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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-16
'LZZARD SWEEPS
NORTHWEST STATES

'ntywOOd, Sheridan County and
whole northwest have been held
past few days in the grip of one
ne worst blizzards that ever visited
part Of the country.
4 high wind drove the snow into
at waves which swept the country
aay after day, with no let up.
lS ten to twelve feet high are a
la'n occurrence, and every depres-
Y U Ihe ground, large or small is
g iulL Trains are stalled and the
2 out IN the country are practic-
impossible. Along with the
llald came a cold wave and the
Y loVled and lashed the snow into
q hours every day from Friday
/. ''' week until yesterday (Thurs-
'iA lew hours exception dur
The whole time.
n. " ulneFs in this country say we
Y. v a0' experienced such a storm
e The year 1903.
/. @a'e 4 the wind has gone down leav-
N y surface Of the ground covered
MI y huge drifts, the weather has
/. .'T M extremely cold, being "a below
r.i -Ia'saay morning with no sign
Warming up.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-16
WRESTLING MATCH
HERE SAT. NIGHT

Tomorrow Saturday night, the
people of Plentywood and vicinity
who enjoy the wrestling game, will
have an opportunity to see two of
the best men in this part Of the coun-
try in action.
Elwood House is well known to
most of the wrestling fans in this city
as he makes his home at Outlook and
has done considerable wrestling in
Montana and Canada. He has the
reputation of being one Of the hardest
men to beat that ever stepped onto
the paded mat and he intends to live
up to his reputation on this occasion.
Leo Heureaux halls from Canada
where he won the western champion
ship of that commonwealth. He is a
rough and ready wrestler and does
not hesitate to mix at all times.
Elwood House is the favorite at
this time, but as the date for the
wrestle comes closer, the betting is
about even.
A good crowd can be expected at
the Orpheum Theatre in Plentywood
Saturday night, February 18th, when
a battle royal can be expected be-
tween these two masters of the
wrestling game.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-16
BY PAUL HANNA

Staff Correspondent, Federated Press
WASHINGTON-The Turk will
have his own way at Lausanne, with
no danger of war from Great Britain,
if London newspapers know what they
are talking about.
British editorial opinion received
at Washington reflects a stronger .Op-
position to war than has come from
the Representative" press Of any 9th
er nation since 1916.
Last week the Turks fatty refused
two things: 1. To continue the extra
territorial rights hitherto possessed
bv the great powers in Turkey. 2. To
concede the right of Great Britain to
the oil deposits near Mosul. On both
points it would be easy in normal
times to raise the war cry. Instead
of crying for war, however, London
editors unite in rebulzing theeBritish
envoy, Lord Curzon, for making de-
mands which the Turk has to reject.
Saws The Daily Mail, under a cap
tion, "War About Nothing-Britair
Won't Have It."
"The conference broke down upon
issues which should never have been
allowed to lead to a further rupture
The conference failed because the al
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-16
PwoOD PEOPLE SURPRISED

A very pleasant surprise was sprung
upon a number of Plentywood people
when the news reached them that the
Corsicana Deep Well Company, of
Corsicana, Texas, had struck a gusher
which was emitting an excellent
grade of oil. The we'll was tapped on
January 7th and it is estimated that
it has flow of $4,000 barrels a day.
Nearly four years ago a salesman for
the Corsicana Deep Well Company, of
Corsicana, Texas, called on citizens of
Plentywood and endeavored to inter-
est the citizens of this city in that
company. A few of our townspeopIe
bit at the bait, and they had forgotten
about the stinging they had gotten,
when along comes the news that their
oil company had struck oil. The
SPECTATORS who had bought stock In
this city made one grand scramble to
uncover their certificates where they
had been slowed away among the
articles in the lost column. 1t IS es-
timated at this time that each Of the
shares are worth $1,000 each. It is
estimated that about rs shares OF
stock were sold in this city.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-16
COURT HOUSE HAS
NARROW ESCAPE

