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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-12-28
GENERAL
UPHOLDS VETO ACT
CLAIMS DIXON CAN CUT LEGIS-
LATION BILLS ANY AMOUNT;
EXPECT VERDICT SOON.

Helena, Dec. 18.-The legality of
the appropriations made by the last
legislative assembly and Of warrants
drawn On the states general fund was
argued to the state supreme court
Tuesday by Attorney General w. d.
Rankin and r. M. Mills. The attor-
ney general contended that the gov
ernor has the right to veto items in
their entirety or on a percentage
basis. Replying to a question asked
by Chief Justice Galloway he said
that the percentage of an appropria-
ton which might be disapproved could
be 5 per cent or as high as SO per
cent.
Mills, plaintiff in the friendly suit
cOntended that the chief executive
must either veto or approve an item
in its entirety and that an attempt to
scale down appropriations on a per-
centage basis is to encroach on the
prerOgatives of the legislative branch
of government.
AS all salaries of state employees
and state institutions that are depend
ent on the general fund are tied up
pending the courts decision, the belief
is general that the supreme court will
render its opinion within a few days.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-12-28
BUSY SEASON FOR REPORTS

This is the busy season for annual
Reports of the various government de-
partments. Occasionally diligence is
rewarded in a thorough examination
Of some of these reports. The last
annual report Of the Department eff
Agriculture has some facts and fig
ures that shed heart-rending infor-
nation on the terrible conditions in
which the farmers find themselves to-
day.
From survey covering the States
Of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan
and Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Ida
no, Missouri, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Mon
tana, Idaho and Wyoming we find
that the farmers are rapidly drifting
into the status of enslaved bankrupt
peasant class.
Since 1920, close to 25 per cent of
the farm owners in these fifteen grain
producing States have been driven in
to bankruptcy. Prior to the war only
8 per cent of the bankruptcy cases
were farmers. Today the farmers
supply almost Is per cent of the
bankrupts. Over one-third of these
have already heen foroed 70 surren-
der their farms. The standard Of
living amongst the rural masses is
sinking rapidly.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-12-28

The press is reporting with glee that
the allies, meaning the bankers and
manufacturers who control the gov
ernments of England, France, and
Italy, are at last agreed on terms en-
abling the United States to step in
and save capitalist Europe from de-
struction. The American Govern
ment has at last consented to have
it's experts join in a "study" of Ger
man PREPARATIONS and finances.
Of course our Government is pri-
marily animated by humanitarian rea-
sons in joining the commission to
"study" how much and how quickly
the German working masses can be
made to pay to the French, English
and other capitalists while at the
same time continuing to pay heavy
tribute to their own Prussian land
lords and German capitalists.
The fact that the European capital
lists owe our own exploiters billions Of
dollars is only a secondary reason.
But the Reparaticn Commission has
already announced its invitation to
General Charles G. Dawes, Chicago
banker and expert in profanity, and
Owen D. Young.
This is a most dangerous imperialist
plunge for the United States. Ameri-
can participation in this "study" is
only the prelude to more entangle-
ments which must, sooner rather than
later, draw an army of hundreds of
thousands of workers into Europe to
fight the battles of our employing
class having investments there.
In the whole situation involving our
running to- the aid of the panic-strick-
en- capitalists of Europe, we have the
voice of Coolidge but the hand of
Morgan. Coolidge talks eff humanity
while Morgan manipulates the deals.
General Charles G. Dawes is none 9th
er than the notorious "Hell-and-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-12-28
A DANGEROUS INPERTALIST PLUNGE

Maria" open-shopper and alternative
swashbuckler who told the Chicago
Chamber of Commerce a few months
ago that "the politicians these days
are afraid of the labor unions, many
of which are headed by criminals. We
need men who are not afraid of mobs
who are ready to fight" Owen D.
Young is another typical representa-
tive of American Big Business. He
is a director of the International
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States Chamber Of Commerce, of the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York,
the Bankers Trust Co. and chairman
of the Radio Corporation of America
which was recently attacked by the
Federal Trade Commission with eXer-
cising an illegal monopoly of wireless
transmission circuits throughout the
world.
1t is rumored that Mortimer l..
Shift, Bernard M. Baruch, Geo. M.
Reynolds, and J. P. Morgan are being
considered for the third place re-
served fer America on the Board of
Preparations. But whether Mr.. Nor
gan himself will be chosen does not
matter. Through the appointment of
Mr.. Owen D. Young the Morgan in
terests are already amply represent
ed. Two partners Of J. P. Morgan
and Co are directors of the General
Electric Co. of which Owen D. Young
is chairman.
Today the capitalists and their
spokesman cry "save civilization" and
are sending banking experts to collect
millions Of profits. Tomorrow they
will cry make the world safe for de-
mocracy" and send over millions of
workers and farmers to bleed and die
defending the investments Of the pow
.erful manufacturing and banking in
terests.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-12-28

