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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-03-21
Father Wilhelm Answers Ray Lang
MEDlCS, TRIES TO COERCE CATHOLIC PRIEST
IN BEHALF OF THE DOCTORS-BUT STEPS
ON A THISTLE

The Producers News is in recent
OF the following letter from Fathel
Wilhelm for publication, which is :
copy Of the letter which he sent t.
Ray Lang, the local Ford agent, who
seems to be taking an extraordinary
interest in The life and welfare o1
the two local medics and it gladly
publishes the same:
Diamond Crossing, Sask.
Dear Mr.. Lang:
Can you tell me why the de-
claratiOn of the sworn Statement
or affidavit in the Ehrmann-
traut case, signed by Mrs. Ehr-
manntraut, ice Mack and Mrs.
Joe Mack, IN YOUR PRES
ENCE, doesn't compare with
their declaration in the Produc-
ers News on the 18th of Janu-
airy.
Did they tell before all what
they signed in PlentywOOd?
Who has written this state
ment in PlentywOOd. Did they
read before they signed?
Mrs. Joe Mack tells now that
hey didn't sign all what was
written in their declaration which
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-03-21
COMMITS PERJURY OF "OWN FREE WILL"

John C. O'Grady, deputy Clerk &
Recorder, also seed grain collector of
Sheridan county, but that is another
chapter, published in last weeks
Sheridan County Farmer, an afida-
vit, concerning the relations of
Charles E. Taylor with the taking
over Of the County Printing contract
from JOS. F. Dolin last fall, in which
he makes an unsupported affidavit to
the effect that Editor Taylor ap-
preached him and asked him to sub
stitute a new contract for the Dolin
contract, that is, to change con-
tracts and in the place of the Dolin
contract to substitute another one
with the items changed. Mr.. o.
Grady virtuously proclaims that he
refused to do this and because of
this refusal he angered Taylor who
as a result set out to destroy him.
Mr. O'Gradv in the affidavit sets out
that he made the same of his town
free will and volition." The affidavit
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-03-21

was published in the Sheridan COun-
ty Farmer in which Mr.. O'Gradv is
reputed to be a stockholder and a
regular contributor, and for which
paper Mr.. O'Grady does the sleuth
work. In other words he has be-
come partner in the Merchants &
Farmers Publishing Company along
with such outstanding citizens as
Leo Zeidler, DR.. Storkan, Dr. Sells,
Ray Lang, Joe Kavon, Sen. Fishbeck,
Carl West, Lou Nelson, and several
others. In this affidavit, Mr.. O'Grady
lays the foundation fer the supposed
break that is reported to have Oc-
CURED between Taylor and the o.
Gradys.
The affidavit follows:
AFFIDAVIT
State of Montana, County of
Sheridan, So.
/, the undersigned, John c. o.
Grady, on my oath depOse and
Continued ON page a.
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appeared in the Producers News
on the 18th of January.
Mr.. StOner Of Outlook told me
that he went with his brother to
the home of Joe Mack of the
26th of December, that his broth
er wrote in their house only
what they said and hat thev
have signed all what in the Pro-
ducers News appeared.
After you called me in your
letter of February to report
about nv article in the Producers
News. | can ask you how it
comes about the declaration in
the sworn statement, made and
signed IN YOUR PRESENCE,
doesn't compare with their decla-
ratiOns on the II January?
l have nothing to retire or to
cOrrec. in my article as far as l
know.
/ love the truth.
Yours truly,
F. WILHELM,
Cath. Priest.
The producers News has receive
. couple of letters from Fir. Wilhel1
Continued on Page Four)
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Last summer a man 78 years of
age, deserted bv his friends and left
to die, but too proud to beg, stole a
common ordinary months old scrub
chicken which he cooked and ate to
satisfy his hunger, was caught and
sentenced to serve 6 years in one of
the penitentiaries in one of our
southern States. This sentance was
imposed by one of those dignitaries
which the people elected as District
Judge in the State
Besiseker succeeded in frauding
the people of Sheridan County about
Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars
was caught with the goods and a
District Judge in Montana, handed
him the tremendous penalty of a
fine of Two Hundred and Fifty dol
lars.
Six years for S, sealing a six-months
old scrub chicken by one district
judge. $25O.OO for stealing $780,
100000 by another district judge The
difference was one was poor and the
other had hundreds of thousands of
dollars back of him for defense and
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STAGE IS SET FOR
HUGE UNITY CON-
VENTION
Last Steps Taken When Min
nesOta Farmer-LabOr State
Mass Convention Endorses
June IL Call.
LA TOILETTE PROBABLE
NOMINEE

