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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-09-21

FEARSK.K. K.
DECLARES THREATS MADE
ASKS AND OBTAINS PERMIS-
SION TO CARRY GUN.

Roundup, September 18.-When the
case against c. F. Huppe, county at
torney, charged with first degree as
sault in connection with an alleged
gun play at the scene of a Ku KluX
Khan demonstration on the night of
July 4, was called in Justice o. r. Nc
Ways court, Mr.. Huppe stated that
material witnesses had found it inn
possible to be present and asked con-
tinuance until August 9. The request
was granted. 1t is understood here
that Wellington d. Rankin, state at
torney general, will appear for the
state when the case comes to trial.
Later Mr.. Huppe appeared in dis
trict court and presented to Judge
George A. HOrkan a petition for per-
mission to carry firearms. After
reading the statements set forth in the
petition and listening to an oral eX-
PLANTATION of his reasons by the county
attorney the court granted the request
adding that it was the intention and
purpose of the permission in all cases
! that the use of firearms so permitted
was excusable only in case of dire ne
! cessity and for the protection of life
and property.
In his petition the county attorney
declared that he had been threatened
in various ways with personal vio-
lence and damage to his property;
that he had incurred the i'll will of
persons whom he had prosecuted fOl
violation of the liquor laws and others
whose membership in a secret Organi-
cation caused them to take offense al
! co1rtaio IF his actiOnS
In his oral statement Mr. Huppe de-
clared that last week he received ar
anonymous letter warning him that
something startling" might be eX
pected last Friday night and counsel
ing him to watch your STEP" Heed
ing this warning, Mr.. Huppe stated
that two deputy sheriffs had spent Z
part of the night with him and tina
with their departure he went down t.
! get something to eat, returning to hi'
home about midnight During his alb
/ sence, Mr.. Huppe stated, he was in
formed by neighbors, three shots were
fired in the vicinity of his home.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-09-21
F Harrington Denounces
Miner Series Articles

Springfield, nl.-"A damnable lie"
is the comment of Pres. Frank Har-
rington, Dist. No. II, U. M. w. A, on
the Hefrin part of the series of ar
ticles on the miners union and revo-
lutionary propaganda published by the
international office of the United Mine
Workers. The "damnable lie" in par
ticular, according to Harrington, is the
statement published with the sanction
of Pres. John L. Lewis Office that the
Herrin mine war of June p, 1922, was
a revolving, ineXcusable crime TO-
mented, promoted and caused solely
by communists" The publicity state
ment further blamed 81 foreign born
miners of Herrin for what it calls the
slaughter"
The Illinois miners by unanimous
vote in convention last fall voted an
assessment for the defense of the IN
ion members brought to trial in the
case after the Illinois Chamber of
Commerce had raised over $4,000
among bankers and open shop en-
ployers to convict the uniOnists. The
miners of the state were backed also
by the Illinois Farmer-LabOr party
and other organizations. All the de-
PENDANTS brought to trial were acquit-
Ted. Most of them were of long
American descent.
Miner sentiment here is amazed a
the things that President Lewis al
lowed his publicity man to get away
with in the articles, particularly il
view of the report on Herrin by the
u. S. coal commission This report
while distributing blame among own
ers, miners and the community, stated
that the operator deliberately invited
bloodshed by bringing in armed strik'
breakers and guards who we're ''per
fectly willing to shoot with or withou
provOcation." The report said ais
that the communists had no relation
to the mine war.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-09-21
WORKING FOR FORD
BY NED CHASE