ment. He calls himself a labor leader
IN the Senate, the class divisions
are as sharp. There are 81 lawyers
z newspaper men, professional
business men, a livestock men, en-
gagged in mining, 2 bankers, l insur-
ence man and one well-driller who
thru training or occupation are al
properly to be counted with the EN-
plOying class.
One teacher, 1 auther, 1 chemist
1 professor, 1 statesman, and 3 physi-
clans might be labelled members of
the middle class. Three are unclassl-
fled.
Six Senators would have the world
believe that they are farmers. Per
haps they are of the Capper kind that
is now advocating banker-farmer CO.
operation and voting for Cummins as
Chairman Of the Interstate Commerce
Committee.
Thus in the House Of Representa-
tives the employing class has at least
1923 out of the 435 Congressman who
are either directly or indirectly asso-
ciated with CIR serving the ruling
clique. In the Senate the big inter-
ests are even more powerful having
at least 70 out of the go members on
their side either thru economic or So
cial control
Under these circumstances, with
practically no representation Of the far
mers or workers in the Senate OF
House, there is nothing that the city
and country masses can expect from
the Sixty-Eighth Congress. Except
for two Senators and two Congress
men all of the above were elected on
the Democratic and Republican tickets.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-12-28
DOOLEY
(By our Special Correspondent

George Johnson was a county seat
visitor last Saturday.
Ed. Estes made a trip to Plenty
wood last Friday.
Chas. Brightsman made a business
trip to Plentywood last Saturday.
q. Il. Petite spent last Friday and
Saturday at Plentywood on business
and calling on old friends.
j. K. Seger spent Christmas with
his family at Outlook.
Francis Cooper is selling the Min
neapolis Tribune now.
Melvin Bridstke is spending Christ
mas with his parents at DOoley.
1t is reported that Santa Claus
tracks were seen in the snow and
some other circumstantial evidence
that he visited Dooley.
Earl Potter wanted the news SO
subscribed for the Producers News.
Herman BretZke, wife and son Mel
vim had Christmas dinner with rela-
tives at Redstone.
M. Hoppin was a Dooley visitor
Thursday.
The dance at the hall the 22nd was
well attended.
OAAbS OAASl4lOlCI AlONcQ his IaIQllV
to their new residence last Saturday.
William Dahl will leave for Chi
cagO next Monday on aholidav visit.
G. R. Petite says he has sent for
a supply of Hicks Almanacs and will
be ready to fix the weather right for
another year.
Herman Hanson had the misfor-
tune to lose one of his valuable dogs
last week.
Earl Potter put in his supply of
winter coal this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Schilling spent
Christmas with the J. ]. Schons fami-
ly.
Ambers and Hector Scheweibe.
Leonard and Allen Henderson attend
ed midnight Mass at Plentywood Sat
urday evening.
The Geo. Leibach and A. M. Eaton
families attended midnight Mass at
Plentywocd.
H. S. Hoppin is busy repairing the
school house in District No. 65.
The Markuson& Markuson store is
busy invoicing.
M. E. Fransen of Medicine Lake is
assisting at the Marl1uson store in
voicing.
Erhardt & Stenseth have their busy
time invoicing these days.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-12-28

industries.
Then the report goes on to say:
"The employment offices report that
many plants are undergoing a gradual
reduction of forces and part time work
has increased slightly"
One need not see only clouds on our
economic horizon to see in this situa-
ton a menace to the welfare of the
working masses of this country. The
dividends and profits of our biggest
banking and industrial corporations
are growing bigger and bigger. Work
is becoming scarcer and scarcer. Here
and there wage-cutting is already
rearing its ugly head in anticipation
OF a grand drive TO slash the work
ers' pay.
Winter is drawing near. Produc-
ton is decreasing. Unemployment is
increasing The profits are rising.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-12-28
LIVING COST SWINGING UPWARD