(FrOm Chicago Daily WOrker)
The last link welding together the
farmer-labOr forces of the United
States for the june 18th convention
was forged when, following the for
ty-minute speech of William MahOn-
ey, of st. Paul, for the unanimous
recommendation of the resolution
committee, the convention of the Of
ficial Minnesota Farmer-LabOr Par
ty, assembled at st. Cloud, Mimi.
Friday, March IA, without a dissent
ing vote, endorsed the call for the
June 18th convention, previously rati-
fed by the st. Paul conference of
northwest Farmer-LabOr parties
Tuesday afternoon, and the Mime
sofa FarmeT-LabOr Federation.
Thursday.
OBSTRUCTIONISTS FAIL
The climax came after a week of
conferences during which the reac-
tionaries in the Minnesota labor
movement, aided by Buck, Brown and
rodriguez of Illinois, and William V.
Mahonev Of Washington, d. c., had
used every possible method of SOW
ing dissension and distruet in an at
tempt to thwart the formation of a
mass Farmer-LabOr Party by pre-
venting endorsement of the call and
splitting away of sections of the
movement.
JUNE nth APPLAUDED
The answer of the farmers and
workers OF Minnesota to the disrup-
tiOnists and their hysterical denun-
citation of the reds was the unanim-
Gus vote at St. Cloud for a call that
includes every section of the working
class movement which subscribes to
the program and purposes of the
farmer-labOr parties sponsoring the
June II convention.
William Mahonev of st. Paul was
constantly interrupted by applause
althO he made NO Oratorical efforts
whatsoever. He told of the work
that had been done in preparation
for the st. Cloud convention, of the
failures and successes, of the homes
and fears of those who had taken the
lead IN the work. "We must" he
said, "gO on record here for consum-
nation of our efforts on June II
that the millions of workers and
farmers who are watching this con-
vention will know that we want As,
fusion with the capitalist parties,
will make no deals with them, but
that we are trying to build power
full farner-labOr party.
CANT DEPEND ON c. p. p. A"
"LaFollette will run on this plat
fOrm," he said, and the convention
broke into wild applause. eve can
not depend upon the Conference fer
Progressive Political Action" he
continued. "That organization is
controlled by international officials
who have never been distinguished
for progressive principles. We who
have taken the lead in this move
ment in Minnesota have placed our
dependence upon the rank and file
and We believe that this confidence is
not misplaced"
When the vote was taken the dele
Continued on Page Four)
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CALL ISSUED FOR Ma
TIONAL FARMER-LA-
Dor CONVENTION
Northwest Conference Issues
Invitations to PrOgressives
Tentative Program Is
Adopted and Representa-
ton Basis Defined.
DELEGATES APPORTION
ED TO STATES

st. Paul, March 13.-The northwest
conference of various units favoring
a national third party decided on
June II as the date of the third par
ty national convention to be held in
the Twin Cities. The conference clos
ed its sessions in Labor temple, St.
Paul. Tuesday night.
The conference also recommended
that the convention leave the way
open for the support cf its candidates
and platform by the conference for
progressive political action "should
the latter at lis July convention in
Cleveland decide in favor of indie
pendent political action and not in
dorse candidates on the republican or
democratic tickets"
The same action was recommended
toward other groups (which declare
for such Independent political action. F"
Invitation Issued
Charles E. Taylor of the farmer
labor party of Moni ana moved that
the groups participating in this con-
ference petition the Minnesota farm
er-labor movement to cooperate wi h
US in the call Of a national ccnven-
tlon in the Twin Cities for June 17.'
This was carried.
The invitation for the convention is
sent to "all farmer organizations, To-
cal trade unions, central labor bodies.
state federations cf labor, interna-
tional unions, cooperative organiza-
tiOns, labor fraternal organizations,
and all farmer-labor political organi-
zatiOns, the Nonpaftisan league and
the committee cf 48, provided that
they indorse the following tentative
program:
Tentative Program
A-Publics ownership; B-Govern-
mental banking; C-Public control of
natural resources; D-Restoration of
civil liberties guaranteed by the con-
Continued on Page Eight)
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PROTECTION. Six years for be-
ing hungry and trying to sustain life.
S250.O0 for robbing thousands of
farmers and bank depositors, while
this malefactor rioted with wine,
women and song.
The Producers News was the one
who consistently scored and scorched
this banker, while Joe Dolin and the
hundred per cent Main Streeters of
Plentywood sat back and said moth
ing and envied this banker and
cursed the Producers News for dar-
ing to vilify this Seven Hundred
Thousand dollar thief. What did
the Dolin papers have 10 say about
this matter? Practically nothing.
Now, then, when joe Dclin and his
hundred per centers and crowd of
back biters and knockers and kick
ers were getting away with other
thousands and tens of thousands of
dollars in graft from Sheridan Coun-
ty, the Producers News published
this in full for the benefit of the
Public, charging Dolin with perjury,
Continued on page eight)
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for denying fundamental relief t
the whole industry.
PRE-ELECTION SOPS