When you hire out to Ford, you feel
like one a bunch of sheep; when you
quit, you are treated quite like a gen
tleman.
In Ford's two plants at Detroit, one
making automobiles and the other
tractors, the labor turnover is large.
In the employment office, the first
two men you meet examine all appI-
cants in q process of elimination and
assign you't to your job. From them,
one passes to several desks, where
ones record is taken. In the medical
department, one strips and is eXamin-
ed by doctors and occulists. Then one
goes through the hands of two clerks
and on to the man who takes you to
your job.
The men are paid S. a day for the
first 60 days and then So. Thereafter,
depending on ones production record,
one is raised at the rate of 40 cents
a day.
Scientific management is worked out
to its greatest efficiency. Many men
never leave their machines, the parts
they use being brought to them on
endless belts and their tools ground
for them. They are taught to make
just so many motions in an operation
the same motions over and over again
for s hours. When | had become SO
thoroughly mechanical that I did not
have to watch my motions even to
guard against accidents, | tried at first
to use my brain in thinking. Finally
one grows merely to observe the meT
around him, until their features be-
come etched on ones memory.
If a man needs to go to the toilet
a human attribute even of a FOrdiZeC
worker-he raises his hand. The fore
man either takes his place or puts
another man there, and he is expected
/ to take no more time than necessary
! AS there are 3 shifts of hours each
the men must lunch on company time
and Is minutes is allowed for thai
purpose.
In spite of the high wages paid anC
the generally good treatment, there
is a constant labor turnover. SOm'
days as many as 300 quit. There il
a saying in Detroit: eff you have NJ
brains, work for Ford" The fact is
the high priced engineers do the brain
work. The men are not supposed t.
supply initiative, but are reduced t.
the status of mere automatons.
l can only attribute the large labO
turnover to the monOtony of the work
the Supplying effect of sO-called sci
entific management. Men feel its de
humanizing influence and seek othe
employment, even at lower wages AM
with less considerate treatment. Henc
many young fellows enter Ford's EN-
ployment for a short time, to make
"stake" and pass on.
When you quit, the company dislike
to see you go and is solicitiOus of you
reasons. There is considerable re,
tape about quitting. Tool clearance
and other papers are to be got, but a
the end one feels quite human aagin.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-09-21
LABOR FIGHTS RE-
PEAL OF PRIMARIES

Jefferson City, Mo.-The new Mis-
souri, constitution will meet with the
hostility of organized labor through
out the state when the code is sub
mitted to a vote of the people, unless
an amendment abolishing the primary
system of nominating candidates for
Office is eliminated, according to Of
ficials of the State Federation of La
Dor. Union labOr's threat is supple
mented by one coming from John M.
Atkinson. Democratic state leader.
who SAYS he will stump the state
against the new constitution unless
the Objectionable amendment is re-
moved
The State Federation of Labor is
committed to the primary system and
made every effort to save the measure
in the constitutional convention. but
to no avail. The primary has already
received a knockout by the convention
and the amendment is awaiting a final
vote.
In his annual report to the state
federation convention at Hannibal
last year, Pres. r. 7. Wood said:
"The strength of the labor move
ment lies IN the 0allOC ana It's progress
is dependent upon the extent to which
it may use that power. There is q
strong movement on foot among de.
signing politicians to abolish the pri.
mary election and return to the ole
convention system. The chief cause Of
the partial failure of the primary ha,
been due to the fact that the ballot:
cast therein have not been honestly
counted and frauds have gone unpun
ished. The primary Should never bc
abolished, but should have a fail
chance to prove its worth after thi!
abuse has been corrected.
''In some places nominations arr
equivalent to elections and even whert
this is not true the people really hav,
no choice when all candidates ar
handpicked at conventions. For labo
the preservation Of the primary is al
most as important as preservation o
the right to vote"
The state federation is mixing pre-
parations for an organized fgh
against ratification of the code if tn
Objectionable measures are retained.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-09-21
TRADE UNION Ed
UCATIONAL LEAGUE
By NJ. A. SKROMNY
Federated Press Staff Correspondent


Federated Press Staff Correspondent.
Chicago.-Mass defiance of anti
labor injunctions as urged by Samuel
GOmpers was indorsed by unanimous
vote of the second annual convention
of the Trade Union Educational league
in a tWo-day session here. "Time and
again in American history the efffic-
acy of mass disobedience in the face
of official tyranny and usuTpation has
been demonstrated" the resolution
sets forth.
Ninety cities of the U. S. and Can
at the convention. Accusations of dual
unionism were ridiculed by delega-
tions from the miners and needle
trades. Miners related how the league
aid prevented a split in the ranks of
the u. NJ w. A. in the Pennsylvania
district and in Nova Scotia. The need
lie trades delegate reported the official
opposition to the amalgamation, the
shop delegate system, independent po-
litical action, and other league poll
cies. Many speakers talked against
dual unionism~
In connection with rumOrs that the
shots fired at VIM. 2. Foster, the
leagues secretary, at a protest meet
ing in Chicago against the expulsion
of League members from the Ladies
Garment Workers union, were blanks,
a committee examined the auditorium
and reported that the three bullet
holes are plainly visible on the ceiling
of the hall in a line from the door to
the platform where Foster was speak
| ing.
Reports of the situation in the ten
! industries represented were thorough
ly discussed. Resolutions for the or
ganization of the unorganized, for the
release of political prisoners, recOg-
milton of Russia, joint independent po-
litical action by labor and the farmers
were adopted The Federated Press
was indorsed as a working class news
gathering and distributing agency.
A national executive committee of
seven was elected and VIM. z. Foster
reelected by reclamation as the ma
tional secretary-treasurer of the
league.
In closing the conference Foster ap-
pealed to the delegates to avoid fac
tional strife, to put the labor move
nnent ahead of everything else, to in
dorse all measures that advance the
labor movement.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-09-21
KHAN AT OKLA
HOMA COLLEGE
By EARNEST R. CHAMBERLAIN