The Sheridan county court house
came very near to a disastrous end
Wednesday, when a fire was discovered
trying to nike it way out between the
partitions on the inside of the court
house.
It happened that B. A. Quinn who
had returned from dinner at noon,
smelt the burning wood and investi-
eating found that the smoke was
emanating from the woodwork around
the chimney which goes up through
Sheriff Salisbury's Office.
A number of the employees at the
court house got busy at once and
tearing off some boards got down to
the seat Of the fire. The boards
all around the chimney were badly
charred and in a short time blaze
would have indled which no doubt
would have caused a heavy loss if
not the destruction of the whole build
ing.
A carpenter was called after this
fire scare and cut away all of the
boards that were in close proximity
to the chimney thus eliminating the
danger of fire from that source.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-16
LARSEN REVIEWS PLEA FOR LOWER
INTEREST RATES In MONTANA

mean, in the opinion of Representative
Caplis of Silver Bow county.
''This reduction in the interest rate
will save millions of dollars to a class
of people in Montana which needs
every possible help to keep above
water," Mr.. Caplis said. 'sAlthough
the demand by the farmers and small
property holders for better distribu-
tion Of taxes is a deep conviction born
of experience, the lowering of the in
terest rate affects them even more.
"While the farmers and business
men of this state are getting longer
industrial and trade life because Of
the economic saving under this
change, the rest of the. people Of Mon
tana are equally and as vitally affect
ed. The quicker the interest rates are
permitted to deplete the resources Of
the people on the farm and in the
small business enterprises, the sooner
the entire commercial fabric of the
state, on which the general prosperity
depends, will be worn out"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-16

have forgiven every one for all and
trust that will be forgiven and feel
that have, and am ready to meet
my Maker. And l send a prayer for
all who have not yet come to the light
and hope that these few lines will
chance to stop some one that may be
going astray.
JOSEPH B. REAGIN."
A statement written by Glenna Boil
ton and given to his attorney, F. F.
Haynes, will clear up all the unex-
planned details connected with the
murder, says Mr.. Haynes.
THE CRIME
The crime for which Bolton and
Reagin paid on the scaffold today was
committed at the Bolton ranch home,
85 miles south of Hysham, December
9, 1921. Reagin was suspected of
robbing homes of neighbors and the
matter had been reported to Sheriff
]. T. Cunningham, who, with Under
Sheriff Irving Keller, went to the
Bolton ranch where Reagin lived to
investigate. They are said to have
found bedding and other articles stol-
en-, in the cabin occupied by Reagin
Finding Mrs. Bolton seriously i'll
Sheriff Cunningham left the under
sheriff to wait for Reagin and went
to town for a doctor. Soon after the
sheriff left, Bolton went out and ac-
cording to evidence produced at the
trial, found Reagin and told him the
undersheriff was waiting for him.
The two men then planned to hole
up the undersheriff, take the stoler
property and destroy it. Bolton went
back to the house and about an houl
later, Reagin entered, with hand
kerchief over his face as mask
Under-Sheriff Keller recognized hin
and called him by name. Reagin or
dered Keller, Bolton, Mrs. Bolton anC
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-16
COURT KILLED BONUS Law
Var Declaration Is Near At Hand

Sam Pope, who were in the room to
put up their hands. All complied but
the under-sheriff and Reagin shot
him, killing him instantly. After de-
stroying the evidence of robbery with
the help of Bolton and Pope, Reagin
mounted horse and fed to the noun
tains.
POSSE GOES
Sheriff Cunningham organized a
posse of about 100 men and started
in pursuit. The posse trailed the fugi-
tive for two days. Reagin returned
to the Bolton home on the third day
to learn whether or not he was being
sought. He was met by w. E. Williams
and W. J. Noble, members Of the
sheriff's posse, and when he attempted
to get away, was shot in the knee by
one of the men. He was taken to the
county Jail in Hysham and later Boil
ton and Pope were arrested. The lat
ter was held as a material witness
and was later fined 500 for operating
still.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-16