for denying fundamental relief to
the whole industry.
PRE-ELECTION SOPS
always before a campaign" he
said, "sOme kind of legislation is
passed in order to satisfy and molli-
fy the people, like an ear of corn
held out before the noses of oxen to
make them start pulling the wagon.
Sometimes they call in a full din
near pail;' sometimes 'normalcv' or
prosperity Sometimes they call it
He kept us out of war. Sometimes
they call it Look out for the radi-
Gals in the u. S. Senate It makes
no difference what they call it; It is
always the same old ear of corn. |
want to assure you that it is going
TO take more than that to get the
people to vote with you this time
We want a bill that will give the
farmers a fair price for their pro-
ducts. They cannot borrow them
selves out of debt"
MIGHT HELP SOME FARMERS
Shipstead voted for the bill be-
cause, as he said, it would benefit a
few of the farmers even though it
did not touch the vast majority.
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GRINDING OUT CRIST
DANCE And BASKET
SOCIAL AT CONFER
TOWN MARCH g


The Farmer-Labor boosters of
ComertOwn have arranged for a
Farmer-Labor revel at the Hall
Of Comertown, Saturday evening,
March 10Th. The best music
possible has been arranged for
and a program of entertainment
has been prepared.
Editor Charles z. Taylor will
speak on "Why the Farmer-La-
Dor Party"
There will be a dance program
and the committee on arrange
ments announce that Sheriff Sal
isbury will jigg; that Editor
Taylor and County Supt. Crone
will cakewalk, that Miss Pading-
ton will perform a step dance,
besides readings and other stunts
of a musical nature.
The ladies are invited to
bring baskets and the general
public is invited. Everybody is
urged to come out and have a
good time. One of the best
dances of the series is promised.
The proceeds of this under
taking will go to the financing of
the Farmer-Labor party of the
State Of Montana.
X X 4
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TAYLOR ANSWERS
CHARGES THAT HE
DREW SALARY AND
MILEAGE AS SEN

Upon my return to Plentvwood.
my attention is called to the state
ments in the Sheridan County Farm
er and the Daniels County Leader to
the effect that during the recent spe-
clal session of the Legislature, that
l drew my salary and mileage. I
cannot deny it, for the pictures are
published and also a reproduction of
my signature. Every member of
the legislature collected his salary as
far as | know at this time. Thew did
the same thing at the regular ses-
sion. At that time some of the
members were not in their seat more
than half of the time. Sen. Leighton
was absent because Of illness the
entire special session and it is like
ly that he got his paw too, I am
not sure. Most members of the leg
lslature need their pay and their
mileage as it costs a lot of money
to live at Helena. 1t is true that l
left the senate chambers and went to
Denver where ] represented Montana
IN the Farmer-Labor convention as a
delegate of this state, held at that
city. | spoke before that convention.
| persuaded that convention. aided bv
Tom Ayres of South Dakota, to en-
dorse the st Paul call for a nation
al convention and to declare for a
united front with all progressive
forces. l received several very COM
plimentary kilograms and letters for
the work / assisted in doing at that
convention. The reason I left Hell
ena was that the date of the con-
ventiOn was set and the call issued
before the special session was called
and the farmer-labor forces would
not put it off until a more convent
ent time for me to come and I had
to give up my desire to make a
speech denouncing Gov. Dixon and
his surrender to the copper inter
ests as l had planned when the pro-
per time came, if I were to attend
the convention.
I thought 1 was serving nv con-
stituency better bv going to Denver
than by staying at Helena, in spite
OF the fact that / wanted to crate
about the surrender by Dixon, and as
there were only appropriation bills
TO consider, Gov. Dixon for reasons
best known to himself refusing to
submit his tax program at this time,
| think because he thought that
they would pass the senate at this
time, I do not think that it was ne
cessary for me to remain in view of
the Importance cf the Denver con-
vention to the people of the State Of
Montana. so I left. The appropria-
tiOn bills were passed in probably the
same shape that they would have
been had I been there. The govern
or said himself that one day was
sufficient to do all that was done and
l stayed four days and the bills we're
not yet before the senate. Gov. Dix
on, I am told, breathed sigh of re-
lief when I left.
My checks were mailed to me at
Plentywood by Auditor Porter before
I got around to call for them, in the
Continued on Page Feur)
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ton for some time. During the last
year the railroads have issued s.
ruble notes which have been used to
some extent throughout the republic,
and for the last few weeks 5, 3, and
l. rUble treasury notes, exchangable
at their face value in gold, have been
in circulation. A further stage of the
money reform is reached today with
the issue of small metal .cOins-1-
ruble pieces, and so, 20, Is, and 10
kopeks in silver money. The reform
viii be completed by May 1. when 5,
3, 2, and 1 kepeks in copper will be
issued.
The state mint is working at top
speed coming the money, so that
Continued on page 81
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VEIN OF
BRICK CLAY NEAR
MEDICINE LAKE
High Grade Deposit Found on Fort
Peck Indian ReservatiOn-WiI Ask
Permit for Development.