At the same time, the farmers are
up against it and getting more deeply
into the slough of depression. Wage
cuts are again becoming the order of
the day. Only a few days ago the big
shoe manufacturers forced their work
ers in Lynn, Massachusetts, to accept
a wage cut of Is per cent.
Naturally one might be prone to
ask under the circumstances a rather
pertinent question. The farmers are
getting worse off. The workers are
face to face with increasing unemploy-
ment and wage cuts. But the cost of
living is swing upward steadily and
swiftly. Who is getting the benefit of
the increasing profits?
Perhaps the oil magnates, the bank
ers, the railway kings, and the coal
magnates would volunteer to enlight-
en- us.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-12-28

A perusal of the latest figures on
the cost Of living issued by the United
States Bureau of Labor Statistics will
dispell whatever illusions one might
have about the direction in which the
price of food stuffs is travelling.
From October Is, to November 10,
1923 there was an increase in the cost
of living in % out of the % cities in
vestegated. The rise was as high as
3 per cent during the month in certain
localities.
For the year ending November 10,
1923 the Bureau found an increase in
the cost of living in all Of the % cities.
In the city of Chicago the price of
food-stuffs rose per cent during the
year. In the big industrial centers the
workers are paying from so to 60 per
cent more for their food than they
paid before the war. Rent and other
items have risen even more rapidly.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-12-28
MORE i'll TRADE WINDS

III trade winds seem to be blowing
harder and harder as the country ap-
proaches the winter season. The last
Report of the New York State Indus
trial Commissioner shows a decrease
in employment of almost 2 per cent.
This is especially significant in view
of the fact that November is always
the busiest of re-Christmas months.
Wooden mills, cotton mills, and tex
tile finishing plants are already much
lower than last year. Sugar refiner-
les and the tobacco plants are much
lower. Nor have the rubber industry,
the leather tanneries and the belt and
bag factories come up to last years
standard. Glass factories, paper
mills, oil refneries, paint factories,
and foundry shops are all doing worse
than last year. There was a marked
decrease in the clothing and apparel
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-12-28

There is no doubt that the Faruer
Labor Political Convention to be held
in St. Paul on May Both will be one
Of the most momentous events in the
history of the country, one can safely
say that the Convention will bring
about the declaration of independence
by our workers and farmers of the
two capitalist parties.
Already the biggest central labor
bodies of Minnesota have endorsed
the st. Paul Convention.
The South Dakota Farmer Labor
Party has decided to participate. The
Washington Farmer Labor Party will
do likewise In Montana there is a
strong Farmer Labor movement that
is solidly behind the st. Paul gather
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-12-28
FARMER-LABOR POLITICAL SENTIMENT
GROWING
GROWING

inc. The Nebraska Progressive party
is lined up. There is a very strong
sentiment for the idea in the con-
vention in North Dakota, Oklahoma
and Iowa.
The center of the whole drive is
Minnesota where the workers and
farmers have gotten together and
elected two United States Senators
Besides, there is a great deal of sup
mort for the move by such organiza-
items as the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers and the Federated Farmer
Labor Party having total member
ship of several hundred thousand as
well as labor unions from coast to
coast.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-12-28

citizenship.
The district attorney had objected
to Ccmanel's petition because instead
of filing the original papers the ap-
plicaDt had filed copies. Comanel ex-
planned that he had previously at
tempted to become a citizen in Vir-
ginia City and that his papers were
held there. Judge Bourquin ruled that
certified copies are as competent evil
dence of good faith and desire to be
a citizen as are the originals.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-12-28
BOURQUIN RULES
CERTIFIED COPIES ARE
GOOD EVIDENCE

Butte. Refusal eff naturalization
petition with certified copies of entry
into the country and certified declara-
ton of intention to become a citizen.
on the ground that the original papers
were not filed would be SO much red
tape and is not the idea of the law.
declared Judge George M. Bourouin
in federal court here in disp6sing of
the case of P. Comanel, applying for
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-12-28

Washington the agents of the big bus
mess interests are on the job an9d-
ously waiting for the first opportunity
to spring at the country's treasury
and to prevent even the faintest at
tempt at remedial legislation in be-
half OF the suffering farming and
working masses.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-12-28