posed, not being for a governmental
purpose, cannot be considered as a
public purpose within the purview Of
the constitution. Decisions from a
number OF states have been by Us con-
sidered and reviewed, uphOlding a cash
bonus under somewhat similar cOnsti-
tutional limitations to our own, but
we cannot and do not agree with the
reasoning or applicability thereof to
our constitution. Rather, we are in-
PEELED to follow and apply the very.
plain mandates Of our constitutional
limitations"
In conclusion Justice Galen said:
is VETERAN HIMSELF.
"It must be plain that the act in
question, if upheld by this court as
constitutional, would afford but little
and only temporary relief in individual
cases. The author of this opinion is
himself an ex-service man, having
served several months in camps in
this country and with the "A. E. F., ST.
IBERIA, and those of each and all of his
colleagues are with the ex-service man
and woman; but were we to do other
wise than declare this act unconstitu-
tional, we would be derelict in the
performance Of our dutys recreant in
our duty, and forfeit our self respect" :"
BOARD RESTRAINED.
This opinion decides a suit that was
brought to restrain the state board of
examiners from proceeding to issue
state bonds Of s4,5OO,OOO to meet the
soldier compensation provided for in
the referendum measure voted by the
people last fall. AS result the
board of examiners is permanently re-
strained from issuing bonds.
The legislative act which provided
for this measure being submitted to
the people was enacted by Frances
Silver of Butte when he was a MEM
Der of the legislature two years ago,
and who is an ex-service man.
The suit was a friendly action start
ed in the supreme court by R. M.
Mills, an attorney of Helena.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-16
DECISION BY ASSOCIATE JUSTICE ALBERT
J. GALEN DECLARES REFFREND UNI
MEASURE VOTED BY PEOPLE AT LAST
ELECTION is UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

The soldier compensation referendum voted by the
people Montana the election in November declared
constitutional opinion by Associate Justice j. Gaen de-
livered by the state supreme court Saturday morning.
Justice Gaen in his opinion stated that "Of the several
grounds for attack against the constuonay Of the
opinion but thereof necessary to be considered determine
tive of the Does the act conavene the provisions Of Section
of Article 13 of the Constitution in that it authorizes pHr
ports to authorize the state to give its credit aid of
dividuals, make donations grants to Individuals?
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-16
lREMEN'S DANCE
FEBRUARY 22ND

N.Y., ~ lgth y. Annual Ball Of the Plen-
i,,s MY Firemen viii be held at the
s55 'i'un Theatre Thursday, February
/ ~ VIII be the biggest social event
srrl .'.,; season and no doubt a large
'ast :. "al be present as everyone will
! ts.io \ 'un out to help the fire bows
n. S.il Undertaking.
Rsa.,.I music u will be furnished bv
B va orchestra and children under
Dana ,S.s Of age viii not be admitted.
|rorvo.. y miss this big social event as
IN isne II will be there. The money
M ~ used for most worthy pur-
aes..r ala i. will no doubt tend to a
h ls5i,. ,slncleney on the part of the
he sS' bo,. Come and do your share.
Isot.ot oo'' are ready at ali times to
'' property within a reason. !.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-16
TURKS FINALLY TO HAVE OWN WAY,
NEWSPAPERS OF ENGLAND REVEAL

lies did not recognize the reasonable
Turkish claim to rights as a nation.
"The British negOtiators headed by
Lord Curzon are returning under the
cloud of a humiliating blunder, after
Turkey had surrendered on all points
except the recognition of its national
sovereignty"
So much for the journal of the
late Lord Northcliffe. Now comes the
liberal Daily News, saying: "a kind
word from Lord Curzon would have
turned the scale" And the Daily
Herald: "The Lausanne conference
has dramatically collapsed and is now
definitely dead. War is possible-in
the long run certain-unless we recast
our whole Near East policy and
cleanse it of the spirit of which Lord
Curzon is the exponent"
Most emphatic of all is The Daily
Express: "We have failed to establish
peace in the Near East. We ought at
once to bring back our troops from
COnstantinOple and Mesopotamia,
clear out of Palestine, take our garri-
son out Of Cologne, mind our own
business and serve our own interests. .
That, unmistakably, is the voice Of
an editor completely fed up on wa1
and sick of "co-operation" with NJ
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-16

Billings, Feb 9-ust before daylight this morning Joe
B. Keagn and Genna NJ Bolton hanged in the Treasure
county jail at yham for the murder of Undersher Irving
Keeler.
lhe men went to the scaold with evidence of nerv-
business Bolton the first appear and accompanied
by the Rev O. Nye of the Hysham Presbyterian church.
Sheriff Phil Isaac and Under-Sherf W. E. williamson He
mounted the scafold with falling whitening his barred
GERS in final statement for their couesty him during the
year he has been held in Jail and for their kindness to his moth
er and sisters he hood drawn his head Al
m and the trap sprung. He pronounced dead at 40
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-16
QUOTES CONSTITUTION.