A deposit of high-grade brick clay,
four and one-half feet thick and COW
ering an area of at least a quarter
section, has been discovered on the
Fort Peck Indian reservation, near
Medicine Lake, bv r. P. Jones, a
coal mine operator
Mr.. Jones took samples of the
clay to Great Falls for analysis and
its qualities have been declared to
be first class.
The clay was discovered immedi-
ately beneath an eight-fcot vein of
Ignite coal, which Mr.. Jones is de-
velOping. The clay is gray in color
and easy of access. the top of the
bed lying go feet below the surface.
Since the deposit is on the reserva-
tiOn, it was necessary to make some
arrangement with the government
before it could be developed. Mr..
Jones is now negotiating with the
government on this part of the
transaction.
Mr.. Jones is expecting some men
from Great Falls in a few days to
look over the field and make the
necessary arrangements for putting
in the paraphernalia for making
brick.
It is hoped that the clay will be
found to be desirable and in COM
mercial quantities as it will be a big
boon TO Northeastern Montana to
have brick for building so close to
where it is needed.
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.SI lOO,OOO,OOO GOLD RUBLES BY 1925

9at milastaaouay marks another
s,oaomic roae 9'ole IN the phenomenal
q Metal Establishment of Rus
.,d siyer coi. money is being issued.
e frst f~a iOills are appearing for
.a9,ey Is iT fsT;.sm since 1915. The paper
..o this TIM nun z Tor the last time
Se night g ~ INTO the flames. Dav
Y 1loas and t,s tl:p. hres are going. and
I. laper mbloa' bl's'iiohs and quadriIliOns
ose Am 'es are going up in
a 'o, s ye in circuiatioS ll5diae0 is PaReF pap,
S,s5eE SSE wbi,SSl b~Sll as all Of the used
..adraVn pica fTd-. IS gradually being 9g
gold ru5re.c .chfervonetz, equal to
mas been in circula-
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n D. GRAND JURY

uaF.too. \. D., March IL
wF Wilson. Of Minneapolis,
D-.;5snt 8 of the Farmers State
p.-t at Grenora, and J. E. Has
.I-r cashier. were indicted by
a. william county grand jury
.-jsr On charges of receiving
5.-osits in a bank known TO be >
-soIyent. The jury recOmmen-
III leniency for Haskett.
3 x
n r Wilson is the master mind
-5 The Citizens State Bank of
.-.s,ors and is claimed to be re
side for some of the alleged
+s and swindles alleged to have
Depe1ated at that place.
TDGF LOWE CALLED GRAND
JURY
The Grand Jury called by order of
rfsa Jno. c. Lowe of Minot con-
pursuant to the order last
-fav morning at ten a. m. at the
house. The Special term of
VAS called to order by Hon.
Il. MoaIlnng, who proceeded to
e The jury sworn and to instruct
r as to their duties. A jury
l of twenty-three was drawn but
Is was excused leaving but twenty
so serving.
Smkler and Burdick Prosecute
IL jury then went into secret ses-
sl as provided by law and attor-
p Z. r. Sinkler OF Minot and
l1H l. Burdick of Fargo have
appointed special prosecutors by
court to prepare and present the
H5Hce that viii come before the
q and aid them in their delibera-
Is The law requires that the
md jury inquire into the case of
FaT person imprisoned in the Jail
s ne county on a criminal charge,
ID not indicted. 1t also provides
q. the condition and management
{ the public prisons in the county
zl be Inspected and investigated.
lisy must inquire into the wilful
Ai corrupt misconduct in office of
-'le officers of every description in
@ county.
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ANOTHER BANKER
Gets In BAD

