Yorkton and johnson
of Winnipeg.
The wrestling fans of this part of
Montana will surely get their moneys
worth Saturday, February 10th, at
Outlook. If you want to see a real
wrestling match do not miss this one.
After the match a dance will be
held. Good music viii be furnished.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-02
Pleads Guilty at Malta

had asked them to assist him in main-
tanning order. They posed as sheriff
deputies. It was the habit of O'Rouke,
it is said, to sign buach of papers
deputizing the bearer, with permit to
be armed. These papers were turned
over to Mr.. Stivers. When a guhnau
was hired, his name was inserted in
one of the blanks The sheriff had sign
ed ind the thug Sutoma tically became
a deputy sheriff.
If Lawyer Stivers declared daSu-
ties did the shooting, he sheriff was
in no position to deny it, for he did
not know who We're carrying the pa
pels he had signed SO O'Rouke wiped
The slate clean and declared he had
asked for assistance:
The treaehery of O'Roube forced
him to leave Butte Since then the
Anaconda company lefuged him a
job. He is at prsscat in California.
S, ator TaylJfs lettee caused .
long oxplanation, that explained moth
log The Buu5e murders were cold
blooded and the editors Of the alibi
press are accessories thereto.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-02
COPPER KILLS
"BLACKLISTENG BILL''
SEN. TAYLOR MAKES BIG FIGHT
FOR LABORING MEN BUT COP
PER CJLLARED SENATORS ARE
TOO MUCH FOR HIM.

Helena, Jan. 31-Senator Taylors
bin to prevent the blacklisting of
wage earners, senate bill 90, was kill
ed in the senate committee of the
whoe Monday afternoon after its au-
thor fighting for the life of the meas
ure, had seen it dismembered section
by section until very little remained
but the enaeting clause. The attack
On the bin was made by Senator Stew
ant of Deer Lodge county and when it
was near until death, but still Quiver-
ing, Cobun of Glacier county put in
the finishing blow by a motion to
strike the enactment clause, even then
its author endeavored to resusciate it
by motion to segregate it from the
report Of the committee but likewise
failed in this.
The committee showed favor for the
adjustment of the Office of parole
commissioner by recommending for
passage senate bill 4, by Duncan, af-
ter it had survived attacks by Seig-
freidt Of Carbon county and Taylor of
Sheridan county, only two or three
dissenting votes were cast, upon the
motion to report the bill for passage.
The committee also recommended
for passage senate bill 80, by McCone,
to do away with the printing of presi-
Dental primary campaign books, and
senate bill 26, by Page, providing for
a laborer's lien upon the products of
his work, to the judiciary committee.
This measure had a hard inning and
was saved from being killed only by
a motion by Clark of Toole county to
dispense with further considerations
for the day. Page then carried its
reference to the judiciary committee.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-02

s1rairts OF the industrial relations be-
tween master and servant, and al
subject to the police power of the
state relative to monopoEes.
Section 2-No person, association oil
corporation, being an employer of la-
Dor, shall cOnspire, combine or agree
with any other person, association Oh
corporation, to obtain information Of
concerning any person, employed Oh
unemployed, for any Of NE purposes
following, to-wit:
(a) To-deprive any person Of the
right to seek employment ia any rel
gion, field OF industry;
(b) To control OF limit the liberty
Of any person to exercise the right Of
free speech or assemblage, or the
right Of suffrage;
(c) To control or limit the liber-
ty of any person to associate himself
with other persons. for lawful pur-
poses.
Sec. 3. NO employer of labor shall
make it q condition of giving employ
ment to any person seeking the same
that such person shall first So lit I'd
examination, Interrogation or inquiry
by any agent acting for, or as a rel
suit of, an unlawful conspiracy conn
bination on agreement as defined id
section 2 of this act
Sec. A The maintenance bv two
on more employers of labor of a COM
mon Office Oh agency to obtain infor-
nation of or concerning persons en-
ployed Of seeking employment, for
any of the purposes denounced by this
act as unlawful, shall constitute the
offense defined in section 2 Of this
act; but this section shall not be in-
terpreted to exclude other forms of
conspiracy, combination on agreement
from the scope of said section 2.
Sec. 5. In any prosecution arising
under the provisions of section 2 of
this act, the corpus delicti shall be-
the act of conspiring, combining on
agreeing for any of the specified un-
lawful purposes; and the purpose of
such conspiracy, combination on
agreement shall always be a question
for the jury.
Sec. 6. Any person violating, on
aiding or abetting a violation Of, any
Of the provisions Of this act shall be-
punishable by imprisonment in the
state penitentiary ,aOr not less than
one year nor more than five years.
Sec. z. All acts and parts Of acts
in conflict herewith are hereby re-
pealed.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect
upon it's passage and approval
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-02