QUOlEO OONOlll UllONs
The opinion continues to the effect
that "that section of our constitution
reads in part as follows: Neither
the state nor any county, city, town or
municipality, nor other subdivision Of
the state shall give or loan its credit
in aid of or make any donation or
grant by subsidy or otherwise, to any
individual, association, or corpora
tion.'
It is pointed out that taxes shall be
levied and collected by general laws
for public purposes only, according to
the provisions of the constitution.
No Legal Duty on State
Citing an opinion on constitutional
law, regarding the sovereign power
of the United States, it is held that
"there rests no legal duty on the state
to reward those who battled for the
preservation of the nation; the legal
obligation runs the other way. The
individual owes a duty to society to
come to the defense of his country in
time of war, insurrection, or invasion
whether compensated or not.
"Nor can the act be sustained with
in the limitations of our constitution
upon the ground that the money auth
orized to be paid is for a public pur-
pose," Associate Justice Galen's Opin-
ion holds.
OBLIGATION ON U. S.
CLEARLY the payment Of a bounty
to those who served in the military
establishment of the United States
during the World War is not a public
purpose Of the state after the termina-
ton of the war, within the purview oi
the constitution. The obligation rests
primarily on the United States gov
ernmtnt, if anywhere, to make suit
able provision and allowance to those
who rendered military service rathe-
than upon the state as one Of th'
units of the United States, rather thar
Of the state of Montana.
Donation, Says Court
"There being no legal obligation t.
pay, it amounts to a mere gratuit!
or donation and the expenditure pro
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-16

Poincare.
Only the old Tory Morning Post
rattles its sabre at the Turk. And
The Chronicle tries to blame it all on
French treachery. But The West
minister Gazette echoes again the
dominant note with its brusk opinion
that what the Turks exclude from
acceptance is not worth going to war
about"
The crisis which brought out such
pacifist utterances became easier
some hours later, but Lausanne may
now either break up or go on to some
agreement without altering this evil
dence that London is not looking for
an excuse to fight in the Near East.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-16

Reagln was taken to the scaffold
ten minutes later, accompanied by the
minister and the officers and walked
as rapidly as his crippled knee, shat.
tered by a rifle bullet in effecting his
capture, would permit. He made some
remark about the snow storm and
took his place under the moose without
any show Of fear or nervousness.
Il hope to meet all you men on the
other side of the blue. So long," was
his answer to the opportunity given
by the sheriff to make a statement
and as the hood was being put in
in place he shouted, "Goodby, men,
in a voice that could be heard for z
considerable distance. The drop fel
at 1854 a. m. and Reagin was pro
nounced dead Is minutes later.
Not until 2:5O a. m. this morning
when the death warrant was received
by Sheriff Isaac, did the condemned
men give up hope that efforts made
by Attorney General Wellington D
Rankin, and others to secure a re-
prieve from Governor Dixon would be
successful.
PATHETIC STATEMENT.
As Reagin left the Jail he handed
the following statement to County
Attorney C. L. Harris:
"Feb. 9, 1923, Hysham, Mont.
"TO whom it may concern:
"This is my desire and prayer tha-
young men coming on in future gen
erations will steer clear of guns anC
monshine. AS I, Joe Reagin, am nov
ready to march up on the scaffold il
a few minutes, I have realized hOv
easy one can lose his life and breal
his mothers heart and cause mucl
pain and sorrow and it is my praye,
that any eyes that may scan thes'
lines, if they hve not, will now tax,
a stand for a merciful and loving
God and His Son, Jesus Christ.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-16
WILLISTON BEATS FROID

Williston, N. D., Feb. 9.-The VIII
liston high school basketball team
won an easy victory over the Froid,
Mont, quint here Wednesday even
ing, overwhelming them by a score
Of so to u. The visitors played good
basketball at that, but the locals were
altogether to fast for them and scored
almost at will.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-16
SHERIDAN COUNTY REPRESEN-
TATIVES WOULD MAKE CON-
TRACT LIMIT 9 PER CENT.