Federated Press Staff Correspondent.
Oklahoma City.-While Gov. j. c.
Walton is vigorously pushing the mar
tial law probe of Ku KluX whippings
in Tulsa, the khan is holdings its meet
ings in the stadium of the agricultural
and mechanical college, from the pres
idency of which Walton recently Ousted
George Wilson. The night the khan
held its last meeting at the Saltwater
college the Farm-HOme congress was
in session, and the state board of ag-
riculture, recently appointed by Wal
ton to get rid Of Wilson, was meeting
on the campus.
When college employees sought to
enter the stadium they were stopped
made to President Richard Tyler who
declared that the khan meeting had
been planned for some time" Tyler
refused to order the meeting disband-
ed. When one of the campus police
again approached the OutpOsts of the
khan meeting he demanded that the
grounds be vOcated in Is minutes. He
called for the "keagle" and was taken
to a small group of students in which
was Raymond Etheridge, last years
president of the student senate.
Wilson has always maintained that
the khan was responsible for his dis
missal from the college although Wal
| ton denies this. Wilson had appointed
one Socialist and four Catholic teach
ers. The new board has fired all but
one of these.
The dean Of education, Herbert Pat
terson, Phi. D., Yale, told one girl in
structor, a Catholic, that she had bet
ter pack up and leave as ''Mr. White
hurst (president of the board of agri-
culture) wouldn't want anybody of her
faith at the school," The one Catholic
remaining happens to be professor of
architecture and he has the plans for
a new building about half completed.
Several students vOuch for the fact
that Mary Baird, teacher in home
economics, explained to her class that
the knights of Columbus oath was
signed in blood which meant that each
member would take the life of one
Protestant"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-09-21
TAINTED W. VA. NEWS

NEW YORK.-The money of the
West Virginia coal operators was used
to faint the reports of the Associated
Press, the international News Service
the New York Herald land, for a
time, the United Press, according to
the New York Call The Call, in an
article exposing the fact that news
naper correspondents were on the OPP
orators payroll during the Blizzard
trial. says, that the United Press i'm
mediately discharged its representa-
five when it learned he was taking OPP
orators money.
On the other hand, the Call de
clares that when it asked the manag-
ING editor of the New York Herald
to comment, his reply was:
az don't give a damn"
The Herald correspondent also was
the correspondent of the Cincinnati
Enquirer. He received, the Call story
declares. 500 a week from the op-
orators during the trial.
The article does not charge that the
Associated Press correspondent him
self took the operators money, bu'
that he worked with" correspond
ents who did, and that the miners be
lieved that he permitted himself to b.
influenced by the paid reporter-prop
agandists of the operators.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-09-21
Fitting Reward For
Years OF Labor

San Francisco.-JOhn Shepard was
IS, too old to work. He was a fiagman
for the Southern Pacific, but his sight
was getting feeble, so the railroad let
him go. Shepard took his last dollar,
gave it to his wife and tramped from
Los Gatos to the city. There he pick
ed up a rock, and tying it around his
neck he tried to jump into the bay
from ferry. He was rescued, and
taken to the city prison.
"Let me die" he pleaded. "I'm IS
years old, and I've worked ever since
was z. Now I'm too old to work. Let
me die!"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-09-21
Is, 900 Co-operators
Parade In Wisconsin