The following article from the Butte
Bulletin shows that Senator TavIo,
is making good as a friend OF the
working people. You may be sure
That Copper is fighting him tooth anc
nail, but Senator Taylor is standine
Pat with those who elected him:
Helena, Jan. 26.-Senate Bill "a. in
troduced by Senator Charles IS. Tavlor
of Sheridan county was favorablv re-
ported out of the committee last
Wednesday, and is now IN the hands
of the printers. The full text Of the
bin appears below, and is of high i'm
terest to all wage-workers in this dis
tnct. The feasure fellows:
A Bill for an Act entitled can Act
prohibiting The formation Of combina-
tions and conspiracies to blacklist
wage-workers, and combinations and
c0nspiracies To restrict the liberties of
wage-workers as citizens; prescribing
penalties for violations, and remedies
for the enforcement of this Act; and
defining and declaring the policy of
the state wish reference to the sub
ject natter of this Act.
Be it enacted by the Legislative as
senbly Of the state of Montana:
Section THE right of citizens of
this state freely to seek employment
and opportunity Of employment as
a means of earning q livelihood is
hereby recognized and declared to be
inseparable part of the constitutional
right of life, liberty and the pursuit
of happiness. Such right IS declared
to be superior to the right of any
person or persons to combine for the
purpose of advancing private business
interest. The combinations hereby
prohibited are declared to be opposed
to the well-being of the greater num-
ber Of the people of this state. The
Legislative. assembly in making this
declaration of its policy, recognizes
as an evil to be remedied the exist
ence of combinations between en-
ployers Of labor for the purpose of
excluding of wage workers from op-
portunitg to labor in certain regions,
fields of industries, or for the pur-
pose Of using a monopoly Of opportu-
nifty for employment TO the end that
employees Of such employers may be
prevented from enjoying liberty of
action as citizens. Such combinations
are recognized as. unreasonable re-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-02
JUNIOR FARMERS
RAISING HOGS In
ROOSEVELT CO.

The junior farmers of Roosevelt
county are getting lined up to start
in the hog business in earnest this
year. Eleven boys won registered
Duroc bred gifts last season in the
Corn Growing contest and all these
boys are planning on continuing their
work in the SOW and litter club for
this year. Boys who were not so for
tunate to win pigs are trying to get
financed by some means to the price
Of gilt in order that they too may
get in to the pig business. In most
cases the father is stalking the boy.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-02
HELLAND- STRAND
PUTS ON BIG SALE

Beginning next Thursday and end
ing Saturday, February 10th, the
HelIand-Strand Hardware will put on
big fire sale.
The insurance adjuster arrived
Tuesday and adjusted the loss of this
popular hardware store and Messrs.
Lund and Nelson Immediately got
busy arranging the goods on the
shelves in the building two doors north
of their former establishment.
In an interview with a News report
er, Mr.. E.. c. Helland announced that
he is going to put on the biggest
sale of hardware stock ever held in
Sheridan county, barring none, and
that while some of the goods are a
little smoked, the most of it is like
new, but the popular proprietor of
that store also said that he was go
ing to price the goods so low that
he figures there viii not be an article
left on the shelf in three days. On
some articles which are as good as
new as far as wearing qualities, go
but which are slightly smoked, he is
offering a discount of 40 per cent.
1t will pay all who are interested
in making a big saving in the pur-
chase of hardware to visit this sale.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-02
"FOUL AND FIENDISH MURDER
ON ANACONDA ROAD" NEEDS
EXPLANATION. ALSO HANG
ING OF LITTLE.
(From Butte Bulletin)

Senator Charles E. Taylor of Plen-
tywood said to the Butte Miner: 81
would suggest that the Miner write
an editorial setting forth its attitude
on the foul and fiendish murder on
Anaconda road, or on the lynching of
Frank Little. It is a shame to be
wasting crepe over Herrin when there
is such a field for grief in our own
dOOryard. The Herrin murderers-
who murdered gunmen-have at least
been tried, but the bIOOd-letters of
Anaconda Road have nOtryet been in
formed against. l look for an edi-
tOrial on this domestic subject short
Iy."
The Miner replies, editorially, that
it published all the details available
of the Anaconda Road shooting next
morning, with comment thereon, say
ing in its news report promiscuous
shooting followed ''when a shot was
fired from 8 window of boarding
house near by and grazed a deputy
sheriff."
The Miner did publish that state
ment. And the statement was a pure
fabrication. Eighteen unarmed miners
were shot in the back, with buckshot
for the most part, by gunner en-
ploved bv the Anaconda company.
Row Allen. private secretary to John
D. Ryan, fired the first shot from a
.45-calibro automatic pistol, giving the
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-02
SHELLEY FOUND
NOT GUILTY ON
FIRST CHARGE