The wages are beginning to fall. Rent
is climbing to heights that the mass
of workers can't reach. The cost of
living is keeping pace with the speed
of the cost of housing.
These are the winds that are blow
ing en- the eve of New Years for the
mass OF working people. And in
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-12-28
ANTELOPE DEFEATS
CwAnrv. 4 y KID

da fne Re- RSedstone basket. GbS sjI D. TINE
Antelope boys on the Oeiofe the ~.
ne Tly night. Score 2 S te ia0Or Wed.
The game was fast dos
half and beth teams s 6burlng The A,4
'p'''y 'eain work. - Up Some
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-03-07
ON CRoSS-CoATlNENT FLIGHT
J. W. Jackson Made Tour Of Twenty,
Five States Boosting Next Con-
vention City.

Starting on a crOss-continent air
plane n.ght. on two hours notice,
would dampen the enthusiasm Of most
advance agents, but J. W. Jackson.
anxious 10 win the 1923 American Lee
gion convention for san Francisco. an
swerel Lets Co" when the summons
came. stepped into a naval plane with
half a dozen apples FOR proyeuuer ana
started a little air journey that COW
cred - states ana part Of Mexico. And
san Francisco. exploited by his
achievement. did get the convention.
The San Francisco Legion commit
tee laid careful plans TO capture the
majority Of the votes az the last Lee
gion gathering in New Orleans. Jack
son volunteered 10 travel 10 the Cres-
cent City by plane. provided pilot
and plane were furnished. and scatter
s. r. propaganda, after the same fash
ION that aviators scattered leaflets
over enemy trenches in the late frdcas.
The steering committee accepted
Jacks0ns tender OF services and set
about getting the plane. Nothing came
Of H. Jackson gave up the idea and
bought his round trip railroad ticket
% New Orleans. He was about TO
leave his home for the railroad station
when a telephone message Informed
him that Senator Hiram Johnson had
obtained the air equipment for the
Journey. Jackson gathered up. a few
apples. put on some fieecy clothes and
gave up his lower berth 10 lady.
san Francisco swept the delegates
or their feet by its appeal and there
vss no hesitancy about naming IL the
convention city. Then Jackson, scorn-
ful OF railroads. decided TO go on 10
the eastern seaboard. advertising his
native city by the Golden Gate. as he
went The plane took him 10 Wash
ingt0n. then back through the Middle
West. across the Rockies and back TO
the shadows o. Mount Tamalpais.
Leglonnalres OF San Francisco have
raised 10000 10 entertain their COM
rades Ga October. Lieut.. Gen. Hunter
Lirgett. former commander Of the
First American army. is In charge OF
arrangements.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-03-07
SINGS WITH JOY
WHILEAT WORK
Mrs. Banes Says TanIac Ended
Indigestion, SournesS and Pal
pitationS and Made LaborS
Light.

"Tanlac has helped me so much I
wish everyone suffering like 1 did
would follow my suggestion 10 use II"
said Mrs. Sadie Banes, 2O37 Washing
ton ST.. Kansas City. No., the other day.
Before l took Tanlac my appetite
was so poor IL seemed beyond cultiva-
ton, and the little 1 managed 10 eat
gave me indigestion and caused awful
sourness and palpitation. was simply
miserable from nervous headaches. diz-
illness and knife-llke pains In my back,
always slept poorly. and felt So bad
that at times I just had 10 quit my
housework and lie down.
"Tanlac was so well suited 70 my
case that II has only taken three bot
ties. half Of the fun treatment, to
restore me to perfect health. II makes
me so happy 10 be without an ache,
pain or trouble Of any kind that l go
about my work humming and singing.
just can't help rejoicing over what
Tanlac has done for me-"
Tanlac is for sale by all good drug
gists. over 80 million bottles sold
Advertisement.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-03-07
"ELEGY" WAS WORK or YEARS
Thomas Grsys Masterpiece Clearly
Not the Result Of a Moment
Of Inspiration.