representative Larsen Of Sheridan
county, one Of the leading Republican
members in the house, has not given
up his fight to reduce rates Of inter-
est in Montana and has introduced
another interest rate bill in the low
er body. Under the new Larsen bill,
it is provided that interest may not
exceed 9 per cent when agreement is
made.
The Larsen bill provides that par
ties "may agree in writing for the
payment of any rate of interest not
exceeding the rate Of per cent pei
annum, and such interest shall be al
lowed, according to the terms of the
agreement, until the entry of judg-
ment, and all back interest should be
included in the principal"
Mr.. Larsen made a gallant fight fol
his interest measure, defeated in the
lower house a few days ago, and he
is now prepared to again take up the
gauntlet to bring about lower inter
est rates in Montana.
Caplis Supports Bill.
Equalization of taxes must not b.
discounted, but a discounted interes
rate viii mean more to the farmers
and business men of Montana than al
adjustment Of taxation matters vii
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-16

CLOSE HARDIN STATE BANK
Hardin-The Hardin State Bank,
capitalized at $4,000, was recently
ordered closed by the state banking
department.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-16
.,cr STUDIES NEW METHOD OF FORCING
AyTR GERMANY TOPAY CRITICISM ABROAD WOR-
0TS PRENIER-BELIEF GAINS THAT NEW
SH61RSE WOULD BRING EARLY END TO PRES
FNT OPERATION.

PARIS Feb Considerable talk is going on in political
financial circles in Paris as to whether France, Belgium and
m going to succeed in bringing Germany to terms by the
now being taken in the Ruhr valley under the treaty of
rallies
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-16

able distance, and are called at all
times of the night. Let US show our
appreciation for this protection oy
attending the fremen's ball on Thurs
day night, February 22nd.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-16

nonted out that every inten-'
...,1 # the allied action results
4. enforcement of the German
....,,e. and doubt is frequently ex-
IA IN some Of the more aggres-
,usrters as to whether the
.1rs necessary to Obligate Ger
4 \ accept the system Of prOduc-
nsrsntees can be applied unless
lilies resort to the declaration of
aa Of war.
POINCARE IS WORRIED
5r,nier Poincare is understood to
pr sensitive as to public opinion
nd regarding the seizure Of the
i. feeling acutely the criticisms
sd in the United States and Eng
following each protest of the
man government against measures
A it declares illegal. Those who
\ an aggressive stand hold that a
4 Of war, which would not neces-
y mean the opening of hostilities
la give France a freer hand in
ting an end to the repeated pro-
y Of Germany over the alleged
.aIty Of the French action.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-16
TWO HANG AT HYSHAM, MONTANA;
GIVE WARNING TO MOONSHINVE ADDICTS

Joe Reagin and Genna NJ Bolton Pay Penalty for Killing
UnderShe Keeler at the Bolton Ranch 35 Miles South
of Hysham, on December 9, 1921.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-16

b other words France is looking
an opportunity for legalized mur-
rather than going through the red
\ which happens now every time a
maH is killed and which occuers
mm is killed and which occurs
I'd by the French soldiers, both
.te and black.
Evening star., 1923-04-26
WILLIAM J. PIKE DEAD.
q. s. Consul at strasbourg Lived
Here Several Years.

William J. Pike OF Pennsylvania,
United States consul At StrasbourS,
France. died IN that city last Monday
from peritonitis, according to a dis
patch to the State Department. He
the consular service on April 20, 1908.
He served successfully at Zittau,
Reichenburg, Kehl, Coburg. st. Cali
and Strasbourg. .----7
Before his appointment as consul
he studied law at Columbian Upiver-
sity, this city. and was clerk Of the
on education, House of
for nine years
Evening star., 1923-04-26

ranged, east wind starts to play by
up In the center of the table. II is
because OF this frst discard that he
drew an extra tile. The play then
goes to the right. it becoming the
turn Of south wind to draw the next
tile in the wall and discard any tile
he may choose. West wind then
draws and discards, and so on around
the table constantly in q counter
clockwise direction.
Each player during this drawing
and discarding is gradually improv-
ing his hand and seeking to match
it into four sets and an extra tile, a
set consisting of three Of kind. four
of a kind or three in a sequence.
(See illustration No. 81