Acquitted on one charge, that of
accepting brbes from breweries, 0.
H. P. Shelley, who last August was
suspended as federal prohibition di-
rector for Montana, went to trial Fri-
day morning in the federal court be-
fore Judge George III. Bourquin, on a
second charge, in which it is alleged
that on five occasions he took bribes
to allow drug stores to violate the pro-
hibition laws. Permitting reports and
records to be falsified also is charged.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-02
ALLEGES co. COMMRs. YOUNG's
OFFICE VACANT IN ROOSEVELT

Roosevelt County Independent: An
action was filed in the office of the
clerk of court this afternoon, entitled
Geo. Kelly VS.. W. L. Young, in which
the plaintiff alleges among other
things that the defendant was not
qualified for election to the Office of
county commissioner by certain acts
in violation Of law; that he also failed
to file bond; therefore plaintiff prays
the court to declare the election null
and void and fill the vacancy by ap-
pointment.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-02
u EAISTRELS ARE
COMING TO TOWN
rlo ,1l0S OF THE BAND GET
700 LINED UP. -' : :

Y band boys have been b,,sv +bo
4. uays getting the talent of
\ ~. 'olfalled ! and have now de-
\. us' Saturday, March 18th, will
], Jay when the show viii be
h. ~ program is being arranged
h lslenJ musical numbers
NJ ai'efspersed with dialogues,
..ii..., .ss boys viii start rehearsing
sg5saslyy .sly and something good can
'a 18th. loigeC the date
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-02
M NM Z BASKET SHOOTERS
WIN GAME FROM sCOBEY

agSt ~ !, Independent: On last Fri
soo5.e, g5. ,ne fast Antelope quint met
b sr.+ UOys on their home floor
them ! Dii1up Of the season and
fb4 cunning to the tune
! gsms Fancy !. boys put up a good,
vtb|aan and are a nice bunch to
! a ,bo,t oney have only been prac-
Place q nun 'lne' due to the lack
sasduIsJ5 meet I. in. A return game
sSod ls'5, rsn. which viii undoubtedly
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-02
WALKER-JOHNsON

A young couple from Outlook, Mr.
Melvin J. Walker and Miss Auget F.
johnson, were quietly married by
Rev. Boone, at the Congregational
parsonage Wednesday evening at 500
o'clock. The bride and groom re-
turned to Outlook Thursday, where
they will soon be at home to their
well-wishing relatives and friends.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-02
ANNUAL
BALL FEBRUARY u

. One of the social events of the sea-
son viii soon be with US on Washing
toms birthday, February 22nd, when
the fire boys viii put on their annual
ball.
The members of the fire department
are already making big preparations
for this event and they are looking
for big crowd.
The past fire has shown the reed Of
a well drilled fire department and the
people should get behind the boys and
encourage them with al their strength
to the end that such backing pro
duces a better spirit among the
boys, more interest in their work and
consequently a more efficient fire
fighting department. LET'S all get to-
gether at the Orpheuru Theater on
February 22nd and sho,g the boys we
appreciate what they have done and
what they will do in the future.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-02

Mr.. G. E. Holland wishes the Pro
ducers News to inform the public that
any one wishing to pay their bills to
the Helland Strand Hardware may do
so at the 'Plentywood State Bank, as
their Office is situated in the bank
building for the present.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-02
lowest HOLDS
|. ANNUAL MEETING
AT POPULAR
.,,r MEN INTERESTED IN OIL
,o,plNY-PLAN AGGRESSI = i
.oTrrFr0PMENT PROGRAM.