O,1eI Of Farmers State Bank of
asliene Lake Must Stand Trial
IG Receiving Money In Broken
alston March Estate Attor-
blfkey Of Mckenzie County left
1.aaay from Williston to secure
Aliadition Of Adam Hannah,
AelJ line banker, who is un-
arrest at Minneapolis at the re-
q the Mckenzie county auth
5 de Is alleged to have ac-
P.l Pl deposits in the Farmers State
~ y Cnarboneau, totaling $4,000
March, 1923, at time when the
a + alleged to have been insolv-
a- Inc complainant is Frank
'A Of Charboneau.
B. asanah y is also owner of the Farm
e'e.e Bank of Medicine Lake.
J ..I y Is said there is considerable
n-,.iI- i-ll as the result of altered
\. ana criminal acts committed
er n < oilcers u of that bank which is
r,sirs. 'l:e hands of a receiver. The
a.Fisr Is sand to be the former
r-ls5 q the bank, who was an
{ tu ~ 5.1.a V that position by the Judge
n7lct u4lIlct court who is reported
b e..le Il.eeAlhg a practice of appcint-
sgsr OF defmct banks as re-
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FEDERAL FARM LOAN
DELEGATION MEETS
AT GLASGOW
Northeastern Montana Represented
By Several Well Known Citizens
Who Report a Very Interesting
Meeting-D. G. O'Shea Gives Prin-
cipal Address.

Through the courtesy of Nels Oh
son, well known Plentywood Bench
farmer, who was a delegate at the
convention, we are able 10 present
the results of the meeting held at
Glasgow bv the Federal Farm Loan
Bank on February 22nd. While we
are giving his story to our readers
rather late still we feel that it will
be very interesting.
On February 1, a call from the
Continued cn page A.
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O'Crady Indicts Taylor By Affidavit

Charges That Editor of Producers News Tried Induce Him
to Substitute Contracts" and That He Refused to Do
This Thing and Thus Won TaylOrs Enmty.
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armer-Labor National Convention June 18th

I Stakeholder in the Citizens State Bank of Anteone
Indicted By Grand Jury at WiIIston for Frauds In Con
,scion With His Dakota Banks
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PATTERS

Senator Shipstead, who pointed out
repeatedly in the debate that this
Norbeck measure was a mere drop
farmers needs, warned the stand
in the bucket as compared with the
patters that even if they adopted it
thew must not imagine that they
could use his measure as an excuse
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-03-21
Russia Coins Metal Money

S4 Sg Night Fires Burn All Deprecated PAPER Currency
P.D:n P,cn billions, QuadrilIions Going Up In Smoke AS
isLG LLisan Marks Another Milestone in Economic Refs
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-03-21

Last Saturday evening the Westby
hall was the scene of a merry gath
ering from Westby and surrounding
country to take part in the Farmer
Labor party dance and basket social.
Shortly after nine o'clock Rep.
A. T. Larsen gave an address to the
audience and told of his experiences
at Helena while representing the peo-
pie Of Sheridan county and also upon
the present issues of the day and the
necessity of the FaTmer-Labor party.
Mr.. Larsen was followed bv Ccun-
ty Surveyor Hans Rasmussen, who
told of his varied travelling expert
ences and kept the crowd in an up
roar, while at the same time he
drove home some hard facts on pres
CONTINUED on page 81
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NEWS READER WRITES
ABOUT TWENTIETH CENTURY JUSTICE

Six Years in the Pen for Stealing 6MOnhs-Old Chcken
$25OO0 Fine For Stealing $500 OOO.OO-the difference
Between Justice When Person is Poor and When He
Is Rich.
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Rejects Burtness-NOrbeCk Bill
Known AS the Coulter Bills Which Carried An Appropra
ton of 900 to Promote Diversi6cation and Res
Bankrupt Bankers.
DEFEATED BYAVOTE OF Al TO 3
Sen. Shpstead Who Supported the Bill Called 1t Sop and
Said He Voted for 1t Because 1t Might Help Some Farm
ers Even Though it Did Not Touch Vast Majority

WASHINGTON.-By a vote
of 80 to Al, the senate has re-
jected the Burtness-NOrbeck
bill which would have provided
S5O,OO0,OOO to be loaned to farm
ers in the wheat states of the
northwest in order that they
might return to the raising of
livestock which was interrupted
by the wartime demand for
wheat production. This adverse
vote does not mean that the
senate will reject the McNary
bill providing credits for the
marketing abroad of surplus
farm products. The latter bill
will command the votes of sena-
tors from most of the agricuI-
turaI states.
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