New York.-A remarkable parade
of $4,000 cooperators in Polk county,
Wisconsin, is reported by the Cooper
ative League here. The parade was
celebration by Wisconsin farmers
who had joined forces to market their
crops and buy their supplies ocopera-
lively 1t was led by pioneers of the
movement who had established the
first cooperative dairy in the state,
in 1884.
Following then came school children
bearing a banner with the inscription:
eve are 100 per cent co-operators."
The spirit Of the cooperative farm
ers was summed up in the words of
the speakers, A. J. Mcclure, manager
Minnesota Cooperative Creamery Fed
Grafton, who said:
Cooperation is our only salvation in
our effort to prevent war. For war
and competition breed hate and strife
Cooperation means peace"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-09-21

que to many poor stands, and to an
apparent light set in many fields.
APPLES
Apples suffered a further decline.
and a crop of $4,000 bushels is ex-
pected, compared to last years esti-
mated production of 10000 bushels.
and to $4,000 bushels, the swear av-
erage production. The condition of
apples Sept. l was So, a month ago.
OIL, year ago As, and the 1O-year av-
erage Sept. 1 condition, 70. Hail.
scab, and blight have been the chief
factors adversely affecting the apple
crop. Quality has been damaged more
than quantity. 1t is estimated that
few more than 100 cars of fancy ap-
pies will go out of Montana orchards
this year, but probably some 200 cars
OF lower grade apples will be shipped
/ CarlOt shipments of last wears crou
totaled 1893, for the 1921 crop, CSC
cars; and for the 1920 crop 443 cars
SUGAR BETS
Sugar beets continue to show very
promising, and yields equal to or ex-
ceeding those of last year are expect
ed. Pulling beets will probably com
mence soon after the 18th of Septem.
Der.
GENERAL NOTES
Harvesting and threshing are &C.
cupying most of the farmers time
The movement of wheat to market is
fast approaching the peak. There il
yet considerable hay to be put up
Frequent August rains and shower.
interfered with this work, but left tn,
soil in excellent shape for early fal
blowing and seeding of winter whea
and rye, and farmers are taking ad
vantage of these conditions as rapid
! ly as is possible and considerabl,
wheat has been seeded. Hail storm
were not numerous in August, bu
/. grasshOppers continued to work Of
nearly all crops in practically ever,
county, and are depositing eggs il
alarming numbers.
The total wheat crop of about Z
/. million bushels less than last year.
: production, and 46 million bushels les
} than the 5-year average. Corn i'm
proved in August, and its condition
Z now points to 185 million bushel
more than was raised in 1922, and IA
million bushels more than the averag
SAOJs OetIo JLOAALtNbAO4A- w III DLOOoDi
exceed that of last year, but will no
/ equal the average crop. Barley pro
: duction will be larger than for las
/ season, or for the. average. Niue
more fax than last year viii be ha1
: vested, and about twice as much a
the average crop. The reduced acre
E age planted to potatoes win fuTnis
about 81 million bushels less potatoe
r than were raised last year, but aboU
the same amount as the average croI
The total hay crop will be approx
mately Is million tons less than
S was for 1922, and slightly less tina
Z the average. Apples are again
! good crop, but less than last year, an
o more than average. The commerce;
e tonnage this year, appears som
? larger than that for 1922.
0 GEO. A. SCOTT,
? Agricultural Statistician.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-09-21
IL WHEAT

..-.I f0recasted productlon OF
he .o.1' virter wheat combined is
rs o anu bushels. or nearly five mil
o .l...l 5' more than the PTslimin-
7-:- oj estimate Of the 1922 crop.
q ,i'5 100000 bushels are winter
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-09-21

Who viii be the princess?
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-09-21

Try a Want AID, it brings results.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-09-21
up REPORT l1g R6ur,u,

r,.,D- I'm Montana on
=. uaditiol Oh ,. 80 PRODUCTION of
Id lnolI af l,baat. % million
n. q oats . ~ and also larger
.isrtl Of com Ct ~ fax. barley
han lasI e. Tan and flax pros
arsr bsats' 80 Am Anoust While
improved ''. a;.ed the heaviest
wheat SIS. an If the crops
TTs IN oorel'-.' ~. - L., periods
IN rust INJURY a.; Other crops
.ss EASTERN ce4.- - hold tbeir own.
arrested oa.g's .ba[rad moderate
some cas5s fostIres of the
Zine. These 81 issupd today
rr5er crop Y, s,lta+istician for the
10 A. 9co..' 40 Cron Reporting
/, ana Co-Ope-"'-'@
e. a., WHEAT
AL " l+ad production of
he total lo. .'-' ,'.5eat combined is
.lrc and "li-.Sl naarlv five mil
5r.beIs more than Jne p55li I'LL
USED estimate 81 [le ~ G .ltl,
II. 623900O bushels are "lAOel
'' SPRING WHEA
To September forecast od loL l SPI Ing
...r PRODUCTION Is a. to+'OUU JUS: 4uolieis
Fl upon an average coIlclClon q
resi- time Of % per- cent u lioL Enc.
L.s of over two million ousll t.lS IRON ron
august forecast. LAST year GIol
sstimated to be "a llttle less Iial
4 million bushels, While tn the o-yeal
'r-age has been l194o'OVO OuSnels
this includes the disastrous yea
1919 The condition Oh SpIIlIs
st asst month was -, d year az
"A. SO, and the tea-Ee&t dyeIag'
Sept 1 has been 90. Inc oeclln'
conditions was due TO fusI IilJuI!
The eastern third OF Jhe SIaUe' ail'
=. Irr- DarIONS III the same area
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-09-21
Used CARS FOR SALE