..sveIt County Independent: The
O1 and Refining COMPANY of
s,s acid tie annual stockhold-
rsstinq at Poplar Saturday ev-
January &c and reelected the
.rt-Joln c. Dwyer, Po9lar,
Prssidsna-Joe Walsh, Fail-
Mont
nd Vice President-I. J. ldock-
Glasgow Mont
uu-J W. Mckee, Plenty
Mont
astny-J f. Redmond, Po2l2r.
aal.ag Auomey-Paul Baelociz
lguood
Company Engineer-scott P. Hart.
M Mont
aoad and aggressive develop
Iogram was mapped out and
ruk viii begin Immediately.
Dgyer will have full charge Of
fsd work and win maintain off,
a Poplar Montg in the First
nd Bank building. Every ihdi-
1 points to q drilling prog am on
Poplar structure as the mon who
Interested in the Midwest have the
St confidence in the repo IS on
isd
ls company has not been asleep
le past three years, bVt have
working with the confidence
their holdings here and ia other
ia Montana win bring to their
-a.ders a full measure Of sue
and j. is in keeping with this
and desire to test out their in
Is here at Poplar.
Mckee, who attended the meet
one Of the prominent bankers
ahem Montana, who, together
associates and friends in the
Cites, and the Coast, have
lad their approval and their sup.
IN no small measure ard this
up the machinery for the spring
gram at Poplar.
officers Of the Midwest are men
have had the interests of north
Montana at heart, and some of
most prominent men Of the state
stockholders. It win always be
policy to act in good faith and
expect to drill in the strong ex-
40ons OF bringing in production
u Poplar Dome to protect their
-olaaFs who have invested their
I! -0f buying leases. and acre
'li'A is the foundation upon
'ne Midwest has built It's large
1gs
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-02

Oscar Helseth of Comertown was
in Plentywood last Tuesday and while
here called on L. S. Smith to make
arrangements for installing a radio
at his home at Comertown.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-02

Most boys are keenly interested in this
type Of work because they like to
handle and own livestock, it gives
them a business experience. It gives
them a share and an interest in the
farm and it further gives them some
compensation for their labor on the
farm.
Any boy who can get bred gilt is
eligible to join whether the animal is
grade or pure bred. The club will
run on as near as possible the same
basis as the corn club last year. It
is planned to get out so far as pos
sible illustrated serial letter on care.
feeding and housing the brood sow.
Another big camp will be held next
summer.
It is. believed that the increased in
terest in corn this past year will in
crease the hog production in the
county next year, five times over that
Of last year.
Boys who are interested in getting
lined up in the Sow and Litter Club
should not delay in writing to Mr..
a. A. Wood, Club Project Leader of
CulbertsOn or to the County Agent at
Poplar
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-02

Receives Fine of $3.50 for Falsifyng Bank Record Pen
atty for Such Crime is Fine of 81 TO $780, or from
TO 10 Years in the Penitentary or Both According to Our
Information and the Amount of Fine or Sentence IS Dis
CretionaEy With Judge
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-02
& WATKINS FREED ON TECHNICALLY

Bank Records Disappear Mysarousy and No One Seems TO
be Able to Produce Them in Cogrt-Neson and CuIcz-
son, tornes Receivers Of Sheridan County State Bank
are Present at Trial Bu Know Nothing About The Bank
Records
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-02
RUSHING CARD SYSTEM Is HIT
BY SENATOR TAYLOR'S MEASURE

BILL WOULD PROHIBIT COMBF-
NATION AND CONSPIRACIES
TO BLACK LIST WAGE WORK
ERS AND PRESCRIBES PENAL
TIES.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-02

Wolf Point Herald: Attorney Otis
A. Hallett was at Poplar Tuesday ac-
companied by R. J. Moore to file GER
tain papers and bonds and have a
copy of evidence taken in the tempor-
ary county seat injunction hearing
certified, and perform other legal es-
sentials necessary to the appeal from
Judge Green's decision. The other
memebrs of Mr.. Hallett's firm, Messrs.
Norris and Hurd, are now ready to
perfect the appeal and after the ten
day period allowed the plaintiff will
be ready to plead the case in supreme
court. The transcript of evidence fills
883 typewriter pages.
The trial Of the general contest
brought by Poplar, cannot, it appears,
begin on february 1st, the date set
by Judge Green, because Of appeal
that is pending. The Wolf Point at
toTneys, it is said, have disqualified
Judge Green to sit on the contest and
Judge Conner has named Judge Bor-
ton of Glasgow. The time when the
appeal is tried in Supreme court and
the decision that is handed down will
have material bearing on the contest
trial.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-02
COUNTY SEAT FIGHT IN ROOSEVELT
COUNTY GROWING HOTTER AND HOTTER

Injunction Appeal Soon Ready for
Higher COurt-Judge Greene Dis
qualified, Judge Conner Names
Judge BOrtOn to Sit On Case-Time
for Continuing District Court Trial
Uncertain.