II was eight years from the time
Thomas Gray. English poet began the
most famous Of all his poems. "Elegy
Written in a Country Churchyard." un-
Ill he had finished IL. lie began II In
1T42, and il was finished in June, 1850.
II attracted so much attention In manu-
script that a pirate announced his In
teutiOn OF printing Il. This caused
Gray To authorize publisher. to whom
he loftily yielded all the profits, To
print an edition In 1851. II attracted
az once the popularity IL has never
lost. and was much parodied und iml-
tated throughout the western world.
II was his love Of romantic scenery
and his morbid temperament which
gave Gray his post Of eminence among
the "Churchyard Poets" lie was
shrinking and fastidious. and he was
also depressed by the standards OF his
age IN respect 10 poetry. BiogrJphers
say that lac was indolent and irreso-
lutte.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-03-07
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never
Suspect It
Applicants for Insurance Often
Rejected.

Judging from reports from druggists
who are constantly in direct touch with
the public, there is one preparation that
has been very successful in overcoming
these conditions. The mild and healing
influence of DIR. Kilmer's swamp Root is
soon realized. IL stands the highest for
its remarkable record Of success.
An examining physician for one of the
prominent Life Insurance Companies, in
an interview on the subject. made the as
tonishing statement that one reason why
so many applicants for insurance are re-
jected is because kidney trouble is so
common to the American people, and the
large majority Of those whose applications
are declined do not even suspect that they
have the disease. DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root is on sale at all drug stores in bottles
Of two sizes. medium and large.
However. If you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents TO DIR.
kilmer 4 CO.. Binghamton. ~ Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Advertisemen
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-03-07
HAD MRS. GRUMPY" IN MIND
u Is TO Be Feared There Are Many
Ia America Like This Foolish
Young Wife.

George +. Baker. the New York
inancier and phllanthroplst, who has
just given Sl.OOOOOO To the Metro
pnlitan museum, Is very much opposed
TO the American sin of extravaganza.
Sometimes" said Mr. Baker at a
recent dinner party. "the American
man is driven TO extravaganza by his
wife.
Defation be darnedr young Mrs.
Brown said TO her husband one morn
Ing. III we move into that cheap
house in the suburbs what will our
friends thinkT
81 don't care what they think said
Mr. Brown. It's the only thing to do
unless we want 10 run hopelessly into
debt. Besides. It's comfortable little
joint-far more comfortable than this
noisy nat
ayes. that's Just like you men, said
Mrs. Brown bitterly. AS long as you're
comfortable. and can pay every
wretched little bin as quick as Il
comes IN. you don't care what the
world thinks"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-03-07
VICTIM OF HIS OWN ERROR
American Tourist Really Had NO
Right to Complain Of Extortion,
Under the Circumstances.

Ambassador Herrlck." said a re-
turned tourist. told me In Paris that
a good deal Of the so-called extortion
we tourists complain about Is due 10
miSunderstandlngs.
"Eie instanced he case OF n tourist
In Brussels who got on n tramcar TO
make the whole Journey round the
exterior boulevHrls. When the con-
ductor asked him where he wanted 10
go he said:
"'Toute 10 iournee.'
"He thought that this meant. The
whole Journey but II really meant.
All day long; and So the conductor.
putting him down as an eccentric,
gave him - tickets and charged him
- francs.
Fifteen francsl What an extor-
ton The tourist rom that day on
couldn't knock Europe and European
grafters hard enough"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-03-07
BOY GOOD ESSAY WRITER
Gene Haver, Vieksburs (Miss.) Young
ster, One Of National Contest
Prize Winners.

or all citizens Of this country the
American Legion values the good opin-
ion Of none more than the boys OF
grade and early high school age; wide
awake youngsters, still bound by affec-
tionate ties TO dogs and swimming
holes and pirate caves, but beginning
10 take an unfeigned interest IN math-
ematics and history and composition.
or sue. Is Gene Haver OF Vicksburg.
one OF the prize winners In Mississippi.
in the recent national essay contest
conducted by the legion.
Girls and boys were invited 10 write
on the subject: "How can the Ameri-
can Legion best serve the nation"
First prize was won by a young lad
OF Chinese extraction. OF Hawaii; sec
ond prize by a school girl in Indianap-
oils; third. by an American lad Of
Italian blood In Bridgeport, Conn.
Gene Haver's essay was adjudged
one OF the best submitted by young
sters below the Mason and Dixon line.
He was OF the sort the Legion wanted
TO reach-an outdoor boy, with a pup
for a pal: but a studious youngster,
wlthal. first in his class in many sub
Jects.
Despite his accomplishment as an
essayist, Gene aspires 10 be a civil
engineer. be says.