Buick, Overland, Ford Truck.
Cheap if taken at once. Terms can be
arranged. DONALDSON'S GAR
AGE, PlentywOOd, Montana. 21-tf
EgV~V IElsEaZIsEI
New Britain herald., 1923-11-28
Estate-Diary Management
 Agreeable WOman's Work

Stockholm, Nov. 2S.--Management Of dairies and small country estates offers a new and inviting occupation for Swedish women, according to Miss Elizabeth Tamm in an address before the Swedish Woman Citizens Union. Miss Tamm is the second woman elected 10 the supper cham ber Of the Swedish Riksdag and owns and manages q large model country estate near Stockholm.
 She spoke of the tendency Of Swed- ish women to become self-supporting in business or professions, which until recently had been reserved for mon. In the country vacations, she said. women arc fully able to compete with men in executive work.
New Britain herald., 1923-11-28
Philippines Lose Heavily
 In War Cement Industry

Manila, Nov, 2s.-The insular gov ernment will lose Sas5.006 in the Ma tionai Cement company, one of the Philippine governments war baby industries, if the deal, now reported to he virtually complete for the sale of tho company to private interests is consummated, The company has been financed out of funds of the National bank to the extent of approximately s1,5on. .o00o, and the pending loss will represent SIS on each share of capi- tai stock with a par value of sioo.
 According to the policy laid down hy Governor General Wood of getting tho eo} crnmcnt out of business. it has been decided 10 dispose Of the Com- pany. which never has been in opera ton. for what it will bring.
 4 Chicago millionaire is said 10 be behind thr purchasing interests.
New Britain herald., 1923-11-28
PLAINVILLE NEWS
tContinued from Seventh Page)

street. MT. Oakes is a well known baseball pitcher.
 Mrs. John Smith of Park street is improving at her home after serious illness
 Howard Thomas of Augusta, Me, is spending a few days at the home of his parents, MT. and Mrs. James Thomas of Pennington road.
 Among those who are home for the Thanksgiving recess are Miss Nathalie Case from the Boston university and Miss Barbara Case from Storrs col lege.
 The Hartford Praying band will hold an all-day gospel meeting at the home of William L. filling of 14 Webster street, Plaingille tomorrow. Meetings will commence at io:45 a. m. and a:So p. m.
 Nordens Turkeys and Chickens formed in Ice Cream, delivered to any place in town for Thanksgiving dinner Telephone orders to 21o. Galpin Drug Co.-adyt
 Special Turkey Dinner for Thanks giving. st.o0. Celery, oysters, mashed turnips, fried sweet potatoes, soup, cranberry sauce and turkey. Clarnu- don Restaurant.-adNt
New Britain herald., 1923-11-28
ORDER or NOTICE or HEARING.

District of Berlin ssi Probate Court, November 27, A, D. 1928,
 Estate Of Rosa Rofninit late of the town of Berlin, in said district deceased.
 Tnon the application of Napoleon Ber- nini praying that as Administrator on said estate he may be authorized and em- powered 10 mortgage certain real estate of said deeeased, nef said application on flo more fully appears. fl is
 ordered, That said application ha heard and determined at the Probate office, in New Britain in said district, on tho 3rd day of December A. D. 1g23, at o'clock in the forenoon and that notice be given of the pendenty Of said application and the time and place of hearing thereon, by publishing this order in some newspaper having a circulation iH sHid district, and by posting a copy of this order on the pubic sign post in the town of New Britain. in said district. and by giving notice to all parties in interest either personally or by mailing to each one prepaid postage, a copy of this order and return mako 10 this court Of the notice given.
 Attest,
 BERNARD F. GAFFNEY.
 Judge